The Friendship Quilt project started as a bit of whimsy just before embarking on my second trip to Shenzhen. It got way out of hand and eventually wound up as a huge quilt project that has captured the thoughts and dreams of over 550 Makers from around the world and touched the lives of […]
The Open Source Hardware Summit (OHS) is inviting talk/demo proposals for the tenth annual summit! To be held on Friday, March 13,2020 at the NYU School of Law. The Open Source Hardware Summit is for presenting, discussing, and learning about open hardware of all kinds. The summit examines open hardware applications, practices, and theory, ranging […]
We see stories here on Makezine quite often about the large Maker Faires – Bay Area, Rome, Detroit, Bangkok, Paris. However, we need to remember the small Maker Faires too. The ones held in public libraries instead of large venues, over one day instead of three. They are just as important as the large ones […]
It seems that the well of mesmerizing hand skills is infinitely deep. There’s always a new one to discover and consequently lose hours to, obsessing over how fascinating it is. In this case, we meet Tatiana Baldina who is incredibly skilled at carving wood. The process can appear deceptively simple. A few geometric shapes […]
Use simple sensors to detect 3D motion and trigger movements and sounds, no processor necessary
Name: Elijah (Bunk-E Bear) Horland Location: BROOKLYN. The one in New York City. Day Job: Student / Maker / MythBuster Do you attend a makerspace/fablab/hackerspace? Thanks to some luck, I keep my own space and recently inherited an entire construction site of tools. I’d love to start working with a makerspace in Brooklyn. Twitter | […]
Eindhoven Maker Faire was a prime example of the collaboration and creativity of the maker community. On September 27–29 the production team brought together over 250 makers and 15,000 attendees for the largest festival of its kind in the Netherlands. This weekend was full of celebration, innovation, amusement, and discovery. What would a Maker Faire […]
