KARL RICHARDSON

Karl is the quintessential jack-of-all-trades, with a vast array of design skills and a broad base knowledge spanning electromechanical systems, manual machining, electronics and heavy fabrication. Constantly on the lookout for new challenges, he has worked in a variety of industrial settings from shipping plant to one-off custom research instrumentation.

As President of Hackerspace Brisbane - the largest community maker-space in the southern hemisphere - Karl was instrumental in fostering the creative collaborations which lead to the creation of BURN Arts Inc and the Wonky Queenslander Inc, both non-profit community organisations that work to develop and promote maker culture in Brisbane and regional Queensland.

He lives in a garden shed in Moorooka, where the saws harmonise with Sabbath.