[sudo-discuss] Fwd: [Awesome SF] Fwd: [Awesome Friends] April is Design Month at Ace Monster Toys

[Hilary Naylor]

I hope to see some awesome proposals from people who participate in
these events! :)
thanks
Hilary

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Hilary Naylor
Awesome Foundation Trustee
www.a2zed.us
Oakland CA

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From: Awesome San Francisco <sf at 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 at googlegroups.com
Cc: Rachel McConnell <rachel at 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!

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From: Rachel McConnell <rachel at 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 at 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

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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 at acemonstertoys.org

or visit our website at
http://acemonstertoys.org/content/april-design-month-amt-learn-hack-more-mindfully

Best Regards,
David Donovan
Director, Ace Monster Toys

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