Meet the Makers
By O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Podcast Description
Go inside the workshops, studios, and minds of makers, tinkerers, artists, and technologists in this profile series produced by Nat Wilson-Heckathorn.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
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| 1 | VideoT-Shirt Responds to Pollution Levels | Sue Ngo and Nien Lam share their pollution shirt, created for a project during their studies at ITP. The merits of co-working and collaboration are also explored, as Nien talks about his positive experience with working at Collab. | 12/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoLaser Cut Couture with Diana Eng | Designer Diana Eng shows us some samples from her Laser Lace collection. By using a laser etcher on fabric she creates intricate lace designs inspired by the cells of plants and flowers. | 12/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoArmy of Elmo Robots Cannot be Stopped | Adrianne Wortzel first saw Tickle-Me-Elmo-TMX during her residency in the Artificial Intelligence Lab in Zurich, Switzerland, and noticed something interesting about the robotic toy. It wasn't long before she amassed an army of them. And what army is complete without synchronized maneuvers... | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoCollab: Creators Working in Parallel | 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 Manhattan, which is pretty much the coolest place you could imagine working in. | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Videoi3 Detroit: The Motor City's Own Hackerspace | 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 Detroit's real strength is its members, its sense of community, and the collaboration that occurs when makers have a place to meet and work. | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoBrother Nature Produce: Greg Willerer (video) | 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, which aims to create a closed loop of urban food waste being turned back into food that is healthy and locally produced. | 12/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoReclaiming, Reusing and Remembering Detroit: Tim Burke (video) | 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, and artistic opportunity in, the destruction of some of Detroit's most interesting and historic buildings. In addition to losing architectural landmarks, artworks within these buildings are also lost. | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoOtyp Sows the Seeds of Biotechnology | 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 to anyone who wants to get started with genetic research and experiments. | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoRalph Taylor: Dressing Detroit for Mardi Gras | We drop by the design studio of Ralph Taylor, who creates brilliant, bold, colorful and creative costumes for Mardi Gras and carnival celebrations. Originally from Trinidad, Ralph made his way to Detroit where he still practices the craft he picked up while growing up and traveling through the Caribbean. | 11/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoTheatre Bizarre Brings Spookiness to Detroit's Empty Lots | On an incredibly hot Michigan July day, we stopped by the grounds of Theater Bizarre to talk to it's visionary, John Dunivant. John, an illustrator by trade, spoke to us about his inspirations for the carnival / masquerade / party / theme park he created, and gave us a tour of the grounds which formerly hosted this unique event. | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoMannequin Forest: A Cyborg Menagerie | Kristine Diven and Micho Detronik of District VII explain the interactive elements of their art installation at Maker Faire Detroit 2011. Art and electronics collide in a project which explores surveillance and humanity. | 11/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoMt. Elliott Maker Space brings Hackers to a Detroit Church | Pastor Barry Randolph and Jeff Sturges talk to us about the Mt. Elliot Makerspace, which is located in the basement of the Church of the Messiah in East Detroit. The role that the church plays in the community is explained, and the bright side of urban blight is explored. | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoSarah Lapinski: Detroit’s Seamstress-Engineer | Sarah Lapinski of Wound Menswear shows us her studio and talks about her love of highways and cities, especially Detroit. A unique twist on fashion, Wound is a line that speaks to those who appreciate, but aren't obsessed with, fashion. | 11/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoContext Furniture: Bryce Moore (video) | Bryce Moore talks to us about furniture, commodification, and democratic design from his shop in the nearly abandoned basement of Northland Mall in Detroit. We also learn about how his ShopBot and automation make custom, high-end design possible, even in a fluctuating economy. | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoGeorgia Street Community Collective (video) | A chance meeting with the EastSide Riders Bike Club leads us to the Georgia Street Community Center. Both organizations are dedicated to improving their community, through education, gardening, and neighborhood involvement. | 10/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoStrait Power: Anthony Reale (video) | Downriver Detroit native Anthony Reale shows us around the Downriver area, which is a major source of inspiration for his art and engineering projects. His most recent endeavor is an innovative hydrokinetic turbine system called Strait Power, which looks towards a brighter, and greener, future for Detroit. | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoFire-breathing Gon KiRin – Ryan Doyle (video) | Meet Ryan Doyle, the co-creator of Gon KiRin, a 69' fire-breathing dragon. Ryan learned to create in many mediums while working in his grandmother's doll hospital, and took his recycled art-car-dragon to Detroit to finish it amid the artifacts of American auto manufacturing. | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoThe Museum of Interesting Things: Denny Daniel | Denny Daniel is the creator and curator of the Museum of Interesting Things. At first glance these mundane objects from throughout history seem disjointed and random, until you realize that the common thread is inspiration and innovation. | 9/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoBethany Shorb of Cyberoptix TieLab (video) | Bethany Shorb of Cyberoptix TieLab recently acquired a stash of old used silkscreens to be reclaimed and reused to print her tie designs. But a closer inspection revealed something too interesting to wash out, and these industrial cast-offs generate some truly unique ties. Check out Bethany's ties at Maker Faire New York September 17th and 18th. | 9/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoCarlos Nielbock: Metalworking Master Craftsman (video) | Carlos Nielbock is a Master Craftsman in architectural ornamental metalwork and design. He started his craft as an apprentice in a German monastery, then trained further in the ancient Journeyman tradition. In this video he shows his replica of the 1862 World's Fair welcome gate, his Low Altitude Wind Turbine, and passion for ancient bronze castings from Benin. | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoMeet the Makers: Todd Williams | Todd Williams is jewelry maker with a fine hand, a sculpture maker with a wit, and a performer trickster. He might spend 200 or 300 hours perfecting one of his incredible Land Sharks but the real work comes when he brings them out to play. His sculptures are animations that interact with people at events [...] | 5/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoMeet the Makers: Jordan Champagne | Jordan Champagne, owner of Happy Girl Kitchen, is a preservationist. She cherishes reclaimed wood, she only plays records in her shop, and she has a giant Velvet Elvis in her office. But her real skills are in preserving food. The things that she puts into jars are real, whole foods, that are often truly living. [...] | 5/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoMeet the Makers: Christina McFall | Christina McFall is obsessed with color, texture, form, and chemical reactions. She approaches the art of cyanotype printing with the mind of a scientist, carefully recording tests and cataloging results. She hand draws and tessellates patterns with her tablet to produce her negatives. Her innovative printing methods harness UV light to create Prussian Blue prints [...] | 5/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoMeet the Makers: Maurice Connolly | Maurice Connolly built a 300 lb steel sculpture and dropped it off a cliff. He pitted his art against gravity, just to see what would happen. The piece is a massive sphere called Ganymede- constructed from recycled wine barrel hoops and hundreds and hundreds of bolts. Once Maurice mastered the material and perfected the form, [...] | 5/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoMeet The Makers: Nirav Patel | Nirav Patel is literally making things with a wave of his hand. Harnessing a hacked Kinect, he has written a program for “Gestural 3D Printing”. He calls the project “inane and irrelevant” but it is actually a perfect, shining example of creative ingenuity! Nirav, his Kinect, and his RepRap will be at Maker Faire Bay [...] | 5/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoMeet The Makers: Meredith Scheff | The first thing Meredith Scheff ever made was, and I quote, “probably a mess!” She quickly moved onto creating things much more worthwhile. Her North Star Skirt was one of the most interesting projects at Maker Faire last year. Meredith defies description as a comic book-writing-soft circuit-designing-soldering-sewing-creative force. Meredith will be displaying her projects at [...] | 5/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoMeet The Makers: Sung Kim | Sung Kim's father gave him his first skil saw when he was just seven years old. His mother provided him with modeling clay as a safer alternative not long after that. Sung's grandfather-in-law, ship builder Dean Stevens, left him a coveted collection of hand tools decades later. These influences shaped his abilities as a woodworker, but his desire to create sound formed him into a Maker. | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoMeet The Makers: Jason, Jimmy and Kiran | Jimmy Chion, Jason Chua, and Kiran Malladi are the creators of Lightchimes, a beautiful lamp made from 169 hanging LED pendants. The circuit is simple, but the results are complex. This project is about interaction- without interference from a participant, the lights would never shine. Similarly, without collaborative interaction, this project would never have become [...] | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoMeet the Makers: Satya Kraus | Since the first moment Satya Kraus saw a motorcycle as a child, he has been obsessed. He turned that obsession into Kraus Motor Co. and now builds intricate handmade machines in his workshop under the California redwoods. Kraus Motor Co. will be at Maker Faire Bay Area, May 21 & 22, where you can meet [...] | 4/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 29 Episodes |
