Open House · xispa

Cyberdeck Exploration Open House

an evening exploring the computers people make

Date August 27, 2026 Location xispa, 325 Westlake Ave N, Seattle

An evening of hands-on cyberdecks at xispa — computers and devices crafted by hand. Visitors handled works in progress, watched a kinetic plush toy taken apart, and picked up a copy of the What is a Cyberdeck? zine.

Featuring work by Kate Bailey, Meghan Thréinfhir, Cathy McClure, Cam Smith, Doug Carmean, and Hank Duhaime of Seattle Makers.

A visitor holding a pink copy of the Cyberdecks zine in the crowded space.

Three visitors leaning over a table of cyberdecks together.

A visitor listens on a green rotary phone at a table of cyberdecks; another visitor mid-solder in the foreground.

Doug Carmean at a table of cyberdecks, notebook and tin box open in front of him.

Hank Duhaime of Seattle Makers holds a red plush parrot at a table of hand-built decks.

Cathy McClure with ChimeraBot, a 3D-printed white creature-cyberdeck, at her table.

Meghan Thréinfhir at her table with keyboards and a wire-shaped ornament, laughing.

Cam Smith at his table, a green PCB cyberdeck and copies of the Cyberdecks zine spread in front.

A young visitor with a green telephone handset, parents watching, at a table of decks.

Kate Bailey laughing beside the Witchwood Techne Pelican-case cyberdeck; the room full of people behind her.

A visitor wearing a shirt with a light-projected pattern, standing by an iron staircase in xispa's space.

Two visitors in conversation near the front doors, xispa's storefront visible behind them.

Photos by Kelly O

Related: read the What is a Cyberdeck? zine or check the workshops page for upcoming cyberdeck workshops with Kate Bailey and Meghan Thréinfhir.