In an unassuming commercial building up on Colby Drive in Waterloo, Chris Parent is making the best damned gelato and sorbet that I’ve ever tasted. I (DW) found this out first-hand last week after a chance conversation at my bi-weekly breakfast club. Chris rolled in late to our gathering at the Checkerboard Restaurant, and upon […]
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Blacksmith Sandra Dunn on Maker Expo
You might pass by this shop, visible from the Conestoga Parkway, and have no idea of the metal magic happening inside. I serendipitously learned of Sandra Dunn and her business Two Smiths back in 2013 when I (DW) caught a photo of her during an industrial tour associated with BOX Art. Fast-forward to today and […]
Music maker Ian Newton
A couple weeks back, I sat down with my friend/artist/music maker Ian Newton. Before I get into that, I’ll bring you the Maker Expo message of the day: exhibiting makers have only 3 days left to apply. Canada Day, July 1 deadline, y’all. Amplify your fun by getting in as a maker of anything. Ian […]
Maker Expo pop-up rocked Summer Lights Festival
We, the Maker Expo + kwartzlab crew brought our love of making to Summer Lights on Saturday night and the people responded with gusto. Agnes Niewiadomski had kitted up an LED-lit plastic badge for night wanderers to make-and-take and Ben Brown and Neil Eaton were helping visitors make buttons. Our Jennifer van Overbeeke was running […]
Maker Expo at Summer Lights Festival tonight
Our MEEP Agnes Niewiadomski has a make-and-take tonight at Summer Lights Festival, kicking off at 8pm. Only 200 kits for these sharp looking light-up badges, perfect for wandering the DTK night. Why just watch when you can make? We’ll be at 179 King St W, in Kitchener (the old Entertaining Elements shop, mere steps from […]
Maker Expo pop-up at Cambridge Art Festival
The Maker Expo crew rolled into the Cambridge Art Festival today representing the Expo as well as kwartzlab. We were engaging makers and visitors alike. Thanks Cambridge! Got a few more pics for you, but first I’ve got two important messages of the day:1. We’ll be at Summer Lights Festival tonight in Kitchener at 179 […]
Maker Expo pop-up at Communitech
This sharp crew from the TD Lab at Communitech made and shot air-powered rockets as part of our Maker Expo pop-up/sign-up event on Thursday. We are on the lookout for makers and signing them up on the spot. I’ve got a few more pics for you from our Thursday roadshow, but first here’s where we […]
Maker Expo connects with Wilfrid Laurier University
Maker Expo extends a leaping-high-five to this trio of walking-the-talk entrepreneurship gurus at Wilfrid Laurier University. Left to right are Assistant Professor Laura Allan (School of Business & Economics), Associate Professor Stephen Preece (Academic Director, Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship), and Victoria Larke (Manager, Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship). On Monday of this week, my Maker Expo […]
Communitech supports Maker Expo
Maker Expo is delighted to welcome Communitech as a Tier 1 sponsor! Here’s Kayleigh Platz, Communitech’s Community Relations Manager representin’ with the ME postcards. If you don’t know Communitech, you should know that they are our global nexus of business, living their name and “helping tech companies start, grow and succeed.” There are a whole […]
Bringing Maker Expo to your 570 News radio waves
DW here. Cam Turner and I are hitting the airwaves tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1:45pm on 570 News to talk about Maker Expo in Eric Drozd’s tech segment. You can listen live on the interwebs or tune in the old-fashioned way on your AM dial at, yep you guessed it: 570 kHz. Got a few more […]