Meeting with Maker Faire France
Meeting with Maker Faire France Make France Maker in a few numbers: Maker Faire events are spread throughout France. From Paris to Perpignan, via Lille, Metz, Strasbourg, Grenoble or Nantes. In 2017, Maker Faire is 12 events produced in France with nearly 50,000 visitors. Can you introduce us to make Maker? The community of makers appeared on Internet forums and federated around the MAKE magazine. She quickly feels the need to gather around an event. This is how Maker Faire becomes in 2006 the first maker event in the world. It is both a science festival, a popular fair and a reference event for innovation. This concept brings together demonstration stands, discovery workshops, performances and conferences around creativity, manufacturing, Do It Yourself and maker cultures. Today, more than 400 editions take place in 40 countries. They bring together communities of enthusiasts, experts or beginners, sharing the desire to create, manufacture and learn fr...