{"id":15503,"date":"2015-08-24T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=15503"},"modified":"2016-10-14T16:43:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T20:43:58","slug":"maker-faire-cape-town-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/maker-faire-cape-town-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Maker Faire Cape Town 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I attended the first annual Maker Faire in Cape Town<\/a>\u00a0and it was inspiring – there was lots to see and explore.<\/p>\n

We got to see a variety of 3D printers up close and see new concepts that are being designed and created locally.\u00a0The Maker Movement is clearly thriving here, with electronics, scrap sculpture and upcycling, environmentally-friendly innovations, maker groups, and even a South African-based alternative to Kickstarter for crowdfunding local projects.<\/p>\n

Digital technologies such as 3D printing and laser cutting bring the potential for inventing creative solutions to anyone, without the need for a large startup capital or external manufacturers, and that’s especially exciting for me to see here in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Now is a good time to be creative, and I’m excited to see the\u00a0new ideas that will emerge from local makers in the near future… (Plus, I’m getting my own ideas for things I’d like to make using digital\u00a0tech!)<\/p>\n

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