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.
Calling All Dallas/Ft. Worth Area Makers – Join Us for “An Afternoon at Maker Faire” on July 19th. Make Magazine, Craft Magazine and the Maker Faire team will be coming to Dallas to host an “Afternoon At Maker Faire” at The Museum of Nature and Science on Saturday, July 19th (from 9am – 5pm). We […]
Robert Bruce Thompson, author of MAKE:Books’ Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments, spoke at the 2008 Bay Area Maker Faire on the demise of the chemistry set. He traces the history from the good old days when chemistry sets were full of possibilities to the present day where they are very hard to obtain. Check […]
If you’ve been to Maker Faire, you’ve likely seen Jon Sarriugarte’s (Oakland, CA) SS Alpha Fox vehicle, or his awesome Boiler Bar. Now he and his cohort are building a Snail Car on top of a stripped down VW bug. You can follow the build here. [Via Boing Boing]
Today’s BBtv is a little ambient profile piece on the Oakland-based electricity arts group known as “Omega Recoil.” The video includes footage of their Bay Area Maker Faire ’08 performance. Omega Recoil: Electricity as art
At the Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo, May 2008 there were over 400 Makers and 65,000+ attendees – in this video produced by Eric Michael Beug called “I Make:” the Makers say “I Make:” and (as you have guessed) tell us what they make! – it’s an amazing video and gives you an […]
Last night at the Saatchi & Saatchi Gallery we held an event called “An Evening at Maker Faire” which brought together dozens of NY makers to exhibit their creative projects for one fun and festive evening. On display were be cutting-edge DIY projects based around robotics, electronics, new music, alternative crafts, and interactive art. The […]
Eric writes (and from the MAKE Flickr pool): Someone at the Maker Faire challenged me to turn a working nixie tube into jewelry. Here’s a “glowing cross” steampunk-style pendant. It uses a CR2032 coin cell battery to run the high voltage power supply. It uses less power than an LED throwie. I don’t know what’s […]
