Chris and Jon continue discussing Chris’ month of travel. This episode they discuss Makers Central and the Santa Fe Symposium.
Birmingham Jewellery QuarterMakers Central Chris recently exhibited at Makers Central with his good friend, Rich LoenLoen DesignVectric Vectric helped make it possible for Rich & Chris to showcase at Makers Central CNC Mill Kit The kit that Rich based his new puck carving mill off ofMAKE Magazine & Maker Faire Shutting DownDale Dougherty Founder of MAKENSNorth A conference Jon attended while Chris was on the other side of the pondKen Kocienda One of the few names on the original iPhone patent, creator of the iOS keyboard, & one of the key individuals behind WebKit, Ken was the keynote speaker at this year’s NSNorthCreative Selection Written by Ken KociendaDeveloping for a Niche Jon’s talk from NSNorth 2016May-Li Khoe The keynote speaker at NSNorth the year that Jon was a speaker, like Ken, May-Li was a key contributor to several key Apple technologiesLeonardo da Vinci – Royal Collection Trust Chris was able to catch a part of the 500th anniversary exhibition of da Vinci’s work, from the Queen’s collection, while in the UKCodex Leicester A collection of scientific inquiries, by da Vinci, acquired by Bill Gates in 1994Drawing in Silverpoint500 Years of Genius Leonardo da Vinci exhibit at the Museum of Science & Technology in OttawaStaffordshire Hoard Chris also spent some time taking in the Staffordshire Hoard while in BirminghamFrank Cooper Stoke-on-Trent MuseumsBirmingham City UniversitySanta Fe Symposium Chris attended this year’s Sante Fe Symposium, along with Frank Cooper & many other prominent players in the jewellery making worldGraceland Eddie BellSaul Bell Design AwardRio Grande Santa Fe Symposium Papers ArchiveThe Goldsmiths’ Company Jewellery Materials Congress Chris will be speaking at the Goldsmiths’ Congress in the UK this summerGrant MacDonald LondonTeresa Frye Founder of TechForm, Teresa will be speaking about platinum at the Goldsmiths’ CongressDr. Ulrich Klotz Head of material testing & precious metals research at FEM, in Germany, Ulrich will also be speaking on platinum at the Goldsmiths’ CongressDamiano Zito CEO of Progold, in Italy, Damiano will be giving a presentation on selective laser melting using precious metals at the Goldsmiths’ Congress