Craft & Design

From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.

Edible Innovations: These Dresses are Made from Kombucha

Edible Innovations: These Dresses are Made from Kombucha

By Chiara Cecchini

Chiara Cecchini

Chiara is fascinated by food as a means to impact bodies, minds, and environment. She has studied international business in three different countries, and is an alumni of the Food Innovation Program and US Director at the Future Food Institute.

Based in California, she is also a Research Scholar at Food Science and Technology at UC Davis, working on building the first comprehensive Internet of Food to enable food care through food systems semantics. She is a selected member of Barilla Center Food Nutrition Foundation, a Research Affiliate at Institute For The Future, Board Member at Maker Faire and selected member of the Global Shapers, a young global network of innovators promoted by the World Economic Forum.

She is passionate about social entrepreneurship and impact investing, and aims to leave her mark on society.

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Sacha Laurin makes jewelry and clothing out of SCOBY, the rubbery byproduct from making kombucha, a fermented tea.

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Maker Spotlight: Victor Ciccarelli

Maker Spotlight: Victor Ciccarelli

Becky LeBret

By Becky LeBret

Becky LeBret

Becky is Executive Director of Next Ed Research, an education nonprofit which collaborates with makers, educators, and science aficionados to uncover innovative models in education. She works to create a precision-based learning environment through human-centered design. As a maker she relishes in succulent arrangements, edible gardens, and indulges in the fine art of vermicompost.

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After talking with him, you get the sense that Victor Ciccarelli’s passion for giving students the tools to succeed is exactly what kids need.

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Maker Pro News: Graffiti (Jewelry) for Good, Counterfeit Detectives, and More

Maker Pro News: Graffiti (Jewelry) for Good, Counterfeit Detectives, and More

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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By Jon Christian

Jon Christian

Jon Christian is the co-editor of the Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection between makers and business. He's also written for the Boston Globe, WIRED and The Atlantic.

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Check out these maker professionals, including a few that were featured in Make: magazine Volume 59 (like Rebel Nell).

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