WE WANNA SEND YOU AND A FRIEND TO MAKER FAIRE 2018!
Come celebrate Maker Faire‘s 12th anniversary in the Bay Area, showcasing creative and resourceful people in the areas of science, technology, engineering, food, arts and crafts. Maker Faire is the premier event for grassroots American innovation. This three-day family friendly faire has something for everyone – a showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness and a celebration of the Maker movement. The Greatest Show and (Tell) on Earth – It’s county fair meets science fair meets farmers market meets burning man for families!
Friday, May 18 – Sunday, May 20, 2018 | San Mateo Event Center | Tickets can be purchased here
LET US INTRODUCE YOU TO FIVE MAKERS (OUT OF THE HUNDREDS THAT WILL BE THERE) THAT WILL BE AT THIS YEAR’S EVENT IN SAN MATEO.
(Location: Home Grown Village)
Mexico City native Monica Martinez founded Don Bugito, a Bay Area food company focused on planet-friendly snacks made with edible insects and inspired by Pre-Columbian Mexican cuisine. She’ll be hanging out in the Home Grown Village.
Laura Kampf stays busy in her Cologne, Germany-based workshop. The charming, resourceful maker shares a new project video every week on her YouTube channel, featuring everything from a raft powered by a grass trimmer to a coffee table that doubles as a doghouse.
(Location: Roaming Maker Faire)
Engineering teacher and designer Saura Naderi collaboration with a team of engineers and a theatrical costume designer to build the invention of her dreams: an octopus-inspired robot dress.
(Location: Redwood)
BioLuminOids are interactive, light and sound animated artworks fabricated from glass, resin, and molds taken of plants and other natural elements. Participants may alter computer code on the fly to affect changes to the animations in real time.
Natalie Honjo: Mini Succulent kokedama
(Location: Home Grown Village)
Kokedama is a Japanese style plant arrangement which is living art by using plants, such as succulent and cactus. Natalie will be on site and hosting hands-on learning to make creations such as Kokedama, Terrarium, hand paint pottery and miniature gardens.
Maker Faire is primarily designed to be forward-looking, showcasing makers who are exploring new forms and new technologies. But it’s not just for the novel in technical fields; Maker Faire features innovation and experimentation across the spectrum of science, engineering, art, performance and craft.
Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. It’s a venue for makers to show examples of their work and interact with others about it. Many makers say they have no other place to share what they do. DIY (Do-It-Yourself) is often invisible in our communities, taking place in shops, garages and on kitchen tables. It’s typically out of the spotlight of traditional art or science or craft events. Maker Faire makes visible these projects and ideas that we don’t encounter every day.
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