The Open Hardware Summit
The 2nd annual Open Hardware Summit opened this morning. Over 350 inventors, kit makers, reprappers, and Open Culture enthusiasts gathered at the New York Hall of Science in Queens to celebrate this emerging phenomenon.
Maker Faire
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.
Explore below to see the best of Maker Faire, and head to makerfaire.com for more information.
Giant Metal Fire Breathing Dragon: Gon Kirin
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Meet Ryan Doyle, the co-creator of Gon KiRin, a 69′ fire-breathing dragon. Ryan learned to create in many mediums while working in his grandmother’s doll hospital, and took his recycled art-car-dragon to Detroit to finish it amid the artifacts of American auto manufacturing.
Museum Proper: Dax Tran-Caffee
The Museum Proper is a puppet show conceived and created from start to finish by artist Dax Tran-Caffee. It’s informed by ideas from traditional storytelling and kinetic sculpture, resulting in one-off objects that both convey a narrative, but are beautiful in and of themselves. His creations amazed and entertained the crowd at Maker Faire Bay […]
Maker Faire New York: 10,000 Matchbooks Interview
One of the things that makes each Maker Faire so incredible is the wide variety of makers presenting. Creative folks are out there making things you may have never thought about, and they are each so passionate about what they make. We’re merely two days away from the beginning of our second Maker Faire New […]
Fire-breathing Gon KiRin – Ryan Doyle (video)
Meet Ryan Doyle, the co-creator of Gon KiRin, a 69′ fire-breathing dragon. Ryan learned to create in many mediums while working in his grandmother’s doll hospital, and took his recycled art-car-dragon to Detroit to finish it amid the artifacts of American auto manufacturing.
Open Hardware Summit is Tomorrow! (video)
Ayah Bdeir is the co-chair with Alicia Gibb of the Open Hardware Summit. Held in advance of World Maker Faire, the summit is a one-day event at the New York Hall of Science on Thursday, September 15th. The conference will be live-streamed here, and you can join the twitter conversation at #openhardware throughout the summit.
Maker Faire New York: John Hodgman to Reveal Secrets of Famous Magic Tricks
< JOHN HODGMAN shall present information on THE SECRETS OF FAMOUS MAGIC TRICKS from his forthcoming book of FINAL WORLD KNOWLEDGE entitled THAT IS ALL. Sat 9/17 at 2 pm Main Stage.