About this site · For our family & the Chiang Mai maker community
Why ChiangMaiStudio exists
This page is for anyone landing here — and especially for Wendy — to see clearly what we’re building and how she can help Miles find more kids and places to make with.
A note for Wendy
Hi love — this is the short version of what Mike and Miles are up to with ChiangMaiStudio.com, and why it matters for Miles.
After Miles’s first sumo-robot competition, one thing stood out: he doesn’t just need more parts and tutorials. He needs people — other young makers, mentors, workshops, and parents who also want their kids to build real things. We want him to network in Chiang Mai the way makers actually do: by showing up, sharing projects, and learning next to someone else with a soldering iron or a 3D printer.
So we started this site as a family project: a place to document the journey, list spaces worth visiting, and make it easy for others (and for us) to find the next workshop, competition, or hangout. You’re a huge part of this already — sourcing parts, logistics, and spotting places online. We’d love your help on the directory and on picking a regular time to meet other maker kids.
What ChiangMaiStudio.com is
ChiangMaiStudio is a shared site for Mike and Miles — not a replacement for our personal blogs, but a home base for the maker journey we’re on together in Chiang Mai.
1. A shared journey blog
We use this site to explain what we’re learning: competitions, robots, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, 3D printing, mistakes, wins, and the people we meet. Mike documents the story side; Miles grows the technical side (with room for his agent and his own posts to plug in). Personal writing still lives on mikesblog.com and milesmichelini.com — this is the joint project notebook.
2. A directory of makers & spaces
Over time, ChiangMaiStudio will also be a simple directory of creators, workshops, and maker spaces in Chiang Mai — places to visit, learn, and connect. Think: robotics clubs, fab labs, 3D-print shops, kid-friendly classes, open nights, and community hangouts. When we find a good one, we add it. When you find one you like, send it and we’ll add it too.
The purpose (in one sentence)
Help Miles learn how to make things — and help him find more makers and builders in Chiang Mai so he isn’t doing it alone.
That means:
- Documenting real builds (like his first sumo bot)
- Meeting people who already build with Pi, Arduino, printers, and robots
- Listing places in town where that community gathers
- Making it easy for other families to find us and say hi
Main next step: more maker kids to learn with
Tools and tutorials help. The bigger gap is peers — other kids in the area who also want to make, play, and learn together. That’s the priority for us right now.
Sunday afternoons
Wendy mentioned that Sunday afternoons work well for the family schedule. We’re treating that as our default window to host or join a low-pressure maker hangout: bring a project, try a kit, swap ideas, or just see how other kids build. No need for it to be a formal class — more like “open studio” time for Miles and friends.
If you know a family with a kid into robots, coding, electronics, 3D printing, or tinkering — or if you’re that family — Sunday afternoon in Chiang Mai is when we’d love to connect.
We also put out a public open call for spaces and families:
Should Miles join CMRG 2026? →
Looking for makers in Chiang Mai →
How Wendy (and friends) can help
- Send maker spaces & classes you’ve found online or in town — names, links, maps, kid-friendly notes. We’ll build them into the directory.
- Flag other maker kids / families who might want a Sunday afternoon hangout with Miles.
- Keep doing what you already do so well — parts, logistics, and spotting what Miles needs so a project can actually finish.
Who’s involved
- Miles — maker, competitor, the reason this site exists
- Mike — dad, documenting and connecting the dots
- Wendy — logistics, sourcing, and scouting what (and who) is out there
- LaoYe — grandpa, along for workshops, competition days, and the long builds
More on all of us on the family section of the home page.
Related links
- Should Miles join CMRG 2026? — decision notes on EDCO’s Chiang Mai Robot Games (28–30 Aug)
- Looking for makers in Chiang Mai — public open call for spaces, clubs, and maker kids
- Miles’s first sumo bot — technical build notes
- Miles’s competition post
- Mike’s story of the first competition
Know a maker kid in Chiang Mai?
Especially if Sunday afternoons work for you — we’d love to set up a casual make-together with Miles. Wendy, when you find spaces or families, send them our way and we’ll add them to the studio map as we grow it.