Elena Brooks
Type designer and studio founder
What isLowcountry Makers?
Three days for designers, developers, writers, shop owners, and artists who care about craft. Talks are practical, workshops stay small, and every hallway conversation has room to breathe.
Learn moreSpeakers
Four generous practitioners sharing what worked, what broke, and what they would build differently next time.
Darius Monroe
Creative technologist, Brackish Lab
Sloane Chen
Editorial director, Common Thread
Owen Whitaker
Furniture maker and educator
Schedule
A long weekend with enough space between sessions to meet someone new.
Thursday
Doors, snacks, and early hellos
Opening remarks
Friday
Drawing a Clearer Brief
Useful Friction
Material Choices at Small Scale
Designing for Repair
The Calm Launch
Studio Stories
Saturday
Tools We Keep
Editing the Exhibition
Community lunch
Open workshops
Harbor send-off
Details
Lowcountry Makers happens at Cooper Hall, a restored brick workshop a few blocks from the river. Your pass includes every talk, one small-group workshop, lunch on Friday and Saturday, and the closing supper.
Bring a notebook, a reusable cup, and something you have made recently. The gathering is intentionally compact: 412 seats, two rooms, no velvet rope.
Maker Weekend PassThree days · workshop included · $286
Main venue
Cooper Hall
18 Woolfe Street
Charleston, SC
Workshop shed
Foundry Annex
64 Romney Street
Closing supper
Marsh House
Sunday at 6:30 PM
Cooper Hall
18 Woolfe St.
18 Woolfe St.
Sponsors
Local institutions and patient companies make the ticket price possible. Thank you for investing in a thoughtful regional gathering.
Field & Finch
Pluff Mud Press
Studio Cypress
Harborline
Threadboard
Palmetto Supply
Team
A five-person crew, dozens of volunteers, and one shared belief that small conferences can still feel human.
Amelia Ortiz
Reed Bennett
Nia King
Tomas Flores
Jules Spencer