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.
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Half an hour before the opening of the first Maker Faire in (Hannover) Germany we suspected it would be a success. A long queue of visitors stretched before the door. And the best thing for us was that so many families with children had gathered to admire the projects of the makers, the exhibitions, the performances, and flight shows.
In his presentation at the the Elephant & Castle Mini Maker Faire last month, Tim Hunkin, an illustrator, engineer, and cartoonist, talked about the homemade amusement arcade he has built over the past 15 years and his work at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. It’s a great talk. Have a look.
Here are some inspiring words from Lance Greathouse, the winner of the 2nd Road to Maker Faire Challenge in the Bay Area earlier this year. The Challenge is now headed to NYC for World Maker Faire – apply now before the Monday August 5th deadline!
The fine makers of Hannover, Germany, are hosting their very first Maker Faire Hannover this Saturday, August 3, from 10a.m. to 8p.m. Produced by Heise Zeitschriften Verlag GmbH & Co. media group, the event has an interesting array of makers who will be presenting their projects, everything from 3D printing to fabric art, sculptures, robotics, […]
This is a great interview that Joseph Mullins of JoJaqs.com did with PPPRS honcho (and MAKE graphic designer) Jim Burke! The part that resonated for me was when Jim said, “this is engineering!” when describing Power Racing to kids.
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom, so why hasn’t anyone organized a Maker Faire here before? This was the thought running through my mind as I made my return train journey to South London, after a day out at Brighton Mini Maker Faire in September 2012. With over 8 million people living in London, a thriving creative community in the east end, and a 600-strong hackspace, it seemed like the obvious place for such an event, and a little under 10 months later, I found myself busily running around, walkie-talkie in hand, lanyard around my neck, and bunting above me, shouting , “we are about to open, is everyone ready?”
The fourth Maker Faire Detroit took place at The Henry Ford in Dearborn on July 27-28, 2013. When we first started planning Maker Faire Detroit five years ago, we knew it would be a challenge. The regional economy was as bad in 2008 as in any part of the country, and the forecast seemed grim. Yet, even then you could see hopeful signs, even in downtown Detroit. Now that Detroit has declared bankruptcy, one might think things have only gotten worse. I want to tell you that in fact they have gotten better and Maker Faire Detroit offers any number of hopeful signs, that there’s new life not just in Michigan but perhaps for the entire Rust Belt.
