Makers

Maker Family Voyage to Nicaragua

Maker Family Voyage to Nicaragua

MAKE community member, author, kit builder, educator, and all around swell guy Rick Schertle has been sharing his knowledge with us for years. On the pages of MAKE, he’s taught us how to make High-Pressure Foam Rockets, a Folding-Wing Glider, the Catapult Glider Launcher, and Compressed Air Rockets. He’s hosted workshops at Maker Faires teaching […]

Á FAIRE: French Fab Labs

Á FAIRE: French Fab Labs

I was in Paris at the end of April for Ouishare Fest, a conference about the sharing economy.   I spent a Friday afternoon visiting Fab Labs in and around Paris, talking to a number of very interesting people who are very interested in the maker movement and  understanding how it might be taking shape in France today.

Oregonians: Eugene Mini Maker Faire June 15

Oregonians: Eugene Mini Maker Faire June 15

Oregon’s second annual Eugene Mini Maker Faire is taking place this Saturday, June 15th, at the Science Factory in Alton Baker Park. The event is being collaboratively produced by the Science Factory and Eugene Maker Space. Their lineup of makers looks interesting and diverse, ranging from traditional handcrafts to tech and everything in between. Shown […]

5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things About Sean Orlando

Oakland, Calif.-based artist, fabricator, project manager, and creative director Sean Orlando is not only a gifted visionary in the realm of large-scale installations, but he is a skilled organizer, leading 50+ member crews of talented folks on such notable creations as the 40-foot-tall Raygun Gothic Rocketship, the otherworldly Nautilus Submarine (both of which have awed […]