Maker Works News Today

Members with various backgrounds, from 3D printing to electrician to automotive engineer to construction contractors, volunteer their time to help guests.

Maker Works aims to raise $50,000 so it can offer resources to community members looking to learn new skills like upholstery, woodworking, glass etching, welding and sewing.

From 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17, the Plaza Drive organization is celebrating 12 years of being a community makers space.

A nonprofit in Ann Arbor is working to raise $50,000 as a part of a month-long giving campaign. Maker Works is located on Plaza Drive.

Here’s the thing about shopping. In today’s social media world, it’s all about discoverability. There’s tons of competition on platforms like Lazada and Shopee, and the Instagram algorithm just isn’t as good as it should be for unearthing different brands. There’s still TikTok, but while it’s been wildly popular, there are still many brands that are trying to figure out...

Kymm Clark hopes to restore the art and craft of upholstery. Once a skill that allowed furniture to be passed down for generations, it is now rare that worn or damaged furniture is repaired instead of going to the landfill. Kymm joins "creative:impact" host Deb Polich and they talk about how Kymm is invigorating interest in DIY furniture restoration.

Now that he has hired his first employee, Ken Foster is ready to take on the Chinese and start bringing offshored mold-making jobs back to the U.S.Foster plans to do that by reducing the high labor costs required currently at the thousands of small job shops that make the thousands of molds used to…