Author: cathi
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Discover 3D scanning in a hands-on workshop
In this beginner-to-intermediate workshop for FLINTA people, participants will explore 3D scanning using mobile phones, learning to capture objects as well as bodies and transform them into digital models. Starting with basic scanning techniques, participants will be guided through capturing and refining detailed scans on their devices. The workshop will also cover exporting and optimizing…
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Transforming Ideas into Tangible Artifacts: Discovering Making, Makers, and the Making Experience
Although there is a substantial body of literature exploring Making and Maker communities, a definition of Making and a characterization of Makers are still under consideration. In this study, we conducted 15 semi-structured interviews covering encompassing a diverse range of Making activities, including textile work, robotics, and electronics. We engaged with a broad spectrum of…
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Makers, Crafters, Tinkerers: How Identities and Biographies Come into Being
How does one become a maker? What defines a maker and how does one identify with this role? What processes do makers go through and how are skills developed? This workshop explores biographies and identities, and how these have evolved into becoming makers, crafters, or tinkerers. A further publication addresses the definitions of making, makers,…
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Understanding Missing Diversity in Makerspaces through the Lens of Need Satisfaction and Social Identification
Makerspaces offer individuals the opportunity to bring ideas to life, access specialised tools and machinery, and join a community, thus potentially enhancing psychological needs for competence and relatedness. However, these benefits may not be equally accessible across all genders, as makerspaces are often dominated by young, educated men. To explore this, we conducted an online…
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Un/Typical – Workshop on Bioplastic
In the exhibition ‘Un/Typical’, Cindy Fodor explores the question of how aesthetics can be rethought in a new and sustainable way at the level of material production. When creating bioplastics, Cindy Fodor focuses on experimentation, the result of which forms a contrast to conventional standardised, smooth and homogeneous materials. With her irregular bioplastic fabrics, the…
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An Artificial Plant in Real Soil
(Exhibition, Lecture-Performance and Workshop) The artist duo CickinDunt explores the line between reality and the digital, between the synthetic and the organic, in search of a collaboration between diversity and what can be called essence. In the framework of their exhibition «An artificial plant in real soil» the artists invite everyone interested to take part…
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Making It Work—Experiences of Women Who Engage in Technological Making at Home
This paper presents the results of a 5-month diary study into the practices and routines that develop around technological making in the home, particularly focused on the experiences of women, as they continue to be an underrepresented group in the maker community. In this study, we provided participants with an entry-level electronics making kit. Over…
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Making Your Makerspace: A Tale of Tension
Makerspaces hold a lot of potential for participation in innovation, democratization of technology, and as a resource for community building – but not all who make, are represented in makerspaces: many makers do not feel at home in these spaces. This paper investigates the wants and needs of people who are engaged with making. It…
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MakerFair 2023 – Maker*Quiz
The Maker Faire is an event that connects creators, innovators, DIY enthusiastis and everybody that is interested in making things. During these days, people showcase their projects, share ideas and show what they did so far and what the future can be. Maker Faire is produced by the publishers of Make: magazine. We were with…