CW&T started as and remains the two-person design practice of Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy.

With backgrounds in Architecture, Film and Computer Science, the duo met at NYU ITP where they began their scale and medium agnostic approach to design.

Wang and Levy lecture extensively on design and technology as a creative medium. They teach courses on time, electronics, hardware, programming, inflatables and morphology at Pratt Institute, New York University and the School for Poetic Computation. Their pedagogy extends into the home/studio where they host office hours to lend a hand, or offer insight to anyone interested in figuring out how to make something themselves.

“Our practice centers around an iterative process of sketching, prototyping, testing, writing code, machining parts, and building each edition ourselves to assess our intuitions around improving our everyday experiences.”

Projects range from devices that alter our perception of time, an electronics curriculum for artists, an astrological compass for space travelers, to objects engineered to last multiple generations.

“Sharing our process with our community is essential to our practice. We cultivate an ethos of openness through teaching, open source software + hardware, and by providing support for others to create self-sufficient design practices.”

Che-Wei and Taylor will be presenting “Making as a Way of Life” at Maker Faire Miami 2023. Catch their talk on Saturday at 1pm in the MAKER TALKS room.

Che-Wei Wang [pron. sey-wey] is an artist, designer & architect with expertise in computational and generative design, fabrication technologies, electronics, CNC machining, and metal manufacturing. The results range from architecture & sculpture to interactive installations & mobile apps. He is the winner of the 2003 SOM fellowship and the Young Alumni Achievement Award from Pratt Institute. Che-Wei has taught courses on design, time, creative computing, and inflatables, at various institutions. He is an alumnus of MIT Media Lab, ITP at NYU, and Pratt Institute.

Taylor Levy [pron. tey-ler] is an artist & designer with a penchant for taking things apart, understanding how they work, and then putting them back together in a way that exposes their inner workings.The results take on a variety of forms from low-tech electronic sculpture to high-tech software & other executions. She has work on view at The Leonardo Museum of Science and Technology and was a resident at Fabrica Interactive in Treviso, Italy. She is an alumna of MIT Media Lab, ITP at NYU, and Vassar College.

CW&T is the recipient of the 2022 National Design Award for Product Design from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

CW&T live and work in their Brooklyn-based studio and prototyping shop along with their two young children, Pau and Tree.

Check out their Website and Follow them on social at: @charliewhiskeytango

Marlins Maker Day is Back on Sept 10th!

The Miami Marlins, Maker Faire Miami, and Miami Dade County Public Schools are partnering once again to offer a fun and engaging day for the whole family at LoanDepot Park. Maker Day celebrates the creativity, ingenuity, and innovation of South Florida – featuring showcases from local makers, schools, and companies building new and exciting projects. Visitors will be able to Meet Team Witch Doctor and Team Hypershock from the Discovery Channel show, Battlebots! See the 250lb combat robots up close and learn about what it takes to compete at the professional level. For young robotics enthusiasts, FIRST and VEX will be hosting a series of competitions and activities to inspire students interested in the field. AWS will be showcasing innovations in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence with their Deep Racer, Alexa, and Boston Dynamics Spot Robot exhibits. For local startups and established creative companies, The Miami-Dade Beacon council will be unveiling its Created in Miami initiative at the event. There will also be a variety of hands-on make & take STEAM activities for all ages, a drone obstacle course, and so much more! The Maker Day event opens at 10am and ends at 4pm. Tickets are available at marlins.com/makerday and include admission to the Marlins Vs. Mets Baseball game at 6:10pm where you’ll get to see Miami Coral Park High School RAMTECH students throw the first pitch with a mechanical device they engineered themselves. You won’t want to miss this full day of family fun with food, music, maker activities, robots, and baseball!

Event Info:

Marlins Maker Day | Sat. Sept. 10th 2022 10am-4pm

Marlins Vs. Mets Game | 6:10pm

501 Marlins Way, Miami, FL 33125

Tickets at: Marlins.com/makerday

Mark Your Calendars: April 12-17, 2021

Over the past 8 years, Maker Faire Miami has grown into an international event bringing together experts from all around the world to speak about their work. Our last faire, which was the first ever virtual event, also had attendees join in from all over the world. So for Miami Make Week, we want to focus on celebrating and connecting our LOCAL community. This week-long celebration will have lots of opportunities for learning, sharing, and collaborating with local makers, organizations, and educators.

Hands-On Workshops

Attendees will be able to choose from a range of virtual and small-group socially distanced in-person workshops hosted by local maker organizations throughout South Florida.

STEAM Sessions

Teachers can sign up to have a virtual STEAM session field trip with local MakerEd orgs to bring making experiences in their classroom.

Virtual Tours

Take a peek inside the workshops of local makers and organizations and read about what they do!

Get Involved!

If you would like to offer a workshop, showcase your space, register a classroom for a STEAM session, or volunteer to help coordinate the events, email mario [at] mariothemaker.com

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