'Our makerspace is not about the tools': Dept. of Making + Doing

People are always asking Michael Darfler about the 3D printer inside the Department of Making + Doing.

But a makerspace is not really about the tools, says Darfler, the program manager of the education-focused, family-friendly makerspace in University City.

From the Department of Making + Doing’s new blog:

Yes, we have a laser cutter and yes, it’s totally awesome, but it’s only good at one thing. Cutting things with a laser. A piece of cardboard can be a submarine. A sheet of fabric can be an ocean. A stick of wood can be magic wand. Making is dirty, chaotic and messy, but that is an integral part of how we develop tenacity and understanding.

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‘Our makerspace is not about the tools’: Dept. of Making + Doing

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