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The Smart City Returns: Maker Faire Barcelona Reactivates This Weekend

The Smart City Returns: Maker Faire Barcelona Reactivates This Weekend

By Jennifer Blakeslee

Jennifer Blakeslee

Jennifer Blakeslee keeps the Global Maker Faire program running smoothly and has been a maker at Maker Faire since 2011. Among other things, she really likes to travel, write, cook, hike, make big art, and swim in the ocean.

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Maker Faire Barcelona is back! On July 1 & 2 the sixth edition of Maker Faire Barcelona brings together local and international Makers again! This edition aims to explore the influence of Maker Culture on how and where people learn: From formal and informal education to lifelong learning experiences.

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Suitcase Sound Systems, a LionBot, and 8 Other Projects You Don’t Want to Miss at Maker Faire Barcelona

Suitcase Sound Systems, a LionBot, and 8 Other Projects You Don’t Want to Miss at Maker Faire Barcelona

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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Maker Faire Barcelona is this weekend! Check out a small sample of some of the amazing projects that the Faire will offer.

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Watch: Trippy LED Light Show Takes Flight in an Old Airliner

Watch: Trippy LED Light Show Takes Flight in an Old Airliner

By Sophia Smith

Sophia Smith

Sophia is the managing editor of the Make: blog. When she’s not greasing editorial gears, she likes to run, ride, climb, and lift things, and make lo-tech goods like zines, desserts, and altered clothing. @sophiuhcamille

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Porta Estellar is an art experience that combines light and sounds to take you on an intergalactic trip.

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3,000 Kilometer Tour de Fab Concludes with Barcelona’s Makerspaces

Miriam Engle

By Miriam Engle

Miriam Engle

Miriam Engle is a professional nomad and the writer for our filmmaking adventure. Since graduating from The College of William & Mary in 2011, she has lived and worked across five continents.

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Madison Worthy

By Madison Worthy

Madison Worthy

Madison Worthy is the director behind Self-Made, the story of creative communities. She graduated from New York University in 2011 and is now on ​a mission to merge her artistic and scientific sensibilities.

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Miriam and Madison have biked across Europe visiting FabLabs and Makerspaces along the way. Check in with them in their final installment from Barcelona.

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Slideshow: Fab10Barcelona

Slideshow: Fab10Barcelona

By Sabrina Merlo

Sabrina Merlo

Sabrina is the Maker Faire Program Director. She works on stage content for the flagship fairs (Bay Area & New York), and also runs Maker Faire's global licensing program for locally and independently produced Maker Faires. She also co-creates the East Bay Mini Maker Faire in her town, Oakland, CA.

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This week 600 people gathered in Barcelona for Fab10, a truly international conference on the state of digital fabrication and open source hardware, as well as a convention for the global FabLab makerspace network. Fab Labs are the brainchild of Neil Gershenfeld of MIT. His vision was to build a network of standardized makerspaces outfitted with […]

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