ELMN expositie op het Amsterdam Maker Festival

Afgelopen weekend hebben we met het European Local Makers Network een expositie gehouden op het Amsterdam Maker Festival bij Makerversity. We hebben superveel geïnteresseerde bezoekers mogen verwelkomen! Voor iedereen die er niet was, of iedereen die even terug wil kijken: hierbij de makers uit onze expo: Over Hollyhock: Femke zocht leuke stoelen voor buiten, en …

European Local Makers Network exhibtion on the Amsterdam Maker Festival

Ohhh I am really looking forward to this weekend when 20 beautiful makers and artists will join the ELMN exhibit at the Amsterdam Maker Festival. I am especially impressed with all the people who volunteered to help out! It feels like teamwork! Sarah designed the very first ever logo of the European Local Makers Network, …

European Local Makers Network (ELMN)

Last Thursday we made a start for the European Local Makers Network (ELMN)! Let me tell you a little more about this initiative. I started a Meetup group a while ago with makers from the Amsterdam area. There is so much potential in this group! So when Makerversity Amsterdam hosted an open night for new members, we …

Unlocking Creativity

Yesterday I saw an amazing TED Talk by Stanford Professor Tina Seelig. Now there are amazing TED Talks all over the web, and one of my students even told me that watching TED Talks makes us stupid. But I’m telling you, this talk was a-ma-zing. Professor Seelig indicates several different possibilities to grow creative abilities …