The Maker Project Launches at Ny Now
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The Maker Movement is alive and well, and it’s growing in every home and lifestyle
category! To celebrate and support all things artisanal and handmade, NY NOW will
launch the “Maker Project” at the summer market.
This multi-faceted project includes maker product showcases; a four-part seminar
program; and exclusive free access and shopping discount to New York City’s MAD
(Museum of Arts and Design).
ENJOY:
MAKER EXHIBIT AT MAD
Your Summer Market badge entitles you
to free admission to MAD (Museum of Arts
and Design) to enjoy
“NYC Makers: The
MAD Biennial
” an exhibition of work by approximately 100 makers —
artisans, artists and designers — who create objects or environments.
As an added bonus, you’ll also receive a 20% discount (on full priced
items) at The Store at MAD!
SHOP:
MAKER RESOURCES
Look for the debut of the Etsy Wholesale pavilion featuring Etsy Wholesale Sellers and
their products across the spectrum of home and lifestyle merchandise, as well as in-booth
presentations! An additional display, presented by the product launch platform The Grommet,
will introduce a variety of new-to-market makers.
Of course, you’ll still find “maker” resources in NY NOW’s other “incubator” spaces, including
A+ The Young Designers’ Platform at Accent on Design
®
, HANDMADE
®
Designer Maker’s
Emerging Makers
and Artisan Resource’s
®
Market Incubator Program.
Aug. 17:
Modern-Day Matchmaking:
Technology & Tools for the 21st Century
This session explores tools that connect
ideas with action—such as crowd-funding,
co-working spaces, and start-up incubators.
Panelists include Abigail Keifer of Red Clay,
Matthew Burnett of Makers Row, and others.
Aug. 18:
Knock-Out Knock-Offs:
Design Integrity in the Internet Age
Join members of Be Original Americas for an
exploration of ethical questions surrounding
original design, plagiarism, intellectual
property and the creative process of design.
Aug. 18:
The Maker Movement –
Forging A New Paradigm
Susan Szenasy of
METROPOLIS
, Glenn
Adamson of MAD, and other panelists
discuss the risks and rewards for small
businesses creating and selling self-made
products through processes ranging from
the digital to the artisanal.
Aug. 19:
Entrepreneurship & Lessons
Learned from the Start-Up Trenches
Jules Pieri, founder and CEO of The Grommet
will address entrepreneurship in today’s
invention-focused and DIY economy; finding
funding; and challenges for women, minorities
and older entrepreneurs.
LEARN:
MAKER SEMINARS
Register online now at nynow.com/programs for the four Maker Project seminars
to be held at the Javits Center:
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