Entries by Nate Bezanson

From hackerspace to art show, lamps headed to NYC

Where would a couple of artists/designers go for help with converting their latest lighting project over to LED illumination? Why, their friendly local hackerspace, of course! Lisa Smith and Caroline Linder‘s “Pipette Lamps”, pictured here, got blisteringly hot when equipped with halogen bulbs. Before showing the lamps at Cite, they wanted to switch light sources. […]

Hello, Penguicon! Up next: Maker Faire Detroit work days

First, a big thank-you to everyone involved in Penguicon! We had a great weekend because of you. Lots of people got their first taste of soldering, and I think experienced the magic of hackerspaces first-hand. Having a dedicated place for hackerspaces at the con is something I first saw at HOPE, and which Notacon has […]