I hope to see some awesome proposals from people who participate in these events! :) thanks Hilary --- Hilary Naylor Awesome Foundation Trustee www.a2zed.us Oakland CA ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Awesome San Francisco <sf(a)awesomefoundation.org> Date: Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 2:26 PM Subject: [Awesome SF] Fwd: [Awesome Friends] April is Design Month at Ace Monster Toys To: awesome-foundation-sf(a)googlegroups.com Cc: Rachel McConnell <rachel(a)xtreme.com> Rachel, an amazing Awesome trustee alum, wanted to alert you all to a bunch of special, April design workshops at Ace Monster Toys Hackerspace in Oakland. Cheers! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rachel McConnell <rachel(a)xtreme.com> Date: Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 2:16 PM Subject: [Awesome Friends] April is Design Month at Ace Monster Toys To: Awesome Friends <SF-awesome-friends(a)googlegroups.com> Hello Awesome Friends, I write to ask your help spreading the word about the program that Ace is having next month. If you have a list you're on that this information is appropriate for, please send it! thanks, Rachel McConnell --- Starting April 5, Ace Monster Toys Hackerspace in Oakland is pleased to host a month of design courses and workshops with Régis Lemberthe of A&Ré Design. Originally trained as an industrial designer, Régis graduated with his Master's Degree in Humanitarian Design And Sustainable Living before moving to Berlin and getting involved in the local maker community. He now presents several different workshops there, in parallel with his activities as part of A&Ré Design Studio. From his description of the Design Tour (http://2014.design-tour.org): "One of the most appropriate and exciting answers to mass production and consumption, the maker movement has in the last years gained considerable recognition. Fab labs and hacker spaces are being created in every major city, offering those familiar with low-scale productions techniques access to adequate machinery, as well as training for everyone else. Skill sharing in fab labs is based on the know-how and experience of artists, designers, makers, programmers and hackers committed to making production accessible to all. Yet, while some techniques are widely spread, others sadly remain more confidential. After a few years spent facilitating events at Betahaus Berlin, French designer Régis Lemberthe goes on tour - a series of craft workshops and social+collaborative design courses hosted in maker spaces of various different cities - lasting for a month, wherever interest and facilities are. It has started in 2013 in Betahaus Berlin and will continue in early 2014 in the US, Canada and London before proceeding towards south-east Asia. " List of Events: - Upcycling Lecture (free) http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172725002/ - Social & Humanitarian Design Lecture (free) http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172728292/ - Design 101: A 4 part class series on beginning design thinking: http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172725702/ - Product & System Design for Social Good: An 8 part class series on humanitarian design: http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172727482/ - Concrete Objects Cast In Reclaimed Materials: A 2 part workshop on creating designed objects from concrete ( http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172728842/ or http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172728632/) - Low Cost Silicone Mold Workshop: A one part workshop on making cheap silicone molds from hardware store materials ( http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172729242/ or http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172729042/) - Reclaimed Paper Pulp Lampshade Workshop: A one part workshop on using paper pulp paste as a design material ( http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172729742/ or http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172729882/) - Pimp Your Hood with Collaborative Design: A fast-paced collaborative design session, includes a buffet dinner ( http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172731372/ or http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172731272/) Visit the MeetUp calendar (http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/#calendar) for full event details and to sign up. All meetups are open to members of the public. Hope to see you there! For questions please contact Ace Monster Toys at info(a)acemonstertoys.org or visit our website at http://acemonstertoys.org/content/april-design-month-amt-learn-hack-more-mi… Best Regards, David Donovan Director, Ace Monster Toys -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Awesome Foundation, San Francisco Chapter www.awesomefoundation.org twitter: @awesomesfo email: sf(a)awesomefoundation.org facebook: http://bit.ly/cRlniY providing $1k grants to Awesome projects ------------------------------------------------------------------------