A Conversation with Doug Laney, President of Knox Makers
"I got involved with Knox Makers in early 2011, which is a few months after it got started. The term "makerspace" was still relatively new back then, but even at that time the idea of having a shared workspace where people could combine resources to have access to a much better workspace than they could afford individually seemed amazing."
Knoxville officially became The Maker City this year.
With generous support from the City of Knoxville and the inspired brand identity gifted to the City by local firm Designsensory, we have claimed Knoxville’s place on the national maker stage.
Read the full post to celebrate all we've accomplished together in The Maker City!
'Tis the season, y'all! We're all starting to think gifts and shopping local is so important for our community, economy, artists, and their families. Take a peek to learn a bit more about a few of Knoxville's makers and what makes shopping local so special! Buy Local - DO IT.
It seems like December 1 pops up on the calendar and the mad rush to reinvent our lives and improve all of our (perceived) shortcomings becomes our nagging focus. We look at our businesses, our fitness and health, our relationships - we reluctantly say "this year, I'm really going to do it!" and after a month or two, our goals peter out and we go back to the resignation that new year goals setting doesn't work. Read on for Steph Crowder's 5-Step goal setting activity that you can do at home!
Being The Maker City, Knoxville has an abundance of talented craftspeople, makers, designers, and artists of all kinds creating one-of-a-kind pieces. We encourage you to shop local and give handmade items year round. Each piece comes with a story about who made it and how it was made. It also feels good to support Knoxville and its small-scale manufacturers.
Read more here... or pick up the latest edition of Blank News - Knoxville's ONLY local + free publication!
An enormous thanks to Knoxville Weekend for their creation of this video. Our partnership with Knoxville Weekend continues to grow as we select and feature makers making an impact on the greater community.
You can visit Alyssa and a crowd of local & regional makers at the upcoming event, free to the public and full of unique, handmade goods.
The Maker City is launching its first-ever Holiday Gift Guide! We're selecting high-quality products made in Knoxville to inspire shopping locally this holiday season. We're choosing products and makers with exceptional photos, easy-to-navigate shops, and stellar selling reputations.
We want to help YOU take awesome photos. On October 25 - 27, we hosted a 3-day Instagram photo inspiration + tips series. This is the full series we posted to Instagram, featuring the photos that inspired the tips!
The Mayor's Maker Council Presents, The Maker City. A monthly section in Blank Newspaper, written by The Maker City for the maker community of Knoxville. This month, we're proud to display our new mark, part of a generous brand package gifted by Designsensory to the City of Knoxville. We're sharing highlights from our 2017 Maker City Summit and giving you a preview of what we have in store for the future.
