The Nest is the garage makerspace of Okada Design. It focuses on:

• design challenges that celebrate process and foster explorations of nature through a range of natural materials
• connecting teens to their local environments
• conversations blending design, biology and engineering
• traditional cultural materials, modern materials, and primitive technologies for innovation inspiration

For the past fourteen years, Corinne Okada Takara has worked in collaboration with a range of San Francisco Bay Area museums and educational organizations in developing innovative STEAM programming for youth. Her work has been honored with national, state and local awards. Takara has led girls in NASA sponsored Future Engineers 3D printing design challenges since 2014 and along the way has mentored junior national winners, finalists and semi-finalists, as well as one teen national finalist and semi-finalist.  The Nest garage makerspace is a new hub for maker exploration that brings nature into the makerspace. 

Small groups interested in STEAM, biodesign, design thinking challenges and innovative K-12 explorations of environmental systems issues are welcome to contact Takara for Nest workshops. Custom workshops can also be developed.
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