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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For a transplanted Detroiter like me, Silicon Valley took a while to get used to. The brown hills and spreading oaks looked unreal as I cruised along I-280 in the 1980s. But once I got off the main arteries, I felt right at home. Back then, Silicon Valley was focused on semiconductors, computers, and defense […]
The late experimental filmmaker and pioneer of underground cinema, Jack Smith, was once asked “Have you ever thought of another type of society?” His response, in part, was: … Like in the middle of the city should be a repository of objects that people don’t want anymore, which they would take to this giant junkyard. […]
The first ever Maker Faire Detroit is taking place next weekend (July 31 and August 1) at The Henry Ford, and the more I read about the over 250 makers who will be displaying their creations, the more I’m amazed at the variety of projects that will be there. Arts, engineering, robotics, food, you name […]
Meet just a few of the makers & crafters who made Maker Faire Bay Area 2010 such a great event – a big thanks to everyone helped make it happen. Be sure to check out Maker Faire Detroit and the upcoming World Maker Faire in NYC! Subscribe to the MAKE Podcast in iTunes, download the […]
Since visiting Detroit last summer, I’ve felt a connection to a city that I had never before set eyes upon. I don’t know exactly why. On my own, I explored the ugly, decrepit parts of the city and I felt I was looking at a disaster zone like New Orleans after Katrina. When I mentioned […]
All builders, inventors, innovators, hackers, tinkerers, gadgeteers, designers, artists, fabricators, welders, craftspeople, fabric technologists, bricolaurs, engineers, scientists, garden wizards, and more: Come show off your creations at Maker Faire RI.
KRON Channel 4 (Bay Area station) ran a nice segment yesterday on Maker Faire Bay Area 2010. Check it out. Best of the Bay
