The Rise of Maker Culture

Walkah and Daughter
The emergence of the Academy of the Impossible is not an isolated event, but rather part of the larger rise of “maker culture”.

For example there are already similar spaces in Toronto, in Ontario, in Canada, and around the world.

At both our inaugural Play the Impossible and Test the Impossible events we focused on the connection between creation and experimentation, between brainstorm and business start-up.

We also hope in time to have a 3D printer, a silk screen press, a button maker, and other tools to create, beyond just the digital we already posses.

The rise of maker culture is exciting, and something we hope will be reflected in our work moving forward.

"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
—Red Queen, Alice in Wonderland

“Be Realistic:
Demand the Impossible"
—political slogan used by
the Situationists in 1968

“Let's set our sights beyond the abominations of today to divine another possible world.”
—Eduardo Galeano

"Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing."
- Muhammad Ali