Meet the Makers: Michael Brown
San Francisco local artist and Exploratorium darling Michael Brown shares some of his recent work, along with his thoughts on what it means to be an artist and a maker. Don’t miss it!
View ArticleMeet the Makers: Adam Tobin
Adam Tobin is the Director of Exhibit Development here at the Exploratorium, but really he is a maker at heart. In this great interview he shows his many past “incarnations”, and talks about the...
View ArticleMeet the makers: all the interviews
Between January and May we hosted 11 different Featured Makers in the Studio, as part of the Open MAKE set of events. Each gave a brief but inspiring talk, and here they are all collected in the same...
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The Man Behind Mario
Over the break last weekend I read an article about the creator of mario, donkey kong, zelda and other famous Nintendo characters (luigi?!?). The New Yorker article about Shigeru Miyamoto kept...
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Scott Weaver on NBC
Here’s Scott Weaver being interviewed by NBC about his process of making toothpick sculptures. Go Scott! We’ll keep you updated on when the segment will air. Scott’s work was previously filmed in the...
View ArticleCarlos on Marble Machines
Carlos came to the Tinkering Studio a few weeks ago, and spent almost two hours building a marble machine contraption. Sarah, who’s been working with us to document what happens in the space, and...
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Tinkering at ASTC
After hosting an absolutely amazing tinkerer’s ball at AVAM on friday night, we spent the rest of the weekend at the ASTC exhibition hall, showcasing some of the work that we have been doing over the...
View ArticleOpen MAKE on ABC7 News!
Just in time for our final Open MAKE event, dedicated to Trash, here’s a lovely segment on ABC7 News about Open MAKE, the Tinkering Studio, maker culture, and a shout out to Caine’s Arcade!
View ArticleTapigami: rolling techniques and the evolution of the craft
Tapigami artist Danny Scheible shares some of his preferred masking tape rolling techniques, as well as his personal trajectory of working with masking tape. I think sometimes it’s easy to see a...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Interview: Jay Silver
Fun CNN article about our friend and Makey Makey co-developer Jay Silver. We’re looking forward to messing around with the Makey Makey in our new tinkering studio space and continuing to collaborate...
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