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Makers unite in CT next week

Lauren Kate Rawlins
By Lauren Kate Rawlins, ITWeb digital and innovation contributor.
Johannesburg, 17 Aug 2016
The Cape Town Mini Maker Faire aims to show attendees how accessible information and resources are to make things.
The Cape Town Mini Maker Faire aims to show attendees how accessible information and resources are to make things.

The Cape Town Mini Maker Faire will take place next weekend, 26 to 28 August, in the west coast city. The faire is a place for local makers to exhibit their wares.

A maker is a person who actively takes part in the maker movement: a post-consumerism lifestyle, where people make things themselves instead of buying them off shelves.

The faire aims to show how accessible information and resources are to make things.

There will also be a series of lectures over the weekend that will cover an assortment of topics, including science and design.

Various technologies are employed to make products, including 3D printing, laser cutters and robotics.

"Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers. They are of all ages and backgrounds," the organisers said in a statement.

"The original Maker Faire event was held in San Mateo, California, and in 2016 celebrated its eleventh annual show with more than 1 200 makers and 150 000 people in attendance."

There are 33 other large-scale events in cities around the world, and over 150 independently organised Mini Maker Faires.

The Cape Town Mini Maker Faire is independently organised and operates under licence from Maker Media.

Tickets can be purchased here, at R120 for adults and R30 to R50 for children. Attendees will also have access to the Cape Town Science Centre.

An excerpt from a previous maker faire can be watched below.

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