Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these people come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
Explore below to see the best of Maker Faire, and head to makerfaire.com for more information.
I don’t know what the weather is like where you are, but here at MAKE HQ in Sebastopol, Calif. we’re enjoying a great run of Indian Summer weather, deep blue skies, temps in the low 80s and a tinge of fall crispness when you step into the shade. A perfect day for a swing in […]
After experiencing Maker Faire New York two weeks ago, I was eager to check out a scaled-down fair at Sunday’s East Bay Mini Maker Faire. Even though it was smaller in size it had the same exuberant energy as New York.
It’s called a mini Maker Faire but there’s nothing small about it. The sun is out and so are lots of enthusiastic makers and fans thereof. Wired editor in chief Chris Anderson’s DIY Drone talk/demo attracted a huge crowd. Lots more to come so come on down.
The East Bay is haven for makers and tinkers of all kinds and the East Bay Mini Maker Faire in Oakland this Sunday will be loaded with activities, presentations and makers by the dozens.
Miguel Valenzuela’s Pancake Bot survived Maker Faire… but not the flight back home to Norway.
World Maker Faire 2012: David Lang, “Kickstarted? Now What?” – Brook Drumm, Taylor Levy, Che-Wei Wang, David Lang
With no guidebook, maker pros are having to learn everything about manufacturing as they go. This panel will discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of that process.
World Maker Faire 2012: Jenny Sabin, ” Between Architecture and Science: Material Analogs”
This talk will look at intersections between architecture, textile structures and biology through multiple modes of working. This work offers up novel possibilities that redefine architecture within the greater scope of generative design and fabrication.
