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青成共創: 一起來建構心目中的青年中心吧!
上水其實並沒有太多能吸引年輕人加入並結識區內朋友的社區中心,所以社工們和一群年輕人便一同構思並設計出一個新的社區中心——「清河分處」來建立一個屬於上水和粉嶺年輕人的聯網社區。在六個星期裡面,他們以問「如果」的問題作為構思的起點,最終為區內的年輕人設計及製作出4個非常有趣的計劃。

完夢計畫 – 自己cosplay自己造
熱愛cosplay的Violetta因為受蝴蝶灣女青的介紹參加了賽馬會青創社區系列。她希望透過這個計劃為自己製作度身訂造的Cosplay服。在動手製作的過程中,Violetta認為自己有不少得著,亦希望藉此能夠啟發大家有想要的東西時可以選擇自己動手做,可能會有意想不到的收獲。

耆望有你 – 改善長者家居生活小發明
在2018年時,香港基督教女青年會屯門綜合社會服務處的勞姑娘集合了對手作有興趣,對新事物有興趣而且願意學習的高年級小學生成為創客小組,並討論所服務的對象及議題。後來從討論中發現屯門區友愛安定邨的長者人數較多,希望可以透過製作小工具改善長者的家居和生活,所以舉辦了以長者為本的創客活動─耆望有你。

「一點未來」創客計劃工作坊 Level 3 開始啦!
自今年三月尾開始,我們便正式開展了Level3的工作坊。除了進行設計思維的訓練與分享外,首兩次的工作坊我們邀請了專注於「升級再造」(Upcycyling)的設計師張瑋晉 Kevin作為嘉賓,與參加者一起利用廢棄的物料來進行創作。我們一起來看看最近一次工作坊的實況吧!

MakerBay, MakerBench, MakerBox – we got you covered!
We tend to overlook the importance of the environment in which we create. Every major invention came through the workbench – yet, the workbench itself has not evolved much in hundreds of years. How can we make the capacity of innovation available to all, in an affordable package? How do

“Phnom Penh Innovation Center, Powered by MakerBay” under construction
We are very excited to present MakerBay first collaboration to build a large makerspace outside of Hong Kong. We have helped build many makerspaces in universities, schools, youth centers, for companies in Hong Kong, but this is our first partnership to build a large-scale innovation space in a place where

PERI-PERISCOPE | #Architecture #Optics #Event
The PERI-PERISCOPE brings in everything Clockenflap has to offer into one airy little hub. From its center, visitors are drawn into a surreal and amplified amalgamation of all the dazzling lights and visuals across the festive Central Harbourfront. Given limited time and space for on-site construction, puLP devised seven modules that were pre-fabricated over

Biomaterial [Part 1] – Experimenting with Bioplastics
This is a self-initiated project I did it together with my DIY BIO Hong Kong folks. What is the motivation that drives me to do this project? There are 3 reasons: The plastic wastes problem. We lived in a city that produces many plastic wastes every day. News also reported

Impact Innovation – The Necessary Mutation of the Structure of Scientific Revolution. pt3/3
In the case of Makerbay, as we are focused on developing technologies to “make the world a better place” it is absolutely vital to not fall into Technological Utopianism, and instead sharpen ourselves to be techno-critical, with advocacy and entrepreneurial propositions that are appropriate. Dominika Szope, Barbara Kiolbassa, Anett Holzheid