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MAKE Honored by the City of San Mateo, Home to Maker Faire Bay Area
Last night MAKE’s Maker-in-Chief Sherry Huss accepted the San Mateo Mayor’s award from Mayor David Lim. Mayor Lim had kind things to say about Maker Faire and its impact on the Bay Area community and beyond. He shared a story about taking his 7-year-old daughter to Maker Faire and how important it is to her. Maker Faire also received recognition from Congresswoman Jackie Speier Congresswoman Jackie Speier, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, and both houses of the state legislature. Thanks! Congratulations to the Maker Faire Team and makers everywhere.
Make Your Own Toy Sculpting Wax
Our favorite action-figure sculptor, Scott Hensey, talks about the toy sculpting wax that he uses.
Landfill Harmonic: Making Beautiful Music From Trash
Every so often I come across a project or a maker that stops me in my tracks and fills me wonder and a reaffirmation of the power of making. Landfill Harmonic is one such project. The soon-to-be released documentary tells the story of the people of Cateura, Paraguay, a barrio built on a landfill where residents pick through trash to eke out a living recycling and selling trash. But a local youth orchestra also make beautiful music from instruments made from garbage. If the trailer is any indication, the film looks fantastic.
Generation 3D: Printrbot’s Brook Drumm on Kids and 3D Printing
Printrbot founder Brook Drumm built the first 3D printer kit he purchased (the MakerBot Cupcake) with the help of his two daughters and his son, intentionally involving them in the process. His kids have grown up with 3D printers being common tools in their household. Here he shares with us his insights on how 3D […]
The Buckaroo Banzai
Dezso Molnar elevates flying motorcycles from fiction to fact.
Houston Hosts its First Maker Faire
Robotics, 3D printing, fast electric cars, e-textiles, gourmet food trucks, and lots of hands-on making at Houston’s first-ever Maker Faire.