Entrepreneur and social media maven Nora Abousteit is in the business of facilitating and celebrating the exchange of knowledge through interactive media. She thrives on blending old and new, having gotten her start at German power publisher Hubert Burda Media, where she reinvented a sewing magazine started in the 1940s into BurdaStyle, the largest DIY […]
Bay Area artist, industrial designer, and educator Judy Aime’ Castro loves to share the joy of making, and her enthusiasm is contagious. She is cofounder of Teach Me to Make, leading hands-on workshops to makers of all ages. She develops accessible educational kits that encourage folks to tap into their own creativity, reuse objects, and […]
New York City-based researcher, designer, innovator, and entrepreneur Benedetta Piantella is a master at overclocking her mind. She’s an adjunct professor at two universities, teaching such courses as human-computer interaction, user experience, and physical computing. Concurrently, she’s a tech consultant for UNICEF and a technology architect for Columbia University’s Earth Institute. Benedetta has cofounded two […]
San Francisco-based maker Alex Andon founded Jellyfish Art and showed us how to convert a regular aquarium into a jellyfish habitat on the pages of MAKE Volume 27. His newest venture aims to connect artisans in Guatemala, Peru, Kenya, and Mexico, through online chat, to folks who want to purchase their handmade wares. One project […]
San Jose, Calif.-based maker Rick Schertle is a father, middle school teacher, coordinator and mentor at his local Young Makers program, and an all-around swell guy. Rick’s enthusiasm for making is contagious. He loves things that fly, and he loves to share what he knows. On the pages of MAKE, he’s shown us how to […]
Bob Knetzger has been a toy designer for over 30 years, and has created hundreds of toys and games for companies like Mattel, Hasbro, Simon and Schuster, CBS, Quaker Oats, Funrise, Spinmaster, and more. He’s designed and invented everything from cereal box toys to educational software. His creations have been featured on The Tonight Show, […]
Matthew Borgatti’s body of work is impressive not only for his sleek designs and out-of-the-box thinking, but for the sheer variety.
