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Wow!What a stunning weekend it was. Over 20,000 Makers and Crafters of all ages converged for a weekend of projects, eye-opening demonstrations, recycling, entertainment, and fun under a warm spring sky in San Mateo, California. But as delighted as we were with the crowd size, the numbers only tell part of the story. Everywhere one looked, you saw wonderful, full grins on thousands of faces. Teenage girls gleefully modding new fashions from swapped clothing and textiles; parents and their kids building contraptions out of salvaged computer parts; robots putting out fires in model homes; The Crucible gang giving welding, blacksmithing, and glass bending demonstrations from the back of their fire breathing ERV; The Woz and his Aftershocks team demonstrating Segway polo.
We thought we'd post some of our favorite Maker Faire shots, as well as some great flickr links. If you have your own flickr collection you'd like to share, let us know about it.
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Press CoverageMaker Faire News from the MAKE Blog
Chiptune Marching Band and Maker Faire Newscastle
I just got back from an awesome Dorkbot DC meeting, with two very inspiring artists' presentations, one by Andy Holtin, and one by Atau Tanaka. While the presentations themselves were fascinating, beyond that, one thing that struck me was... Read More
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | 10:30 PM | Discuss (0)
Young Makers at the Exploratorium
Last Saturday, we had the first Open MAKE day at the Exploratorium as part of the Young Makers program. The day's program focused on hands-on activities for building circuits. The program also featured BlinkyBugs and Bristlebots and welcomed their makers,... Read More
Posted by Dale Dougherty | 8:30 AM | Discuss (0)
Minne-Faire: a Twin Cities mini Maker Faire
While the planning has started for this year's official Maker Faires, Minneapolis's own Twin Cities Maker is plotting its own mini Faire at their Hack Factory hackerspace. Already, eight makers or groups have signed on to exhibit, including a... Read More
Posted by John Baichtal | 5:00 PM | Discuss (0)
Maker Faire 2010: Call for Makers!
It's here! We're 17 weeks away from Maker Faire Bay Area 2010! Our Call for Makers is now open; we want to see your projects at the Faire! If you've come to Maker Faire before as an attendee, consider... Read More
Posted by Becky Stern | 8:00 AM | Discuss (5)
Young Makers
Maker Jon Sarriugarte of Oakland, California raises his daughter Zolle in the air at the 2008 Maker Faire in the Bay Area. At a higher education conference (dgree.org) last week, I met Marie who told me the following story... Read More
Posted by Dale Dougherty | 9:30 AM | Discuss (4)
Maker Faire Newcastle is March 13-14, 2010
We're excited to announce that Maker Faire is coming back to Newcastle this year! Following the outstanding success of the first UK Maker Faire which was attended by over 7000 visitors, we are thrilled to announce Maker Faire 2010!... Read More
Posted by Matt Mets | 10:00 AM | Discuss (3)
Maker Faire gets sustainability award nomination
We just found out that Maker Faire Bay Area has been nominated for a "Sustainable San Mateo Award." From the press release: Sustainable San Mateo County is happy to announce the nominees for the 11th Annual Sustainability Awards. This... Read More
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | 4:30 PM | Discuss (0)
Maker Faire Detroit 2010
Last summer, after our Maker Faire in the Bay Area, I had a couple of speaking engagements in the Detroit area. One was at a Go Tech meeting in Ann Arbor, at the A2 MechShop. I had many people... Read More
Posted by Dale Dougherty | 11:30 AM | Discuss (17)
PopTech reimagines America
The PopTech conference is currently underway in Camden, ME. We sent some emissaries from MAKE, namely Zach and Kim DeBord, Mike Gould, and Stuart Gaines. Zach is an artist and BEAMbot builder. He did the awesome bots (and photos)... Read More
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | 2:00 PM | Discuss (1)
Christina and Forest at Maker Faire Rhode Island
At Maker Faire Rhode Island, I saw Christina waiting near the AS220 Fab Lab for her son Forest. She was holding some of the replacement parts that he had made for his MakerBot. Read More
Posted by Chris Connors | 3:00 AM | Discuss (0)
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