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If we build it, will they come…..MakerSpace takes a punt
If we build it, will they come…..MakerSpace takes a punt
(sticK - 26 June 2012 ) If we build it, will they come…….is one of many thoughts swirling in the active minds of Wellington MakerSpace founders, Nick Taylor and Lee Bennett.
The two, whose backgrounds sweep across coding, making (for Peter Jackson), creating and being socially/societally useful have taken a big punt along with their financial backers.
The first floor space at 6 Vivian St they’ve outfitted provides a workshop on steroids.
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