Crafty Events
A weekly roundup of craft fairs and a call for vendors.
Crafty Events
Maker Event in Detroit: Memory Cloud
Memory Cloud: Detroit is a project developed for the Detroit Institute of Arts by the experimental architecture and design studio Minimaforms.
Waterwheel Powered Musicboxes
This is a wonderful project made by one of my favorite creators of beautiful whimsey, Niklas Roy and his friend La belle Imira for Berlin’s Museum Night. He calls it a “water powered multi channel sound installation”. I call it awesome. Imira and I connected the huge water wheel in the outside area of Berlin’s […]
Grand Opening of a New TechShop
Congratulations to TechShop, for the grand opening of a new location in San Jose, California. Carl Bass, CEO of Autodesk cuts through the metal “ribbon” with a torch at the grand opening Saturday afternoon to glee of all onlookers. Makers and Crafters, we are all fortunate enough to have this resource available to us. It […]
Come Play at the Great Handcar Regatta
We’ll be marveling at the rail-bound, handmade, human-powered race vehicles tomorrow at the fourth annual Great Handcar Regatta in Santa Rosa, Calif. The Regatta takes place in historic Railroad Square from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with the first of two heats starting at noon (“to be taken with a grain of salt on race […]
Atlanta Mini Maker Faire — Follow-Up Report
The Atlanta Mini Maker Faire was held on September 10, 2011 at the Georgia Tech campus — nice (but hot) weather, easy parking, and over 60 exhibitors allowed visitors plenty of time to stop, look, chat, and even make some purchases. I asked the event’s coordinator, Eric Weinhoffer, if he could provide some more details about the event, as well as attendance figures and any lessons learned that might help other Mini Maker Faire coordinators in the future.
BlogHer Handmade Recaps
I didn’t attend the first BlogHer Handmade last week as I was getting ready for Maker Faire, but luckily my friends Crissy Herron and Rachel Johnson did and already have their recap posts up. Check out Indie Biz Chicks and Rachel and the City for their takes on this brand-new event.
