We’re excited to announce that a set of Bushwaffle will be readily available to the public this summer in San Francisco! The entire pink inflatable swarm are being showcased in Destination Fort Mason Center, a summer-long event being held at and hosted by the historic landmark located on San Francisco’s waterfront.

Destination Fort Mason Center is dedicated to providing the public with free art and culture experiences in a wide range of mediums, and most of the pieces are interactive, encouraging visitors to address issues in art and the environment. Family-friendly workshops, treasure hunts, performances and gallery openings are all free! Bushwaffle will be set loose on most Saturdays until September 12 in conjunction with performances in Rebar’s Bandshell, a performance space made entirely out of salvaged material including car hoods, circuit boards and reclaimed wood.

The Bandshell’s colorful car hood dome is quite a sight rising from the Fort Mason parking lot, and Bushwaffle provide just the right soft, inviting surface for lounging and enjoying the variety of performances by musical groups, comedy troupes and circus acts. When it’s not programed by the good people at Fort Mason, the Bandshell is open to the public for events and performance. If you’re interested in reserving time with the Bandshell (and possibly engaging Bushwaffle as a seating option), inquire at contact@fortmason.org.

Have you spent time with Bushwaffle? Upload your pics to our Flickr Pool, where we’re tracking Bushwaffle sightings and documenting new emergent shapes created by innovative users of Bushwaffle! All photos and video welcome.

It’s our second day at the Bay Area Maker Faire, and already we’re ecstatic over the people and enthusiasm we’ve met! Thank you to all who stopped by to play yesterday and expressed interest in owning a little piece of Bushwaffle for yourself. If you didn’t get to sign up on our paper mailing list, you can do so here and we’ll send you updates on where to find Bushwaffle when they become available for purchase. If you’re interested in renting Bushwaffle for your next party, let us know! Rebar can help you plan it.

Good news! Bushwaffle will be participating in the Maker Faire Bay Area 2009 this year, May 30 and 31st at the San Mateo fairgrounds.

Rebar and friends will be escorting Bushwaffle for your transformative enjoyment. We’ll have a nice grassy outdoor spot, some fun flyers and pins, about 40 Bushwaffle and plenty of hot pink strap, so come ready to shape the experience and build whatever strikes your fancy: sun shade, rain shelter, bouncy bowl or rolling dome, or better yet, some configuration we’ve never seen.

Sure, you’re pumped to visit Bushwaffle wherever they go. But what’s the rest of the Maker Fair about? Hosted by Make Magazine, it’s often called simply the “ultimate DIY festival,” but we like how it brings together a mass of incredibly talented, passionate creators. So inspiring, and so lively a bunch, all in one place make for a truly remarkable day. We’ll be in good company with the likes of kinetic sculptor Reuben Margolin, who’s showing his Soda Bottle Wave, and other infamous projects like the Life Size Mousetrap.

Come ready to put your hands to work!

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