This week in Maker Events
Looking to take a break from tinkering on your latest project this weekend? Here are some fine maker events to check out, from The Maker Events Calendar.
Crafty Events
Maker Faire Newcastle is March 13-14, 2010
We’re excited to announce that Maker Faire is coming back to Newcastle this year! Following the outstanding success of the first UK Maker Faire which was attended by over 7000 visitors, we are thrilled to announce Maker Faire 2010! Once again, Maker Faire will be heading to North East England as part of the Newcastle […]
Soft Circuit Workshop in SF with Grace Kim
NYU ITP alum Grace Kim will be running a soft circuit workshop at the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts in San Francisco: Soft Circuit will cover basics of wearable technology. Workshop participants will be given a historical overview of wearables in the context of fashion, art, and technology. Instructor Grace Kim will share basic […]
Art sled rally
Minneapolis’ third annual Art Sled Rally will be held on January 30th at 2pm. Art Sled: any contraption built to slide down a snowy slope in the most fashionable, ridiculous or artistic way. Outrigger sleds, monster sleds, rocket sleds, tandem sleds, sleds from the High Veldt, leopard-skinned or snake-linked sleds, sleds that fly, hop, or […]
SparkFun Free Day aftermath
As I write this (11am CST) I’m repeatedly hitting Apple-R on my keyboard to refresh my browser. That’s right, I’m one of the thousands of giddy electronics fans trying to cash in on SparkFun’s Free Day. Last I saw, almost 92% of the funds remain, mainly due to people DDOSing the server with their frantic […]
Reminder: SparkFun’s free day, tomorrow!
Don’t forget: Tomorrow is SparkFun’s day of free merch (from 9am – 11pm MST). Here’s Becky’s original post from November: Sparkfun is giving away things for free on January 7! You can blame it on Chris Anderson’s book Free. After reading his book, I started kicking around the idea of what we can do that’s […]
Greenwich House Pottery Mid-Century Style Party Thursday in NYC
Here’s a fun free design event in NYC tomorrow if you’re in town! From Mad Men to An Education to runway chic, everything mid-twentieth century is once again having its moment. Perhaps it’s some manifestation of the current economic crisis that leaves us nostalgic for an era of prosperity, or just the longing for simpler […]