Marc-Charles Morquette loves exploring the inner workings of mechanical objects. Born and raised in Haiti until the age of 13, he began disassembling objects and trying to put them back together again at an early age. “I was always trying to fix appliances, engines, and gadgets that I would find around the house,” he says. […]
Sylvia Todd’s boundless enthusiasm shines through in everything she does. After attending the very first Maker Faire when she was 5, she says, “I began making (and destroying!) things.” She learned how to solder from her dad when she was 7, and since the age of 8, she’s had her very own show on the […]
I’ve always loved computers. When I was six or so, I realized that instead of making all my Christmas thank you cards with crayons, I could do a mail merge — my mom says I’ve been hooked ever since. At about 8 I started to rip apart old computers in our basement, for fun, and […]
When I recently visited a middle school in Santa Rosa, Calif., I saw no students. None. I learned it was the week for standardized testing. the library and playground were empty. The school was designed for 1,100 students and now serves only 300; 85% of them are low income. If parents can afford it, they […]
Show your Olympic spirit with this simple Olympic rings necklace. Enjoy the games!
Artist Christopher Boffoli has created an amazing miniature world using teeny tiny people and giant food. Okay, real regular food that takes on a whole new shape, size, and meaning in the context of this fascinating series, Big Appetite.
Mark Ho’s intricately jointed, fully poseable Artform No. 1 is made almost entirely of bronze and stainless steel.
