Kickstarter

PROJECT OF THE DAY

Noon Design is a natural-dye production house creating colors from wood, flowers, fruits and insects. Yes, insects. With her Kickstarter project, creator Jane Palmer hopes to bring her textiles to a larger audience.

Noon Design Studio: The only natural dye production house in the US

by jane palmer

Noon Design turns the beauty of nature into naturally dyed fabrics for designers and artists by using new technology. Think pomegranate and walnuts.

$1,146 pledged

25% funded

34 days to go

DESIGN

Stephan and Genet are designers using a new textile printing process called Lumi to produce photographic images on leather and other materials. The line will focus on unconventional wallets, prints, and other goods emblazoned with iconic Los Angeles imagery — all of which are available to backers.

Lumi Co. – A NEW TEXTILE PRINTING TECHNOLOGY

by Lumi Co.

Lumi Co. creates prints that were previously impossible. Using their new technology, two young designers want to turn the fashion world upside down!

$7,053.87 pledged

59% funded

12 days to go

EVENT

Gamma is a beloved indie gaming event showcasing short-form video games based on specific themes. This year the organizers decided to expand by shifting the conference from Montreal to SF. With their project, they're covering the costs by offering tons of sweet rewards.

Gamma4: Kokoromi brings legendary indie game showcase to San Francisco

by Steve Swink

Kokoromi is offering rare indie game rewards, game download keys, and three all-access GDC passes to kickstart the Gamma4 event in San Francisco!

$2,430 pledged

41% funded

26 days to go

FASHION

The NYC-based collective Yestadt Milinery create handmade hats from locally sourced and high-quality materials. Backers receive everything from inspirational sketches to customized head pieces.

Yestadt Millinery: Going to market!

by Yestadt Millinery

Yestadt Millinery is a collection of hand made hats based in NYC. Everything is made locally and sourced from the finest materials. Help us take our

$3,299 pledged

55% funded

19 days to go

Crap Hound is a legendary zine collecting line art taken from vintage catalogs, obscurities and curiosities. In 1994 they published Crap Hound #4, a particularly legendary issue that's been unavailable since. Their Kickstarter project will republish that issue, along with several others. Awesome.

Crap Hound #4: Clowns, Devils & Bait!

by Chloe Eudaly

Beloved by artists, crafters and designers alike, Crap Hound is a great resource and a work of art in and of itself. Come on pledgers, let's publish!

$11,820.81 pledged

95% funded

3 days to go

FOOD

Brooke and Caitlyn are urban farmers from San Francisco who have turned a simple plot of land into a working farm that contributes to the local CSA and restaurants. Now they want to expand their operation into a local, sustainable food system, and they're offering great rewards to do it.

Little City Gardens: An experiment in the economic viability of urban farming

by brooke budner and caitlyn galloway

Brooke and Caitlyn want to expand their urban farm business. They are carving a space in the market economy for urban food production.

$9,981.68 pledged

67% funded

84 days to go

DOCUMENTARY

Filmmaker David Scantling spent the month of October embedded with the Marines in Afghanistan. His doc, "Patrol Base Jaker," will examine the United States' counterinsurgency tactics. Rewards include copies of the film and invites to the premiere.

What might success in Afghanistan look like? Help fund PATROL BASE JAKER to find out.

by David Scantling

See US Marines make counter-insurgency work in Helmand Province--the Taliban's stronghold in Afghanistan.

$6,410 pledged

14% funded

13 days to go

CRAFTS

Only on Kickstarter will you see a catty soap opera featuring animal salt shakers with the option to start your own family of them. But that's exactly how Dannielle has creatively pitched her Shaker Love project. We're total fans!

Shaker Love: Every Salt Shaker Needs A Home

by Dannielle Owens-Reid

Over 500 pairs of salt and pepper shakers are in need of some warm, loving, and caring families! http://shakers.tumblr.com

$1,428 pledged

29% funded

50 days to go

COMMUNITY

Ananda Harvest are a collective of urban farmers building a cabin on their upstate New York farm. Backers get tours, fresh food, and weekend getaways.

WE'RE BUILDING A CABIN!!!

by Ananda Harvest

We're trying to build a second cabin (so you can have a place to stay) at our new farm, Ananda Harvest!

$7,170 pledged

72% funded

5 days to go

BOOK

"Coming & Crying," Melissa and Meaghan's book about sex, is best discovered via their beautiful and frank video featuring writers detailing their own sexual desires and fears. With great rewards and oodles of support, the project has reached an amazing 200% funded in just 48 hours.

Coming & Crying: real stories about sex from the other side of the bed

by Melissa Gira Grant and Meaghan O'Connell

A book of stories & photos about sex as it really is: messy, awkward, hilarious, painful, true.

$9,590.98 pledged

320% funded

20 days to go

FILM

Esteemed French music blog La Blogotheque and the Polyphonic Spree are bringing the Take Away Shows to Uganda in support of Invisible Children, an organization that aids victims of the Ugandan war. The project that has the potential to not only do something cool, but change lives as well.

Take Away Shows in Uganda, with Polyphonic Spree

by Invisible Children / Blogotheque

To help end Africa's longest running war, Invisible Children and La Blogothèque will team up to film Take Away Shows in Uganda with three bands.

$3,667 pledged

18% funded

29 days to go

GAME

James Taylor describes his project as the "intersection of art, logic and literature" — which makes its board game format all the more surprising. James has constructed an elaborate game complete with its own imagined history set in the South Sandwiche Islands. Click through for more.

The Gentlemen of the South Sandwiche Islands

by James Taylor

The Gentlemen of the South Sandwiche Islands is a charming board game that sits nicely at the intersection of art, logic and literature. PreOrder $26-

$8,910.50 pledged

117% funded

23 hours to go

ART

Mexican-born artist Gerardo Yepiz finds inspiration for his sketches in New York City cafes and subways. His project backers will receive all kinds of creative and quirky goodies.

Acamonchi Sketching New York City

by gErardo yEpiz

San Diegian/Mexican artist improvises studio space and finds inspiration in the subways and cafes of NYC. And then he publishes a book about it.

$1,205.01 pledged

24% funded

21 days to go

EVENT

SketchyCon is an alt-drawing convention where artists meet, share skills and discuss local events. Backers receive custom sketches and "saucy" graphic novels. Oooh la la!

Fund SketchyCon: A Worldwide Conference of Dr. Sketchy's Directors

by Molly Crabapple

Dr. Sketchy runs alt.drawing salons in 100+ cities. At SketchyCon, organizers meet, share skills, and learn how to rock their cities' art scenes

$4,488.14 pledged

150% funded

22 days to go

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