Year: 2012

Groningen Mini Maker Faire 2012

Groningen Mini Maker Faire 2012

On 20 October 2012 the first official Mini Maker Faire of continental Europe was held in Groningen, The Netherlands. With over thousands of visitors, makers, participants and other awesome people the Maker Faire was a big hit. Visueel Vermogen was asked to make a compilation video of the day.

Groningen Mini Maker Faire — http://mf050.nl/

Shot and edited by
Niels Kim — http://nielskim.nl/

Video produced by
Visueel Vermogen — http://visueelvermogen.nl/

Aerial footage courtesy of
Drone Media — http://dronemedia.nl/

Music by
Risey — “Memories Of Thailand (Beat Doctor’s ‘stuck in Britain’ remix)”

© 2012 Niels Kim / Visueel Vermogen

Dublin Mini Maker Faire 2012

Dublin Mini Maker Faire 2012

On July 14th, 2012, the first Dublin Mini Maker Faire was hosted at Science Gallery, with more than 40 makers, and over 5,000 attendees.

Thank you to the many organisers, partners and volunteers, who made this inspiring event possible, including Dublin City of Science, NUI Maynooth, Trinity College Dublin, TOG, Irish Robotics Club, BlueBridge Technologies, Sugru, Beta Layout, ParkByText, IntoIT, and the many volunteers. Most of all, thank you! Because after all, we are all makers.

For more information, check out http://www.makerfairedublin.com/
To support us in 2013, email info@makerfairedublin.com

Bring it! Make it! East Bay Mini Maker Faire

Bring it! Make it! East Bay Mini Maker Faire

The 2nd annual East Bay Mini Maker Faire happened on October 16, 2011. The family-friendly celebration of innovation, creativity and self-reliance continues this year on Sunday, OCTOBER 14, 2012.

For tickets, 2012 lineup and more information, visit ebmakerfaire.com.

Thanks a hundred times over to all the local makers who provide the substance that makes this event the smartest and most fun family-friendly festival of the year. It’s all about MAKING!

Austin Mini Maker Faire 2012

Austin Mini Maker Faire 2012

Maker Faire brings together families and individuals to celebrate the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset and showcase all kinds of incredible projects. At Maker Faire, you’ll find arts and crafts, science and engineering, food and music, fire and water but what makes this event special is that all these interesting projects and smart, creative people belong together. They are actively and openly creating a maker culture.

In its simplest form, Maker Faire creates conversations with Makers. It is a show-and-tell format for people of all ages that brings out the “kid” in all of us. Maker Faire is a community-based learning event that inspires everyone to become a maker and connect to people and projects in their local community. Yet, Maker Faire is a “fair” which should be fun and engaging.

Austin Mini Maker Faire is brought to you by Kami Wilt and Austin Tinkering School. Kami attended the Austin Maker Faire in 2008 and had a life-altering experience there, where she realized that makers and making were central to her existence. Shortly thereafter, she founded Austin Tinkering School, inspired and encouraged by the flagship Tinkering School in San Francisco, which is a place where kids (and adults!) use real tools and real materials to build the things that they think of. After waiting and waiting (and waiting!) for Maker Faire to come back to Austin, she woke up one day last fall realizing that someone had to step up to the plate to bring Maker Faire back to Austin. And it might as well be herself, Austin Tinkering School, and the wily band of tinkerers that call Austin their homeland. Because there’s just far too many makers in Austin not to have a Maker Faire!