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.
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I love to dive deep into innovative ideas and help them get closer to a real product. Getting a hot coffee, turning on some music and just flow into the process of creating is one of my favorite things in life.
Edgar Du is an industrial designer, product designer. Currently studying at OCAD University, in his third year of university. He specializes in furniture design, product design. With good 3D modeling skills, he can easily transform ideas into three-bit models and generate dimensional drawings. Also has strong hands-on fabrication skills, mastering woodworking, welding, sewing, plastic fabrication, mold making, and casting to name a few.
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.
Professional 3D product designer at Solid ideas. Andy created multiple CAD prototypes of our most ingenious inventions!
Leading the PTI Design team is Creative Design Directing Manager Steve Elliott. Steve has been a “maker” since he was little and likes being able to use his imagination each day at PTI Design and describes himself as having a “DIY Mindset” especially when something does not exist! The design team brings years of education and experience to the product design board and are excited to help bring Little Inventors’ visions to life!
Carl has an interest in a broad range of design areas and has worked for a number of years teaching on various Animation and Design programmes at the University of Sunderland.
Andrew is a design engineer at Makerlabs whose skills include mechanical design, 3D modelling and taco manufacturing.
Make 613 is a small group of makers in the Ottawa community who are informally grassroots organized.
Protospace is Calgary's original, community-based, member-driven maker space, offering access to workshop space and tools, education and community. They exist to facilitate member projects and interests by providing a physical space, tools, and a friendly, welcoming community of makers.
Alastair is a maker with twenty years' experience of hardware and software development. He Specialises in the more unusual projects often working with start-ups and artists. He supports interactive Media Design to undergraduates at Northumbria University and in 2016.
