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Kickstart this! Archinect's Kickstarter picks for September + October 2014

A subtle way to show city pride. AMINIMAL Studio's Urban Gridded Dogtag jewelry collection has over 120 wearable maps of popular locations from 32 countries around the globe. Photo via Kickstarter. It was smooth sailing for Seattle-based goCstudio's 'wa_sauna' campaign, which aims to bring their wood-fired floating sauna project to life by next summer. Image courtesy of goCstudio. Carvey is a 3D-carving machine that let you make quality objects out of wood, metal, plastic and other materials in three steps. Photo via Kickstarter. Is this for real? Well, yes. The Hendo Hover team has created the first working hoverboard. Photo via Kickstarter. London-based Studio Swine uses a solar-powered 3D printer to melt sea plastic waste into Sea Chairs. Photo via Kickstarter. The HEDGE planter by L.A.-based environmental designer Cora Neil is an easy motivating way to spruce up your everyday living spaces with more greenery. Photo via Kickstarter. In case you missed it last month, Pentagram and MTA did a one-time full reissue of the iconic NYCTA Graphic Standards Manual -- designed by the late Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda of Unimark in 1970. Photo via Kickstarter.

Carvey is a 3D-carving machine that let you make quality objects out of wood, metal, plastic and other materials in three steps. Photo via Kickstarter.

Carvey is a 3D-carving machine that let you make quality objects out of wood, metal, plastic and other materials in three steps. Photo via Kickstarter.