Our fearless Faire Director, Sherry Huss, texted today to remind me that the “Call for Makers” for the Bay Area Faire closes tomorrow (March 21). If you haven’t submitted yet, brew yourself a pot of strong coffee, beget your big ideas, and fill out this form. Here’s some of what we’re especially looking for. Does […]
We are so honored to be nominated for Treehugger’s Best of Green 2011 Reader’s Choice Awards Fashion + Beauty. We are in the “Best DIY or Crafting for Style” category with some pretty amazing folks we admire. Please take a second and vote for us. The deadline to submit your vote is at 11:59 EDT […]
Join us Wednesday evening for the fifth episode of Make: Live, our streaming show and tell! Make: Live 05 – Kinetic Contraptions Wednesday March 23rd, 9pm ET/6pm PT Watch at makezine.com/live or on UStream Please join us in the UStream chat or mark tweets with #makelive to interact live with the show. We also give […]
It’s that time again for the monthly Open MAKE/Young Makers program at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA. This month’s theme is Metal and Wire. The Featured Makers will be interviewed by MAKE’s Dale Dougherty in the McBean Theater between 1-2pm. They’ll be talking about their work and process, and taking questions from the audience. […]
You are invited to: Maker Faire Detroit Town Hall Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM (ET) Detroit Public Library 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202 Event Details: Dale, Sherry, Louise and Shauna will be hosting a Maker Faire Detroit Town Hall and Community Planning Meeting on Tuesday, March 22nd at The Detroit […]
Engineer, kit maker, entrepreneur, MAKE advisory board member, open source hardware pioneer Limor “Ladyada” Fried is on April’s WIRED cover. This is the first female engineer to appear WIRED’s cover (as well as the first female engineer to appear on such a high-profile tech publication that I can recall). I met Limor exactly five years […]
Over the past few days, as more and more terrible news is reported on the current events related to the tsunami and earthquake in Japan, I’ve seen many crafters online asking how they can help. Once again, it’s so wonderful to see the crafting community rally together when help is needed most. Here are a […]
