We Had a Launch Party!

If you missed it by now, you really missed it. Two weeks ago, Makeshift launched with a bump, thump, and a boom on a fun Friday night in Rhode Island. With a lot of balls in play, we couldn’t find the time to write about it. But now, we’ve got a blog…

Let’s set the stage. September 30 – October 2, Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) played excellent hosts to the Better World by Design conference. Chock-full of designers, planners, thinkers, makers, and doers, dull moments were rare. Least of all at the Makeshift launch party, hosted by our friends at Providence’s brand new co-working studio ANCHOR.

Powered by the sounds of bicycle DJ Damian Ewens and his crew in their “I Wub-Wub-Wub Dubstep” tees, laughs over Trinity brews and sweaty dancing with Big Nazo monsters greatly outweighed serious conversation in the main room. Much needed change from many a long computer night.

Just outside the dance party, the first Makeshift exhibition. A fine collection of backpack speakers from Mexico, a nebulizer from Nicaragua, magazine copies, photos from our amazing contributors, and the fabled E-Charka from India—a traditional yarn producing device reworked to harness enough energy from the spinning to produce electricity—sparked all kinds of crazy conversations.

And if you missed it, no sweat. We got a bigger and better one comin’ at cha next spring at a secret location in NYC. A ton of interesting gadgetry from around the world and lots of boogey awaits…