Audio post: A visit to the Maker’s Faire
The Maker’s Faire is a yearly event that descends on San Mateo, Calif., bringing together crafters, engineers, hobbyists, welders, pyromaniacs and a motley assortment of other fringe entrepreneurs to show off their handiwork. VentureBeat’s Chris Morrison visited the Faire this weekend, returning with a little commentary and a lot more pictures of this unique Bay Area event.
Warning: About a dozen more full-sized pictures follow the jump.
Electric motorcycles from Electric Motorsport:
The steampunk take on a Vespa:
A pedal-powered bus:
And now, a few oddities:
If the electric car doesn’t take off, it’ll probably be the electric cupcake:
This thing isn’t actually moving, by the way. But it’s nice to pretend:
And this final picture nicely sums up the spirit of the entire event:
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About the Author, Chris Morrison
Chris Morrison writes about cleantech and environmental issues for VentureBeat, with occasional forays into gaming and semantic technology. He got his start writing about tech for Business 2.0 magazine, but quickly realized new media was the ticket when that institution closed its doors in 2007. Chris has also covered public equities and regulatory issues. He originally hails from southern Virginia, graduated from Evergreen State College in Washington, and now lives in San Francisco.