Palm Beach Mini Maker Faire is tomorrow!

See you tomorrow for the 6th annual Palm Beach Mini Maker Faire at the Cox Science Center 10am – 4pm! All ages welcome. Live demos, interactive activity stations, workshops and more will be available for all who share the Maker spirit!

Parking is limited, so look for a spot anywhere in Dreher Park. We recommend bringing cash, as some workshops and makers charge for their experiences.

Enjoy the following food trucks during this event: Gimme Grillin, Cool and Creamy Ice Cream, and Tacos Veracruz 

Maker Workshops and Live Demos Announced!

Bring your own T-shirt for a FREE Screen Printing lesson!

Fashion Tech: Garments Come Alive Through Robotics

It’s not science fiction — Designer to unveil living “Tentacle” dress Dec.14

West Palm Beach, Florida Nov.18, 2019- Imagine…clothing that brings our moods to life through movement, lighting and sound. Dresses that react as someone approaches or to environmental changes. Garments that perform mechanical tasks as they are worn. The terms ‘robotic fashion’ and ‘electronic couture’ sound like science fiction but the creations of one designer bring art, fashion, science and hi-tech to life! In the emerging field of “FashionTech,” Anouk Wipprecht’s creations stir emotions, evoke reactions and take imagination to the next level.

Her work is featured by high-profile clients such as Rolls Royce and at major events including the Super Bowl. Her latest creation, in collaboration with Nextasy, the innovation laboratory of Cirque Du Soleil Entertainment Group, brings an underwater fantasy to life. The new dress, aptly named “Miss Wiggles,” uses artificial intelligence to analyze the wearer’s surroundings. With cameras for eyes and a computer for a brain, the piece comes to life when it detects a face. A smile generates a wild positive reaction as the dress dances and illuminates with pleasure. Interaction between the wearer and a new encounter stimulates conversation and a new relationship. This aquatic-themed electronic couture debuts at the Palm Beach Maker Faire December 14th at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium at 10AM. It follows other space-age designs from Wipprecht which include an interactive spider dress, a personality-based perfume creator, clothing that emits smoke and even a dress that mixes drinks at social gatherings.

Wipprecht’s work with Nextasy has resulted in multiple innovative creations this year. A collaboration with SAP was the talk of 2019 New York Fashion Week when costumes creating custom elixirs and perfumes were presented. “Our explorations of the future of live entertainment continue having us explore the space between technology and the audience. When we looked at our audience appeal for our costumes, it made perfect sense to investigate how tech and costumes could play a larger role in our pre-and-post show experience, and potentially on stage as well. Breaking down the barriers enables our audience to interact more closely with the live entertainment experience and the potential WOW effect becomes even more significant for our guests. » says Diane Quinn, Chief Creative Officer at Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group. To bring “Miss Wiggles” and other high tech fashion designs to life requires a meeting of creative minds. Wipprecht adds, “In this case the process, from research to design to execution, brought together creative talents including the Nextasy creation team, her partner Jeff Cacossa, Software developer Bryan Bonvallet and help from 3D specialists Igor Knezevic and Shapeways. Exploring robotics on the body involves creation of detailed mock-ups including mechanics, design, coding, soldering and ensuring all the components act as a unified piece. When complete, we reveal a piece that blends art, technology and fashion into couture designed to evoke emotion.”

About the FashionTech Dress:

“Miss Wiggles” is an animatronic 3D-printed dress with robotic tentacles. The work uses facial recognition to react based on the surroundings. A built-in camera triggers a series of pre-defined interactions with the mechanical tentacles on the wearer’s shoulders. From a design perspective it’s a hi-tech, vision-oriented, on-body, aquatic-themed, robotic package!

Event Information: Unveiling “Miss Wiggles” at the Palm Beach Maker Faire

Date: December 14, 2019, 10AM-11AM

Location: South Florida Science Center and Aquarium

4801 Dreher Trail N, West Palm Beach, FL 33405

Website: https://palmbeach.makerfaire.com

Designer information: Anouk Wipprecht: www.anoukwipprecht.nl

Nextasy: www.nextasy.com

Event models courtesy of: www.agence-celine.com

With support of G-Star High School of the Arts: www.gstarschool.org

About Anouk Wipprecht

Dutch FashionTech designer Anouk Wipprecht creates designs ahead of her time, combining the latest in science and technology to make fashion an experience that transcends mere appearances. She wants her garments to facilitate and augment the interactions we have with ourselves and our surroundings. Her Spider Dress is a perfect example of this aesthetic, where sensors and moveable arms on the dress help to create a more defined boundary of personal space while employing a fierce style. Her signature is often explored through a futuristic, and architectural way in where the technology is curating a certain kind of expression – with her ‘Smoke Dress’ for example: a sensor-based 3D printed dress that starts to exhale layers of smoke the more people are in the direct environment of the dress. Making her garments an ‘interface’ that the body communicates with in a non-verbal matter.

About Cirque Du Soleil Entertainment Group

About Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group:Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group is a world leader in live entertainment. On top of producing world-renowned circus arts shows, the Canadian organization brings its creative approach to a large variety of entertainment forms such as multimedia productions, immersive experiences, theme parks and special events. It currently has 4,500 employees from nearly 70 countries. Going beyond its various creations, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group aims to make a positive impact on people, communities and the planet with its most important tools: creativity and art. For more information about Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, please visit www.CDSentertainmentgroup.com

2019 Call for Makers NOW OPEN!

Palm Beach Mini Maker Faire is coming back on December 14th 2019, bigger and better than ever! The Call for Maker application is now open and we encourage all to apply here: https://palmbeach.makerfaire.com/call-for-makers/

For questions about our Maker Faire, email Maker@SFScienceCenter.org.

Thank you for another great Maker Faire!

Many thanks to our committee members, sponsors, makers, volunteers, and staff for making the 2018 Palm Beach Mini Maker Faire our best one yet! Shout out to Adafruit Industries for this awesome video! See you next year for the 2019 Palm Beach Mini Maker Faire.

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Palm Beach Mini Maker Faire tomorrow! Master list of Makers here.

See you tomorrow for the 3rd Annual Palm Beach Mini Maker Faire at the South Florida Science Center 10am – 4pm! Parking is limited, so look for a spot anywhere in Dreher Park. Food will be available for purchase. We recommend bringing cash, as some workshops and makers charge for their experience.

All ages welcome. Bounce houses, giant LEGOs, children’s workshops and more will be available for the youngest Makers!

We couldn’t be more excited to showcase the interactive booths and workshops of the following Makers: 

Palm Beach Tech – Committee Member

Resource Depot – Committee Member

Tech Garage – Committee Member

AR Design – Committee Member

Jaycon Systems – Soldering Kit Sponsor

Unified Dream

Delray Beach Children’s Garden

Orchard Supply Hardware

Accomplice Brewery & Ciderworks

Mercy Art and Creations

CNC 2-axis Pen Plotter

Aerojet Rocketdyne

Cosmic Times/Palm Con

Scientastic Institute

Electric Hydrofoil Surfboard

Silly Rabbits Crafts

ALLAXIS 3D Printers

Plant Nite Palm Beach

The Fine Print Shoppe

Palm Beach Day Academy

Fort Lauderdale Arduino Club

TraskAcademy.com

FAU CARD

Scripps Florida

Mousetrap Car Workshops

WoW Promoter Video Kiosk

Infento – Green Mouse Academy

iFixYouri

Cryptocurrency Mining

FIRST Robotics

Palm Beach State College

Florida Atlantic University

Jupiter Bounce

Everglades Squad – 501^st Legion

Sami Peruvian Clothing

The Amazing Keryx

Cathy’s Curiosities

Usborne Books

Cardinal Drones

Stained Glass Originals

Jaci Jackson Art

Damselfish Designs Handcrafted Originals

Game Next Door, LLC

Home Depot

Just Palm

Turtle Surfboards

Medina Art

Paulette Elkind DreamStones & Facepainting

Get Hands-on with Screen Printing!

Palm Beach Mini Maker Faire attendees are invited to bring in their own t-shirt for a free screen printing lesson from The Fine Print Shoppe! Grab your favorite band tee, sports tee, or vacation souvenir tee and learn how to add a custom Maker Faire design to it. The printing ink is black, so make sure you bring in a light-colored shirt. Don’t have a spare t-shirt? We’ve got you covered with extra shirts (while supplies last)!

The 501st Legion – Everglades Squad to make appearances on Saturday!

The 501st Legion – Everglades Squad has confirmed appearances at the Palm Beach Mini Maker Faire this Saturday. Stop by the South Florida Science Center between 10am – 4pm to catch Kylo Ren, Storm Troopers, Rebel Fleet Troopers, Darth Vader, and more! The R2D2 builder’s club has also confirmed appearances of the life-size robots you know and love. All ages welcome!

Live Demos and Maker Workshops announced

Live demos and maker workshops have just been announced for Palm Beach Mini Maker Faire on Saturday! Liquid Nitrogen ice cream, soldering, mousetrap cars, 3D printing, fire and ice shows, and much more. All workshops are first come-first served at the workshop sign-up station outside of our main entrance. View the schedule here and plan your day: https://palmbeach.makerfaire.com/2018-schedule/