Not long ago, I had the pleasure to talk with Micheal Felix and Emily Wormley.
Michael gave a presentation for the Curiosity Club at Hand-Eye Supply store in Portland.
Michael makes some things that can be seen here http://effalo.com/ and I especially love http://makerfactory.com/ an awesome model of crowd sourced production that is pretty much applicable in all fields and industries.
Emily makes stuff, some of her projects can be seen at http://emilywormley.com/, amazing moving images are a small example of her creative powers.
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