Author: Pauline Law

  • VPR: Making Burlington

    Last month Generator, a new maker space in downtown Burlington, opened its doors to the public. Housed in the basement of the old Memorial Auditorium, it sported a clean, open floor plan, lots of tools for jewelry making and wood working, and some very high tech machines including a 3D printer and a laser cutter.

    Maker spaces started popping up several years ago in big cities. The intent is to create a place where people can used shared equipment and new technology for creating new things. Some of the people who work in maker spaces are entrepreneurs: they run their design, furniture or engineering business from space they rent. Others are hobbyists: they use the common resources to get better at what they love to do. Still others are learners: maker spaces typically offer a wide range of classes so people can learn how to make and create using some of the equipment. [Read more . . . ]

  • Burlington Free Press: Burlington ‘maker space’ opens in city-owned annex

    Photo credit: Burlington Free Press/Glenn Russell. Fair use link to photo.

    Burlington is making room for artisans, amateur tinkers and aspiring entrepreneurs with high-end creative equipment in the city-owned Memorial Auditorium annex.

    The initiative, called Generator, officially launches on Saturday with a party that’s open to the public, but officials and organizers held a news conference Thursday morning to show off what Burlington City Arts Executive Director Doreen Kraft called a “wonderland of innovation.” [Read more . . . ]

  • Coverage on WCAX and NECN

    Click on the video still below below to check out WCAX’s tour of Generator, hosted by board member Ken Howell:

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    Ken Howell talks about the rapid prototyping at Generator. Also shown: Generator’s professional-class 3D printer.

    And a great story about Matt Flego’s (one of our founding studio members and volunteer membership coordinator) plans to start a prototyping and fabrication business at Generator on NECN:

     

  • April 2, 2014: Brian David Johnson at Champlain College

    Brian David Johnson, Chief Futurist for Intel Corporation, will give a public talk next Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in Champlain College’s Alumni Auditorium.

    Brian will be bringing copies of all of his books. Show your Generator launch party ticket stub at the talk and receive a free copy of one of his books on a first-come, first-served basis.

    Don’t miss this chance to hear from a nationally recognized visionary on what the world of technology will be like in 2020. RSVP here.

     

  • March 29, 2014: Generator’s launch party

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    You Are Invited!

    GENERATOR LAUNCH PARTY & GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION

    SATURDAY, MARCH 29
    4 – 8 PM
    MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM ANNEX
    250 MAIN STREET, BURLINGTON VT

    Come Check out Burlington’s newest Maker Space on Saturday, March 29th and enjoy:

    -Demos
    -Tours
    -Music
    -Cash Bar (6-8pm)
    -Grilled Cheese + Tomato Soup Bar
    +MORE!

    Generator, Burlington’s new maker space, is a combination of artist studio, classroom, and business incubator focused on the act of making things. Generator exists at the intersection of art, science and technology and as such creates a community of collaboration between artists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and artisans.  Makers of all kinds, novice or professional, can sign-up for membership, rent a studio space, or take a class.  Generator’s objective is to foster a hybrid hive of activity that creates a fertile environment for innovation, creativity and idea fulfillment.