Today I thought I'd highlight some of my favorite crafty makers and the projects they've brought to Maker Faire through a special YouTube playlist.
Posted by Becky Stern | Friday December 9th, 2011 12:00 PM
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Co-working office space, a woodshop, sewing lab, creative people, dogs and a laser cutter; how awesome is that?!?! Adina and Marc Levin show us around Collab, their collaborative workspace in...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Friday December 9th, 2011 5:00 AM
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Founding members Nick Britsky, Russ Wolfe and Ted Hansen take us on a tour of i3, Detroit's premier hackerspace. Although well appointed with extensive workspaces and every tool imaginable, i3...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Wednesday December 7th, 2011 5:30 AM
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Meg Allan Cole introduces you to some great home improvement tips in her three-part video series on CRAFT. Here's part 1, where she paints and redoes the floors. Upcoming episodes...
Posted by Becky Stern | Tuesday December 6th, 2011 10:00 AM
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One short mile away from downtown Detroit is Brother Nature Produce, a community supported farm run by Greg Willerer. Greg shows us around the farm and discusses his composting venture,...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Friday December 2nd, 2011 6:30 AM
Make: Live‘s Hackerspace Roadshow takes you on a virtual journey to hackerspaces around the globe. Above, makers from NYC Resistor in Brooklyn, NY demo their projects including an Inspector Gadget...
Posted by Becky Stern | Thursday December 1st, 2011 10:00 AM
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On a visit to the Heidelberg Project outdoor art installation in Detroit, we happened across longtime Detroit resident and artist Tim Burke. Tim filled us in on the tragedy of,...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Wednesday November 30th, 2011 5:00 AM
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Sterling Johnson has childhood memories of being fascinated by blowing bubbles, even learning how to make them using only soap and his own hands. At Maker Faire Bay Area 2011...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Tuesday November 29th, 2011 12:00 PM
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Peter William Wagner bounces across the fairgrounds at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011, delighting everyone whose path he crosses. The big purple eccentric-axled bike has two inflated all-terrain wheels that...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Monday November 28th, 2011 11:30 AM
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Join us Wednesday evening for the next episode of Make: Live, our streaming show and tell! This episode is another Hackerspace Roadshow, where we take you to five hackerspaces across...
Posted by Becky Stern | Monday November 28th, 2011 10:00 AM
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I always assumed that the process of making a hologram was so complex that it was limited to only those with access to expensive lasers and other fancy optical equipment....
Posted by Matt Richardson | Friday November 25th, 2011 5:00 AM
Categories: Art & Design, General, Tools | 3 Comments
Kyle Lawson and James Peyer discuss their innovative strategy to get biotechnology into schools and hackerspaces. Their company otyp was formed with the purpose of making equipment and information accessible...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Wednesday November 23rd, 2011 5:30 AM
Categories: Education, General | No Comments
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