Maker

Interviews, profiles and features of people who are passionate about what they make.

Articles in this series:

Iron Man from MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages
Japanese blacksmith Kogoro Kurata forges ahead. by Lisa Katayama

Transcendental Problem-Solving from MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages
MythBuster Adam Savage talks about making his way growing up. by Paul Spinrad

Toy Story from MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages
How the creator of the Superplexus turned a childhood idea into a lifelong passion. by Michael McGinnis

Mayor of Britannica from MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages
For 40 years, Michael Chesko has been mapping the country of his dreams. by Robyn Miller

A Feel for Engineering from MAKE: 19: Robots
Ugo Conti's Proteus boat behaves like a water skipper. by Todd Lappin

Homestar from MAKE: 19: Robots
Takayuki Ohira creates planetariums for everyone. by Lisa Katayama

Set in Stone from MAKE: 19: Robots
An interactive concrete interface. by Ithai Benjamin, Vikram Tank

Speed Week from MAKE: 19: Robots
What Cape Canaveral is to astronauts, the Bonneville Salt Flats are to those who love to drive fast. by William Gurstelle

Doing Da Vinci from MAKE: 19: Robots
A new TV series puts the inventions of perhaps the greatest of all makers to the test. by Jeanne Storck

Worst-Case Internet from MAKE: 19: Robots
The Network Relief Kit brings online connectivity to disaster sites. by Mike Outmesguine

Tool Library from MAKE: 18: ReMake America
Dustin Zuckerman is putting his tools into circulation. by Dale Dougherty

Living the Good Life from MAKE: 18: ReMake America
Helen and Scott Nearing left New York City in 1932 to create a "self-sufficient household economy" on a 65-acre farm in a Vermont village. by Matthew Bachler

Plankton Evangelist from MAKE: 18: ReMake America
Could a tanker full of iron dust solve climate change? The eccentric, seafaring saga of Russ George. by Charles Platt

What’s in Your Garage? from MAKE: 18: ReMake America
We see solutions to big problems coming from innovative makers working in their basements, garages, and workshops. by Dale Dougherty

Trouvé Magic from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge
Gustave Trouvé was like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and Igor Sikorsky rolled into one. by Karen Hansen

Crib Notes from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge
Modding a baby crib for disabled parents. by Michael Kelsey

Flight of Fancy from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge
Kazuhiko Hachiya mines cartoons for his real-world inventions. by Lisa Katayama

Thin(k) Ice from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge
A chilly reception for Minnesota's Art Shanty Projects. by Mike Haeg

Giants of the Micros from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge
The two inventors who fueled the rise of the living room helicopter. by Adam Salter

The First Picture Show from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech
Jack Judson reveals the beginnings of the entertainment industry at his Magic Lantern Castle Museum. by Dale Dougherty

24 Hours of Make: Television from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech
Building a TV show is a project in itself. by Dale Dougherty

Great Balls of Fire! from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech
Why old chemistry sets were better - and how to make your own today. by Keith Hammond

We’re Number 33! from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech
The Make: Way race team takes on the 24 Hours of LeMons. by Jason Torchinsky

Star Bust from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech
The "Boston Logan Terrorist Suicide Bomber" explains what really happened to her. by Star Simpson

The Art of the Frame from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech
Akio Tanabe creates some of the world's most sought-after bicycle frames. by Jess Hemerly

Sparky 2: No Sellout from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech
My robotic alter ego steps out - open source. by Marque Cornblatt

DIY-brary from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech
Rick and Meg Prelinger couldn't find a library with what they wanted, so they made their own. by R.U. Sirius

Fun Idea Machine from MAKE: 16: Spy Tech
Proof that you can buy happiness ... for 24 cents. by Jake Bronstein

Bend It Like Bach from MAKE: 15: Music
Tim Kaiser's fabulously weird world of music. by Karen Hansen

Solar-Powered Studio from MAKE: 15: Music
Bruce Baldwin's DIY desert dream. by Charles Platt

My Daughter's DNA from MAKE: 15: Music
One father's search for the scientific answers that no one seemed to have. by Hugh Young Rienhoff, Jr.

Secret of Evermor from MAKE: 15: Music
Flight of fancy on a monumental scale. by Buzz Moran

VoIPing the iPod Touch from MAKE: 15: Music
How makers gave you the feature that Apple held back.
 by Erica Sadun

Go-Karts Race to College from MAKE: 15: Music
Winner gets a $10,000 college scholarship. Loser goes home. by Nate Bell

Breezing Through Oshkosh from MAKE: 15: Music
A maker’s look at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture show. by William Gurstelle

Darkside Rocketeer from MAKE: 13: Magic
Jack Parsons, the space pioneer history likes to forget. by Gareth Branwyn

Mathemagician from MAKE: 12: Upload
At 92, philosopher Martin Gardner is still exploring the perplexities of math, science, mystery, and magic. by Donald E. Simanek

Spirits Guy from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles
How Lance Winters went from basement moonshiner to celebrity vodka distiller. by Benjamin Tice Smith

Happy Blastoff from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics
Smoke, sound, and fury at the Large Dangerous Rocket Ship launchpad. by William Gurstelle

Digi-Comp Redux from MAKE: 07: Backyard Biology
A maker in the middle recreates a kit classic. by Tim Walker

Arduino Fever from MAKE: 07: Backyard Biology
The tale of a cute, blue microcontroller that fits nicely in the palm of your hand, and the expanding community of developers who love and support it. by Daniel Jollife

Mark Pauline's Machine Mayhem from MAKE: 07: Backyard Biology
For nearly three decades, Survival Research Laboratories has redirected the technology of industry, science, and the military to create the most dangerous theater on Earth. by David Pescovitz

Tech-Nomading From Shore to Ship from MAKE: 06: Robots
Twenty-three years ago, Steven Roberts went on a bike trip and never returned. by Howard Wen

Sky Cutters from MAKE: 06: Robots
Pulling the strings at the Berkeley Kite Festival. by Arwen O'Reilly Griffith

Boiler Room from MAKE: 06: Robots
A visit to the annual Yankee Steam-Up. by Brian Jepson

Distributist Technologies from MAKE: 06: Robots
At last, Tolkien meets capitalism. by Tom Owad

You Are the Platform from MAKE: 06: Robots
How hardware hackers are remaking their bodies. by Quinn Norton

Woody's World from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors
A Q&A with the inventor of a pirate-scaring noisemaker, a helicopter for every garage, and a way to hack gravity itself. by William Lidwell

Art in Living from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors
N55, a conceptual group from Denmark, creates functional art for living, breathing, and growing. by Bruce Stewart

It Came From My Garage from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors
Model kit makers bring B-movie monsters to your home. by Gareth Branwyn

Re-Booting Art from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors
A new art venue for the robotic age. by Douglas Repetto

Dean Kamen: The Dean of Engineering from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays
Wasting time is an unspeakable crime, says Segway inventor Dean Kamen. by William Lidwell

How to Make a Film, Without Money, While Being Bombed from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays
Shooting a documentary in Belgrade is risky business. by Jasmina Tesanovic

Maximoog from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays
A tribute to Bob Moog, the man who gave us so many good vibrations. by Jimmy Guterman

Let The X-Games Begin from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays
If you've ever wanted to try making a video game, here's your chance. by Alex Handy

The World's Biggest MP3 Player from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays
Filling a retro hi-fi with an MP3 ripping and playback system. by Mister Jalopy

Film Jockey from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays
Julie Meitz uses old film projectors to create collages of light and color. by Ross Orr

A Fusion Reactor for the Rest of Us from MAKE: 03: Cars and Halloween
Ed Storms is leading the effort to take cold fusion off the back burner by moving it into the garage. by Charles Platt

Ooz and Oz from MAKE: 02: Home Entertainment
Hacking robot toys is all in a day's work for Natalie Jeremijenko. Dale Dougherty trails the UCSD professor for a day of fun at the races, transforming toy robotic dogs into environmental avengers. by Dale Dougherty

Welcome to the Fab Lab from MAKE: 01: Make Premiere
Neil Gershenfeld shows us that personal fabrication can be fabulous. The teacher of MIT's course "How to Make (Almost) Anything" gives us a tour of the Boston fab lab, one of a growing network of field labs all over the world. by D.C. Denison

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