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Ball Run Inspirations in the Wild

Ball Run Inspirations in the Wild

Ryan JenkinsJuly 3, 2024ball runs, marble machines, tracks, rollers, kugelbahn, trentino, forest, wooden ball runs, mini golf, berlin, george rhodes, mary ziegler, science center, inspirations, examples, new directions Comments

Light and Optics Prototyping with Phaeno: Part 2

Light and Optics Prototyping with Phaeno: Part 2

Material Spotlight: Fluted Plastic Campaign Posters

Material Spotlight: Fluted Plastic Campaign Posters

Ryan JenkinsJune 17, 2024the tinkering workshop, materials spotlight, fluted plastic, campaign posters, bonus content, linkages, light play

A Tinkering Bibliography

A Tinkering Bibliography

Ryan JenkinsMay 24, 2024tinkering, tinkering books, The Tinkering Workshop, recommendations, reading lists, tinkering library, projects, inspirations, educators, caregivers, storybooks, goodreads, want to read

Light & Optics Prototyping with Phaeno - Part One

Light & Optics Prototyping with Phaeno - Part One

Ryan JenkinsMay 23, 2024exhibits, prototyping, phaeno wolfsburg, light, optics, colored shadows, light island, artists, tinkering, tinkerable, reflection, design, color mixing, primary colors

Coming Soon: The Tinkering Workshop by Ryan Jenkins

Coming Soon: The Tinkering Workshop by Ryan Jenkins

Ryan JenkinsMay 17, 2024tinkering, tinkering books, STEAM, STEAM projects, Explore, invent, build, ryan jenkins, making, makerspaces

Exploring the Vitra Design Museum

Exploring the Vitra Design Museum

Ryan JenkinsMay 14, 2024vitra design museum, vitra, design, weil am rhein, freiburg, eames, charles and ray eames, solar-do-nothing, eames chairs, transform, bicycle generator, solar, windmill, garden house, conversation with materials

Tinkering 15 for 15 (2009-2024) Episode 2: Luigi Anzivino on the TS Blog

Tinkering 15 for 15 (2009-2024) Episode 2: Luigi Anzivino on the TS Blog

Ryan JenkinsMay 6, 202415 for 15, blogcast, blogging, Luigi Anzivino, mini-interviews, poscasts, podcast, tinkering studio, archives, playfulness

Multilayered Kaleidoscope Experiments

Multilayered Kaleidoscope Experiments

Ryan JenkinsMay 3, 2024workshop, PD workshop, deutches museum, kaleidoscope, kaleidoscopes, prototype

Tinkering Workshop at Deutsches Museum

Tinkering Workshop at Deutsches Museum

Ryan JenkinsMay 1, 2024workshop, deutsches museum, munich, light play, water automata, tinkering EU, scribbing machines, sculptures, kaleidoscopes, microbit, digital tinkering

Visits to ReDiscover Center and Thinkery

Visits to ReDiscover Center and Thinkery

Ryan JenkinsApril 15, 2024visits, museum visit, site visit, makerspace, los angeles, texas, california, austin, rediscover center, thinkery, light play

Testing a Loose Parts Kaleidoscope Station

Testing a Loose Parts Kaleidoscope Station

Ryan JenkinsApril 5, 2024kaleidoscope, loose parts, camera, lenses, prototypes, maquettes, testing, LEGO, LEGO playful museum learning network