Nantes Maker Faire Archives

Dirk, a Life-Like Homeless Robot, Is an Interesting Social Experiment

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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July 21st, 2016July 20th, 2016

Wandering through Maker Faire Nantes, Dirk begs for change and plays a tune for the onlookers. At a glance, people think he’s a real person.

Artist Spends a Decade Tweaking Robot That Draws Beautifully Organic Portraits

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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July 20th, 2016July 21st, 2016

With years of experience painting and tinkering, artist Patrick Tresset created this drawbot that produces amazing, organic portraits.

Watch Maker Faire Nantes Come Alive with Gorgeous Biomimicry

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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@calebkraft

July 19th, 2016July 18th, 2016

Maker Faire Nantes wowed us in more way than one. From the amazing works of Les Machines to the proud exhibitors showing their builds.

The Giant Spider Awakes in Nantes

Sabrina is the Maker Faire Program Director. She works on stage content for the flagship fairs (Bay Area & New York), and also runs Maker Faire's global licensing program for locally and independently produced Maker Faires. She also co-creates the East Bay Mini Maker Faire in her town, Oakland, CA.

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July 12th, 2016July 13th, 2016

Watch La Machine’s incredible performance of their Grande Araignée, or Giant Spider, in Nantes this past weekend.

Live: Maker Faire Nantes

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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@calebkraft

July 9th, 2016July 10th, 2016

Here you will find a live feed of the sights and sounds of Maker Faire Nantes! Check back all weekend for updates and incredible sights. The newest pictures go at the top, so scroll to the bottom to find the beginning. Before the Faire closed, I purchased a book of concept art from the […]

How to Ship a 50-Foot Serpent to France

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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July 5th, 2016July 6th, 2016

The Serpent Twins, originally made for Burning Man, are making their way to Nantes, France, for the first annual Maker Faire Nantes, July 9–10. We were dying to know how one goes about shipping two 50-foot serpents across the globe, so we caught up with Kyrsten and Jon en route to France.

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