Friday, September 23 is kick-off day of Maker Days Eindhoven!
Future Makers Factory is the program organized for young people, in collaboration with schools and partners.
The program consists of workshops during the day, and Maker Night performance program in the evening, and takes place in the Hill. The workshops are in two retail spaces, the Maker Night is is at M by Muziekgebouw.
The stimulation of creative technology, the learning of 21st century skills considered important by many, putting manufacturing education firmly on the map will get a big boost with this activity of Maker Days Eindhoven.
The group of 14 – 25 is addressed and reached here, as performances and activities aimed at them take place. Through discount promotions at schools and businesses, young people are additionally encouraged/invited to participate in the afternoon and evening programs. The main theme is Sound Machines.
Keywords are virtual reality, metaverse, video, music, up-cycling; sustainable living; kinetic art; cyber fashion, gaming, transformer; robot art.
With the Fontys course IEMES is collaborating on a marketing / communication strategy and plan for the target group of young people. The approach is innovative and produces actionable insights and ideas.
With designers and artists involved, students construct and demonstrate installations. This takes place in maker spaces and in schools. Ad hoc fabrication sites are set up where various structures are developed and rigged. In the evenings and weekends, these installations can be seen and played with;
Concepts are prepared with selected designers/artists and created during the Future Makers Challenge. The themes of Fashion Tech and Sound Machines are dominant in this program section.
The Maker Night evening program consists of a number of performances, in a program where the spectacle is varied and interactive.