Meet our Magnificent Makers
Little Inventors wants children to open their eyes to the world of invention and creativity. But beyond the invention drawings, there is a unique opportunity for children and makers, designers and artists to come together and collaborate to bring children’s imagination to life.
By taking children’s ideas seriously and presenting them in a professional manner through collaboration with skilled makers, we will help showcase children’s original ideas, perspectives and voices.
We also want to challenge the skills and experience of adult makers, and encourage them to push beyond their own limits by engaging with the highly imaginative and unhindered minds of young children.
Do you make things?Join the fun!
Download our maker's resource pack full of helpful tips and hints for selecting, creating and documenting your making process.
Hello, my name is Ella and I’m a designer. I work with materials to create objects and textiles for you and your home. I have always been fascinated by the process of making things, and I absolutely love being in workshops and factories where I can see the magic of making in action. I’ve made prints and patterns for lots of different products and companies from museums to hospitals and big department stores. I hate waste, so I love to give old furniture a new life, by using my textile designs working in collaboration with expert upholsterers.
I make things, or think about making things all the time. I have always been like this so I went to art college. I trained to be a graphic designer. Since then I have designed all sorts of things, patterns for children's clothes, hats, logos and children's wallpaper. I enjoy having a job that is doing what I like. In my free time I make all sorts of things and if I'm bored I do some origami.
I teach and tutor kids from elementary to high school who, for whatever reason, can't reach their full potential in a typical learning environment! In university I studied biosystems engineering with a specialism in environmental engineering.
The Workshop Dubai is a multi-concept space that brings together an art gallery, a sustainable store, and a cafe with home-like food. We also offer interior design solutions, sell furniture, tiles, and fabrics, as well as organize events and workshops to bring together like-minded people.
I am a Design Technology teacher, Interactive installation artist, musical instrument inventor and all around maker and technologist!
David est un étudiant Coop de 3e année en génie électrique de l’Université d’Ottawa
Hi, I’m Craig and I run a design and engineering consultancy. My background is in mechanical design and development engineering and I have worked on products ranging from race cars to large diesel engines to health and safety equipment. I’ve always loved getting involved in STEM support with schools and this looks like a great initiative where I could share my design and engineering skill to help bring some amazing inventions to life.
Ellie works with all kinds of materials from wood to clay. She often uses waste materials, such as plastic washed up on the beach or recycled glass bottles. She likes to get her hands dirty and try out all kinds of making techniques to help her come up with her designs.
I make things. If it can be imagined I can bring it to life. I work across mediums using whatever materials are needed to realise the idea. I love a challenge, and I love the process of developing something, from an idea, to a tangible object. This is what gets me jumping out of bed in the morning.
