Last night I led a workshop at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art on adding LEDs to fabric using conductive thread. It was completely full; everyone had a great time making soft switches and using sewable snaps to light up LEDs on fabric! Photos by Matt Mets. Special thanks to Nan Vaughn and Gina Hief […]
I’m here in Sunnyvale, CA to cover Steam Powered, the first dedicated steampunk convention. Set-up is now underway. The local San Jose freebie, Metro, ran a nice cover piece on the event and steampunk 101. That’s Abney Park on the cover. The article emphasized the maker aspects of the genre and the non-serious roleplaying involved. […]
Natalie Chanin, author of the Alabama Stitch Book, is on tour! If you’re in the Bay Area, be sure to check her out at one of these upcoming events. Design Craft 08 Lecture Series: Natalie Chanin Wednesday, November 5, 7pm @ CCA San Francisco Timken Lecture Hall For additional info: 415.703.9563 Alabama Chanin Trunk Show […]
mæve installation @ University of Applied Sciences Potsdam – The interactive installation “mæve†(MACE-Everyville) provides visual and tangible access to the social and intellectual networks behind architectural projects. The installation is part of the 11th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. It is on display from September 14th to November 23rd. The project is […]
Wow! check out The incredible IDEO global chain reaction experience (special MAKE appearance too!)… There was a lot riding on the seven-inch pole-dancing doll. Tickle-Me Elmo made for another pressure point. In fact, with eight worldwide locations, six time zones, and roughly fifty people involved, IDEO’s Global Chain Reaction looked more like a blueprint for […]
MAKE man-muse, pal, and contributing editor Mister Jalopy has a show and talk coming up at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, CA. On Saturday (Nov 1) there’s an opening reception from 1PM – 3PM and a talk at 2PM. The show will run until November 15th. Mister Jalopy offers “possible reasons for attending […]
For this weekend’s Steam Powered: The California Steampunk Convention, the band Abney Park and Airship Ventures have teamed up to offer dirigible rides to conference-goers (for $785 a ticket). Airship Ventures just brought one of their Zeppelin NTs over from Germany and it will be moored at Moffett Field. MAKE contributor Todd Lappin was lucky […]
