Speaker: Alex Bandar, Columbus Idea Factory
Posted by Michael Blackwell
on Jul 19, 2012
Alex Bandar, who is very much a shaker and mover not only locally but nationally, visited to talk about the Columbus Idea Foundry and the Columbus Mini Maker's Faire."The Idea Foundry is Central Ohio's own community workshop," explained Alex, "Do-It-Yourself learning center, exhibition hall, and creative space. It supports the local creative and crafts community. We provide classes in how to use tools, build art and other fabrication projects, perform design and light manufacturing services, and sponsor scientific and artistic presentations on- and off-site visits to high schools and organizations." In this video, Alex explains more about the Idea Factory (click here if you are via via email).
"The Maker's Faire," continued Alex, "is a fun and entertaining event for the whole family that fosters innovation. It includes science, technology, art, engineering, toys, and music. Basically, provides a forum and celebrates those who create, build, re-purpose, hack, alter, or otherwise change the world around them through thinking and creativity." In this video, Alex explains a bit more about the event, which be held on September 29th (click here if you are viewing via email).
For more information on The Columbus Idea Factory, visit here. For more info on the Mini Maker's Faire, including sponsorship opportunities, click here. Both are exciting in the vision for and fostering of innovation in a time when our area, state, and country need to be doing all we can to celebrate and encourage new ways of thinking and creativity in technology and art.