tin foil noodles

August 19th, 2010

The other day we wrapped some tin foil in noodles. I thought they made for a pretty stylish necklace.

The project came from Todd Oldham's awesome book Kid Made Modern. His first book, Handmade Made Modern, was decent, but this one is super fantstic. I think it's aimed at kids around the ages 7-12, but there are some projects little ones can do and I would have loved it as a teenager--really even if you don't have kids there are some super styish ideas you can steal.

In the book, Oldham takes mid century designers--Isamu Noguchi, Marimekko, Alexander Calder, Paul Rand, Charles and Rae Eames and so many more--tells you a little about them and their art and then presents a couple projects inspired by their work. The projects are organized by material--many of them recycled--or technique.   The printing, cardboard, tape and dye sections are some of my favorites, but I was taken by most of the projects.

I  didn't mean for this to become a full on book review (I was just going to tell you about the noodles) but I think this is a fantastic craft book that is well put together and well thought out. And definitely not only for kids. If you feel like wrapping noodles in tin foil--you really don't need the book for this project-- but I would dab a little bit of glue on the noodle before you roll it up. We didn't and I kept finding bits of tin foil around the house for the rest of the week.

Oh and look there is a kid made modern website with some extra projects and little videos, check it out!

Posted in kid art, library.

7 Responses to tin foil noodles

  1. CitricSugar says:
    August 19, 2010 at 5:34 pm

    Todd Oldham, you say. Todd Oldham? Really? Wow. I'm going to have to check that out. I've always enjoyed his work and this looks like some I can afford. :-)

  2. Antoinette says:
    August 19, 2010 at 5:46 pm

    Thanks for the heads-up! Didn't know about this book.

  3. Frank N. Stein says:
    August 19, 2010 at 7:30 pm

    Glad to see I'm ahead of the curve on this one: I've long advocated wrapping things in tin foil. Try wrapping up their hats. It helps block Venusian thought-control transmissions.

  4. DANA says:
    August 19, 2010 at 8:57 pm

    ahhh. very cool. love it.

  5. Marlena says:
    August 20, 2010 at 11:05 am

    Thanks for the recommendations. I placed both on hold at the library.

  6. Rebecca says:
    August 31, 2010 at 10:02 pm

    Thanks for reminding me that I have this book! (And the first one. Long, long ago my husband and I made the bedside tables and bench from it.) Too bad my kid is still young enough that I'd have to dig foil out of his mouth if I tried it with him.

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