Maker Movement Archives — Electric Runway

On September 3, 2017
By Amanda Cosco
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Anouk Wipprecht’s Twinkling Edelweiss Introduces Young Makers to 3D Printing and Coding

Fashion tech designer and maker extraordinaire Anouk Wipprecht has created a DIY high-tech edelweiss that you can make at home. As a part of her work at the Fablab Swarovski, the Dutch designer has come up with a simple pendant in the…

On March 3, 2017
By Amanda Cosco
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International Women’s Day: Fearless Design and Prototyping

Erica Tiberia, Renn Scott, Get Your Bot On! Celebrate the creativity and the ingenuity of women! Join us on International Women's Day for Fearless Design and Technology Prototyping—a workshop designed to provide you with the basics of programming with physical…

On January 4, 2017
By Amanda Cosco
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MakeFashion 2017

Get ready for MakeFashion’s 5.0! MakeFashion is a world renowned fashion-tech show featuring designs debuted by international wearable technology designers from across the globe Canada including USA, India, China, Japan. From animated ties that display the wearer’s favourite patterns, to…

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On August 9, 2016
By Amanda Cosco
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Just in Time for Burning Man, there’s Woah Board

As we gear up for Burning Man, thousands are sewing and soldering costumes to bring with them on their pilgrimage to the Black Rock Desert. Many of these costumes will include lighting—or what burners call "glow"— since illuminating your body in…

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On July 11, 2016
By Amanda Cosco
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My first article for WWD

I'm so pleased to announce that I've started writing for WWD (Women's Wear Daily). My first article looks at one Stockholm-based startup trying to move fashion tech from prototype to production. Read my coverage of Automat here click click click.

On May 18, 2016
By Amanda Cosco
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Makers Town

The Makers are a new wave of entrepreneurs and do-it-yourself experts empowered by Web 3.0 tools, technology and crowdfunding. From 3D printing to robotics, wearable technology to new ICT, food to fashion, they are today’s Robert Bosch, Enzo Ferrari or Arthur…

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On April 10, 2016
By Amanda Cosco
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Inside Make Fashion 2016

Fashion Tech Journalist Amanda Cosco takes you inside MakeFashion, a high-tech, high-fashion runway show in Calgary, Alberta. Meet the artists, designers, and makers who collaborated to produce one-of-a-kind wearable art pieces that incorporate emerging technologies such as 3D printing, projection…

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On March 30, 2016
By Amanda Cosco
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Maria and Shannon Hoover: Make Fashion, Change the World

Make Fashion is a high-tech, high-fashion runway show taking place this Saturday, April 2nd at the Telus Spark Science Centre in Calgary, Alberta.

On July 30, 2015
By Amanda Cosco
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Electric Runway Launch Party

On July 23, 2015 we celebrated our launch in coordination with the Maker Festival kickoff party in Toronto. Curator Amanda Rebecca Cosco paired garment-focused companies with hardware companies for a runway show that asked not who we are, but what are…