Do you want to be a maker, get to know the maker community, find maker inspiration, or hang out with other makers? We’ve put together a list of hands-on maker activities over the coming week. Mark them on your calendar and don’t miss them!
10/9 (Monday)
Tourism Factory into Your Life, Second Session
Organizer: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Address: No. 16, Section 2, Beimen Road, East District, Tainan City (Tainan cultural and creative industrial park)
Time: 10/09 (Monday) 10:00 – 10/15 (Sunday) 18:00
October Leather Course: Cactus Leather Cover
Organizer: Succulent & Gift
Address: 1F, No. 19, Lane 76, Siwei Road, Da’an District, Taipei City (Four minute walk from Daan Station Exit 6)
Time: 10/09 (Monday) 10:00 – 10/27 (Friday) 21:00
10/11 (Wednesday)
Fashionable DIY Bucket Hat
Organizer: Mzone
Address: No. 8, Lainan Street, Yancheng District, Kaohsiung City (Five minute walk from Yanchengpu Station Exit 1, along Dayong Road)
Time: 10/11 (Wednesday) 15:00 – 10/22 (Sunday) 17:00
Mechanical Drawing, Lathe and Milling Machines Tutorial
Organizer: Dream Maker, Research and Development Office, National Formosa University
Address: B1, General Building II, National Formosa University (Cross-disciplinary Innovation Makerspace)
Time: 10/11 (Wednesday) 15:00 – 11/30 (Thursday) 12:00
November Concrete Tutorial: Succulent and Concrete Island
Organizer: Succulent & Gift
Address: 1F, No. 19, Lane 76, Siwei Road, Da’an District, Taipei City (Four minute walk from Daan Station Exit 6)
Time: 10/11 (Wednesday) 14:00 – 12/01 (Friday) 21:00
10/12 (Thursday)
Natural Beeswax Cloth Workshop
Organizer: Thee Corner Cafe
Address: 2F, No. 22, Minsheng Road, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City (Upstairs of A-Tao’s Restaurant)
Time: 14:00 – 15:30
Wei Zhi Creation Equipment Courses: Laser Cutting and Engraving, File conversion (Including Graphics Software Instruction) (10/12)
Organizer: Wei Zhi Creation
Address: 3F, No. 108, Section 1, Chongxin Rd, Sanchong District, New Taipei City (Room 312, Innosquare, Wei Zhi Creation)
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
Coffee Maker: Coffee Trivia and AeroPress Brewing
Organizer: AtticEdu
Address: B1, No. 202, Bo’ai 2nd Road, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City (MakerLab, 3 minute walk from Kaohsiung MRT Aozihdi Station Exit 3)
Time: 10/12 (Thursday) 19:30 – 10/19 (Thursday) 21:30
October Handicraft Courses: Hand Building Pottery & Succulent Plants
Organizer: Succulent & Gift
Address: 1F, No. 19, Lane 76, Siwei Road, Da’an District, Taipei City (Four minute walk from Daan Station Exit 6)
Time: 10/12 (Thursday) 14:00 – 11/26 (Sunday) 19:00
Arduino Single Chip Microcontroller Design DIY!
Organizer: BSNet
Address: No. 318, Zhongshan 1st Road, Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City (MRT R11 Station exit, under the viaduct)
Time: 10/12 (Thursday) 18:30 – 12/05 (Tuesday) 21:30
10/13 (Friday)
[Punplace Tainan] October Basic Digital Manufacturing Equipment Tutorial
Organizers: Punplace│Tainan City Government│PanSci
Address: No. 21, Nanmen Road, West Central District, Tainan City (opposite National Museum of Taiwan Literature, next to Bog Tea Shop)
Time: 19:30 – 21:00
10/14 (Saturday)
New Taipei Mini Maker Faire 2017
Organizer: New Taipei City Government Labor Affairs Bureau
Address: New Taipei City Civic Plaza
Time: 10:00 – 17:00
UndoBox Design
Organizers: Hsinchu Innovative Industries Accelerator, Industrial Technology Research Institute
Address: Room 920, Center of Innovative Incubator, National Tsing Hua University South Campus (next to Baoshan Road entrance)
Time: 9:30-17:00
Artificial Clay Succulent Plant | Miss Jiahui
Organizer: Hsin-han International
Address: 8F, No. 442, Section 2, Zhongshan Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, 235 (Opposite Shui Young Hall)
Time: 13:00 – 17:00
Smoke Outside the Window – Hand Printed Shoulder Bag
Organizer: InBlooom
Address: No. 28, Minyue Street, Datong District, Taipei City (Dadaocheng outlet, near Beimen Station)
Time: 14:00 – 16:30
Hey Song DIY Sarsaparilla Gel Candle
Organizer: Heysong World
Address: 2F, No. 39, Section 1, Fuxing South Road, Songshan District, Taipei City (Heysong World, 2F, Breeze Center)
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Shiba X Carvy: Creative Succulent Wooden Pottery
Organizer: Shibashiba
Address: No. 128, Jinde North Road, North District, Taichung City (Near Taichung Confucius Temple, east of Shuangshi Junior High School)
Time: 18:30 – 20:30
The Healing Light: Hand-poured Scented Soy Candle × Meditation
Organizer: Dimension
Address: 7F-1, No. 1, Section 1, Fuxing South Road, Songshan District, Taipei City (Five minute walk toward Ambassador Theatres, Breeze Center from Nanjing Fuxing Station Exit 5 or Zhongxiao Fuxing Exit 5)
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
3D Printing Appearance Optimization Workshop
Organizer: Xinyi (新藝文化有限公司)
Address: Taichung Cultural and Creative Industries Park (No. 362, Section 3, Fuxing Road, South District, Taichung City)
Time: 10/14 (Saturday) 09:30 – 10/15 (Sunday) 16:30
【Mzone Workshop: Potted Clay Lavender
Organizer: Mzone
Address: No. 8, Lainan Street, Yancheng District, Kaohsiung City (Five minute walk to the right from Yanchengpu Station Exit 1)
Time: 10/14 (Saturday) 14:00 – 10/21 (Saturday) 16:30
Breathing Containers: Diatomite Pulp Tutorial Two Day Course (Beginner)
Organizer: doTsuwa
Address: No. 7, Lane 99, Section 3, Bade Road, Songshan District, Taipei City (Caihe Art Studio)
Time: 10/14 (Saturday) 14:00 – 10/21 (Saturday) 17:30
October Cement Course: Cement Pot Making & Potting Succulents
Organizer: Succulent & Gift
Address: Address: 1F, No. 19, Lane 76, Siwei Road, Da’an District, Taipei City (Four minute walk from Daan Station Exit 6)
Time: 10/14 (Saturday) 10:00 – 11/11 (Monday) 11:00
Courses for Children: Lego Creativity, Dynamic Machinery
Organizer: Green Kid Education
Address: No. 111, Section 1, Xingnan Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City (Nanshijiao Station Exit 4)
Time: 10/14 (Saturday) 10:30 – 12/16 (Saturday) 12:00
10/15 (Sunday)
Maker Inn: Ranger Robot Assembly and Control
Organizer: MakerWisdom
Address: No. 105, Kaisyuan 4th Road, Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung City, 806 (Maker Inn)
Time: 09:00 – 16:00
MAKER LAB @ Creative Design Thinking & Everyday Product Design: Part I
Organizer: MakerLab
Address: B1, No. 202, Bo’ai 2nd Road, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City (MRT R13 Aozihdi Station Exit 3 or 4, down Bo’ai 2nd Road toward Bank of Kaohsiung past Zhisheng Road, between Xinxin Pet Clinic and Jinlin Pet Store)
Time: 09:30 – 12:00
Advanced Class: LoRa Industrial Workshop
Organizer: MakerPRO
Address: 6F, No. 18, Section 1, Chang’an East Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City (Hua Nan Bank Chang’an Building)
Time: 09:30 – 16:30
>>FutureWard: 3D Printer Tutorial
Organizer: FutureWard
Address: No. 40, Section 3, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City (FutureWard@ 1F, General Building, Tatung University)
Time: 13:00 – 15:30
MAKER LAB @ Creative Design Thinking & Everyday Product Design: Part II
Organizer: MakerLab
Address: B1, No. 202, Bo’ai 2nd Road, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City (MRT R13 Aozihdi Station Exit 3 or 4, down Bo’ai 2nd Road toward Bank of Kaohsiung past Zhisheng Road, between Xinxin Pet Clinic and Jinlin Pet Store)
Time: 13:30 – 16:00
Summer Universe, Colored Throw Pillows
Organizer: InBlooom
Address: No. 23, Lane 36, Yancheng Street, Yancheng District, Kaohsiung City (InBlooom Yancheng Store, near MRT Yancheng Station)
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Plants and Birds Hand Painted Pottery Plates
Organizer: Inblooom
Address: No. 28, Minyue Street, Datong District, Taipei City (Dadaocheng outlet, near Beimen Station)
Time: 14:00 – 17:00
Have you heard of other fun maker activities not on our list? If so, please let us know, and we’ll share your information with our readers.
