Wow. We’ve seen some elaborate Christmas trees this year — some made entirely from books or from phones — but what we love about this Portal homage is its outside-the-box thinking. The top third of an artificial tree was hung to the ceiling, while the bottom two-thirds are stuck upside down into the floor. Blue and red lights rope lights were used (because orange lights couldn’t be found) for the portal outline; black construction paper and garland helped to hide any gaps and sell the illusion. Scotch tape is the surprisingly effective adhesive of choice.
Portal Christmas tree: now you’re thinking with holiday cheer
Wow. We’ve seen some elaborate Christmas trees this year — some made entirely from books or from phones — but what we love about this Portal homage is its outside-the-box thinking.
Wow. We’ve seen some elaborate Christmas trees this year — some made entirely from books or from phones — but what we love about this Portal homage is its outside-the-box thinking.
Something tells us this idea will be stolen gracefully borrowed by more than a few people next year. Check out io9 for more pictures and the full story (care of creators Ryan Kelly and his coworkers — check out the one shot of one friend’s hand going through the tree portal), while Reddit has the ever-insightful commentary.
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