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"The 2011 edition is bigger and more diverse than last year's first ever edition. Again the FabYearBook shows you some of the wonderful things that are being done, created and made in the global network of FabLabs. If you leaf through it you'll be struck by the wealth of ideas, color and inspiration. A big thank you to all who contributed their stories and examples". By Ton Zijlstra from FabLab Foundation

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Another year of growth

Second Edition

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The FabLab Network’s second year book,on our way to the future!

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It is with pleasure that I am welcoming you to the second edition of the FabYearBook.

The 2011 edition is bigger and more diverse than last year's first ever edition. Again the FabYearBook shows you some of the wonderful things that are being done, created and made in the global network of FabLabs. If you leaf through it you'll be struck by the wealth of ideas, color and inspiration. A big thank you to all who contributed their stories and examples.

Every time I visit a Fablab I see the same basic thing: everybody, and I really mean everybody, who enters a FabLab leaves it again with a smile on their face. Convincing people of the value of FabLabs for their community is as simple as bringing them into a FabLab. There is nothing more empowering than walking into a FabLab with an idea, and leaving it with an object you made. Even if that object is nowhere similar to your idea, even if it not really works yet as you intended. The act of Making will make everybody smile.

This second FabYearBook is hopefully another step in a yearly tradition of making that value, empowerment and sheer fun visible. Print this book, bind it in a cover you yourself designed and made in the FabLab, or use the one that Steven Gallagher designed and comes with the book.

It's also with some feelings of guilt I welcome you to the FabYearBook 2011. It should have been published in February already, but I simply have been to busy to do it, and only too late started looking for help in finishing it. The reason this second edition is now ready, is because of the hard work and time spent by Susanne Welgraven, a student at the FabLab Arnhem. Everything that is in this edition is to her credit, everything that is missing is my mistake. Susanne, a very big thank you for all your work! You've been instrumental in making this edition happen.

Ton ZijlstraFabLab Foundation BeNeLux

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Table of Contents

Amersfoort 6

Amsterdam 11

Arnhem 19 Bronx 27

Florida 29

Fox Valley 30 Groningen 36

Japan 40

Luzern 45

South Africa 52

Utrecht 62

Zuid-Limburg 67

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CONTACTGEGEVENS

Neem contact op met FabLab Arnhem:

Telefonisch: (026) 365 81 83Via e-mail: [email protected] de website: www.fablabarnhem.nl

FabLab Arnhem is gevestigd in de D-vleugel (ruimte D0.17) van de Faculteit Techniek aan de Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen.

Adres: FabLab Arnhem Ruitenberglaan 26 6926 CC Arnhem

De lounge en de werkruimte

Wat impressies

FabLab vertelt

kanten gevraagd om een presentatie te geven. Bijvoorbeeld bij

Achterhoeks Centrum voor Technologie of bij Lux. Er is veel interesse in het open innovatie concept en de mogelijkheden met de apparatuur. Ook in de media wordt er veel aandacht aan geschonken.

Ondernemerschap hebben kennis gemaakt met het Fablab voor mogelijkheden m.b.t. hun (toekomstig) bedrijfsidee.

FabLab verbindt

structuur de mogelijkheid om nieuwe verbindingen te leggen. Nog voor de deur open ging was de Hackersclub al aan komen wandelen. Zij willen de naaimachine digitaliseren.

Hogeschool voor Kunsten) zijn veelvuldig aan te treffen in FabLab

FabLab Arnhem

FabLab Arnhem werd op 8 juli 2010 geopend

in Boston. Sindsdien zijn we druk bezig en er hebben dit jaar al veel mooie projecten plaatsgevonden. Op deze pagina’s is een verscheidenheid aan activiteiten en projecten te lezen.

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Arnhem. Nieuw ontworpen lettertypes worden bijvoorbeeld

lp’s veranderen in creatieve objecten onder de lasersnijder. Ook zijn inmiddels al meerdere (ArtEZ-) docenten of lectoren geweest.Dit maakt multidisciplinaire projecten mogelijk.

(CvO) heeft tijdens The Entrepeneurial Week een bijeenkomst met 60 personen gehouden in het FabLab met workshops en uitreiking van een cheque voor het winnende idee vanuit een pitch. Een training voor scholen over gedrag vanuit een Robin Hood verdienmodel.

FabLab inspireert

Technologie heeft het FabLab als prioriteit opgenomen in zijn activiteiten. We verwachten samenwerking met het bedrijfsleven.

Technologie heeft FabLab als prioriteit opgenomen in zijn activiteiten. We verwachten samenwerking met het bedrijfsleven.

Ondernemerschap wordt er een speciale ruimte voor broedplaatsen

studentbedrijven hebben hier hun werkplek dichtbij de productie- mogelijkheden van FabLab.

stoelzittingen bedrukt en mooie houten kaartjes van Eco Tuk (zie www.ecotuk.nl) gelaserd.

externe spreker van de opleiding

Product Ontwerpen is er een pop-up kadobon voor een basisworkshop gemaakt met een uniek gelaserd doosje. Ook zijn er

awards en relatiegeschenken ontwikkeld.

creatieve uitingen.

Jurk van Janneke Verhoeven; geëxposeerd in Tokio

Kenniscentrum Bèta Techniek middelbare scholen om naar samenwerking te zoeken. De scholen zien een meerwaarde.

laten inspireren door de mogelijkheden en het eerste spin-off bedrijf is gestart: zie www.vinylfantasy.nl

FabLab bezocht voor een diner

Wetenschap en Techniek Gelderland) van Albert-Jan Krikke (Faculteit Educatie). Tussen de machines hebben zij een vorkje geprikt en gediscussieerd.

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Labbeheerder Sergio had de mooiste quote van de avond die inmiddels veelvuldig gebruikt wordt.“W&T is succesvol in het basisonderwijs wanneer... de wedloop in nieuwsgierigheid tussen leraar en leerling oneindig blijkt te zijn.”

Best practice “entrepreneurship education” in The Netherlands!Case Study on HAN University of Applied Sciences by European Commission order The European Commission ordered an investigation on entrepreneurship education in ten countries of the EU. The program “Budding Entrepreneurship” of the HAN will be proposed as best practice of The Netherlands.

HAN University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen)

integrated entrepreneur-ship education in the teacher training programme. We consider entrepreneurial skills for children of paramount importance.

The teacher training programme at HAN is truly committed to entrepreneurship education.‘Children are entrepreneurial by nature. As it

attitude by providing them with knowledge and

for society. Teachers play an important role in the way these children are encouraged to

the entrepreneurial mindset and skills of teacher

students and their training staff should be encouraged by equipping them with a set of

other disciplines.’

The activities at the teacher training programme at HAN are centred around this commitment. Currently the programme is developing a project called Budding Entrepreneurs – Ondernemers in de Dop – which is about stimulating entrepreneurial skills among primary

on entrepreneurship centred around Fablab

is inspired. Participants in the project are

science&technology. These principles form the common themes in the project.

Three key activities within the project are:

staff (train the trainer);

teacher training programmes through ‘combi-internships’;

schools: ‘budding entrepreneurs’. Further information may be obtained from:

of “Budding Entrepreneurs”)

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Nummer 2: maart / april 2011

Belangrijke informatieWat kost de basisworkshop? Wat doet FabLab Arnhem voor kinderen? Wat is de beste manier om contact op te nemen met FabLab Arnhem? Belangrijke informatie vind je onder de verschillende menukoppen van de website.

Lees het laatste nieuwsLees het laatste nieuws over FabLab Arnhem

niet doorgaat. Bekijk dus altijd even de website voordat je langskomt.

Fabmomenten

en plaats die op de website onder het kopje ‘Fabmomenten’. Zo kan iedereen jouw creatie zien!

Vanaf 29 maart 2011 is de nieuwe website van FabLab Arnhem online! Geheel gerestyled en

voor onze bezoekers. Kijk dus snel een keer op www.fablabarnhem.nl.

Dit is de nieuwe nieuwsbrief van FabLab

Er is weer veel gebeurd de afgelopen maanden en daar stellen we je graag van op de hoogte.

FabLab Arnhem bezoek gekregen van twee politici en is het project ‘Ondernemerschap in de Dop’ voor basisscholen van start gegaan. Ook is er weer een groot aantal interessante mensen geweest die FabLab Arnhem hebben bezocht. Lees over deze onderwerpen en meer in de nieuwsbrief!

Uitbreiding FabLab teamHet FabLab team is uitgebreid met vier personen. Wij verwelkomen:

Techniek). Zij zullen zich bezighouden met het project ‘Ondernemerschap in de Dop’. Lees hier verderop in de nieuwsbrief meer over.

Zij onderzoekt de beste manieren van externe communicatie voor FabLab Arnhem.

NIEUWSBRIEF

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Jong met de RepRap Hobbyclub. Tijdens deze Hobbyclub bouwen de leden hun eigen 3D-printer. Door het delen van kennis en het

worden.

Wat is RepRap?RepRap staat voor het reproduceren van machines met de FabLab machines. Tijdens de

3D-printer die plastic objecten print vanuit een 3D digitaal model. De tekeningen en

dat ze gratis toegankelijk zijn voor ieder die interesse heeft.

Interesse?

Frans zoekt nog meer mensen.

deelname zit ook de basisworkshop inbegrepen. Je kunt je ook met 2 personen inschrijven voor één 3D-printer voor dezelfde prijs.

Lijkt het je leuk om mee te doen en je eigen 3D-printer te bouwen? Neem dan contact op met Frans de Jong. E-mail: [email protected]. Telefoonnummer: (026) 365 81 46.

FABLAB ARNHEM ZOEKT VRIJWILLIGERS

Heb je de basisworkshop gevolgd? Hou je van mensen helpen? En ben je minimaal een dagdeel per week beschikbaar? Dan zijn wij op zoek naar jou! FabLab Arnhem zoekt namelijk vrijwilligers.

Verschillende mogelijkhedenWe hebben mensen nodig die bijspringen tijdens

de open inloopuren. Ook zijn we op zoek naar mensen voor andere projecten. Denk hierbij

productiewerk voor FabLab Arnhem.

Iets voor jou?Neem contact op met Frans de Jong.E-mail: [email protected]. Telefoon: (026) 365 81 46.

We hopen je snel te verwelkomen in ons team!

De Faculteit Educatie heeft in samenwerking met FabLab Arnhem het initiatief genomen voor het tweejarig project ‘Ondernemerschap

ondernemerschap en deze verder te stimuleren en te ontwikkelen.

Leraren basisonderwijs en pabostudenten leren hoe ze leerlingen de juiste kennis en vaardigheden bijbrengen. Hierbij (her)ontdekken ze ook zelf hun eigen ondernemende houding. Dit kunnen ze toepassen in hun manier van lesgeven. Zo worden de kinderen goed voorbereid op de samenleving van de toekomst.

De ideeën van de basisschoolleerlingen worden uiteindelijk in FabLab Arnhem gerealiseerd.

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Van 1 juni t/m 3 juli dit jaar vindt de Arnhem

mode event van Arnhem.

Dit jaar heeft ook FabLab Arnhem een aandeel in het evenement en wel met twee projecten.

de beste basisschoolleerlingen naar een echte modeontwerper en ontwerpen daar hun

hun creaties realiseren in FabLab Arnhem en

het lectoraat van het Arnhems Centrum voor

Open Sources). Een regionale ontwerper zal een aantal workshops geven aan sponsoren van

FabLab Arnhem. Zo leren zij werken in FabLab Arnhem én hebben zij een product dat helemaal bij hen past.

een werkbezoek aan de HAN-Campus. Op 15

op bezoek. Beiden deden daarbij ook FabLab Arnhem aan. Voor FabLab Arnhem dé kans om zich binnen de Tweede Kamer bekend te maken.

Tijdens een korte rondleiding werd uitgelegd wat FabLab Arnhem inhoudt en hoe de verschillende machines een rol spelen bij het realiseren van creaties. Speciaal voor deze gelegenheid had FabLab Arnhem voor de twee

fractievoorzitters nog een speciaal geschenk gemaakt. Voor Pechtold twee stropdassen met

We hopen dat beiden het naar hun zin hebben gehad bij FabLab Arnhem en wellicht zien we de stropdassen en bekers eens terug in de Kamer.

Vrijdag 15 april was het een gekkenhuis op de

van Girlsday waren 69 meisjes van het Liemers

college te gast. Zij namen gedurende de dag deel aan diverse activiteiten. Solderen en laseren in Fablab Arnhem (ze laserden hun naam op een

Research Laboratory Engineering (ARL-E) en er waren diverse rondleidingen.

Als afsluiter werd een test uitgevoerd met de constructies die gebouwd waren om een rauw ei te beschermen tegen een val van 3 meter.

Een dag vol drukte door veel enthousiaste deelneemsters. Op naar Girlsday 2012!

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van de Faculteit Economie en Management FabLab Arnhem voor een kennismaking. Zij gaven zelf input over mogelijkheden voor hun studenten. We hopen dus in de komende tijd

tijd was een vijfdejaars VWO-leerlingehaar jaarwerkstuk over het FabLab doet. De nadruk ligt op 3D printen en prototyping.

congiërges van de HAN hebben hun weg naar FabLab Arnhem gevonden en de workshop gevolgd. Zij willen de vinylsnijder gaan gebruiken voor bewegwijzering of lokaalinfo binnen de HAN. Dit hoeven ze dan niet meer uit te besteden.

Titia BredéeHenk Stomphorst (directeur HAN Service Bedrijf) en Jetty Schaap (faculteitsdirecteur

basisworkshop te volgen.

EN WAT GEBEURDE ER VERDER

studente Product Ontwerp gaat een schoen maken met de 3D printer.

Docenten van ArtEZ

Zij waren geïnteresseerd in 3D print- en scanmogelijkheden voor hun studenten en met name de 3D print software en compatibiliteit met eigen programma’s.

Arnhem Fashion Factory gaat tasjes

graveren van het logo op spandoekzeil maken ze gebruik van de lasersnijder in FabLab Arnhem.

het eerst gebruikt om een miniatuur brandstoftank te scannen. De computer heeft de scan omgezet in een 3D-tekening. De gebruiker wil het brandstoftankje vergroten en namaken met ander materiaal.

Artists In Residence Besiendershuis in Nijmegen gaat

leefproject zullen internationale kunstenaars

ideeën delen en nieuwe plannen vormen. De Spaanse kunstenares Trinidad Contreras

Sala (docente ArtEZ) waren te gast om de mogelijkheden te verkennen.

modestudente van ArtEZ wil de lasersnijder gebruiken voor haar ontwerp van een jurk en een jas. Ze gaat motieven in textiel snijden en graveren. De jurk zal ook te zien zijn tijdens de Arnhem

Platform Creatieve Technologie Midden Gelderland vond op 8 april plaats met 125 ondernemers. Het PCT

Haaren door twee grote gloeilampen tegen

net als 125 visitekaartjes in verschillende

eerste GGM-studenten uit Nijmegen op bezoek. Twee studenten Ergotherapieontwikkelden een melkpakopener voor mensen met een fysieke beperking. Onder de naam ‘De Novo’ gaven zij vorm aan hun protoype met

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In 2010, a collaboration between G.WIZ - The Science Museum and the Faulhaber Family Foundation was formed and is known as the G.WIZ - Faulhaber Fab Lab. G.WIZ is located in Sarasota, Florida and is also known as the Gulfcoast Wonder and Imagi-nation Zone. Our 1,200 square foot fab lab is still under construction and should be completed by Spring of 2011. The lab is a perfect addition to the hands-on science and technology center located on Sarasota’s bay front.

Directions: G.WIZ is located on the bayfront off US-41 (N. Tamiami Trail) on Boulevard of the Arts between the Hyatt Sarasota and Van Wezel Performing Arts Center. From I-75, take Exit 210/Fruitville Road. Head west on Fruitville approximately 6 miles into downtown Sarasota. Turn right (North) onto US-41/N. Tamiami Trail. At the next stoplight turn left onto Boulevard of the Arts. G.WIZ is on the right about 1/3 mile.

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In 2010, a collaboration between G.WIZ - The Science Museum and the Faulhaber Family Foundation was formed and is known as the G.WIZ - Faulhaber Fab Lab. G.WIZ is located in Sarasota, Florida and is also known as the Gulfcoast Wonder and Imagi-nation Zone. Our 1,200 square foot fab lab is still under construction and should be completed by Spring of 2011. The lab is a perfect addition to the hands-on science and technology center located on Sarasota’s bay front.

Directions: G.WIZ is located on the bayfront off US-41 (N. Tamiami Trail) on Boulevard of the Arts between the Hyatt Sarasota and Van Wezel Performing Arts Center. From I-75, take Exit 210/Fruitville Road. Head west on Fruitville approximately 6 miles into downtown Sarasota. Turn right (North) onto US-41/N. Tamiami Trail. At the next stoplight turn left onto Boulevard of the Arts. G.WIZ is on the right about 1/3 mile.

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under construction and should be completed by Spring of 2011. The lab is a perfect addition to the hands-on science and technology center located on Sarasota’s bay front.

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Fox Valley Technical CollegeFabLab #17

Fab Lab1825 N. Bluemound

[email protected]

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The FVTC Fab Lab encourages out-reach to individuals in programs to not just learn about science and en-

We presently work with the following programs of the college.

Applied Engineering

EntrepreneurshipElectronicsRenewable Energy

Sciences

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OUTREACHFVTC and our local industry generate interest among young people to consider manufacturing

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love to apply. We reach out to the area school districts and community groups.Boys and Girls Club

Appleton Area School District

Fox River Academy Charter SchoolHome Schoolers

Valley New School

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FabLab Groningen

Ever since the opening of the FabLab in Groningen (The Netherlands) in April 2010,

a stream of activities was organized. These were made possible by a team of at first

six volunteers the number growing to ten by the end of the year. The FabLab is part

of “Het Paleis”. Het Paleis Groningen is a cultural living and working complex in the

former chemical laboratory of the University of Groningen. There are over a hundred

creative companies housed in Het Paleis; artist studios, designers, musicians and

writers. Every month, a cultural Sunday is organized. On such a day all parts of Het

Paleis are open to the public for whom lectures, workshops and other cultural

activities are organized. Naturally the FabLab participates by showing off its facility

and demonstrating the various machines. Over the year this has generated a lot of

positive publicity.

The last few months the FabLab open hours

experienced a significant increase of machine

usage, during which the registration of

FabMoments. Their value and content has

been a major point of attention, as well as their

traceability, since these are all core elements

of the FabLab philosophy. From these

directives the concept of a new website has

been created on which all FabMoments can

easily be published and ranked, but also

traced by subject matter, machine or material.

The new website will be launched in February 2011.

Through the year the FabLab was also active in a myriad of interesting activities. For

example, November 30th, the FabLab organized a gathering featuring a live stream

of the TEDx event in Amsterdam. Other network events and innovation activities

were furthermore organized together with Syntens.

Lastly the FabLab Groningen has bonded with the Bremen, an intensive corporation

is developed in order to establish a FabLab.

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Education

The value of the FabLab in educational fields of technology, art, design,

mathematics, materials etc. has been proven time after time and was experienced on

many occasions. Since the opening of the FabLab several workshops were

successfully organized and students kept finding their way to the FabLab afterwards.

This also showed that girls are particularly interested in the use of the machines and

digital design for their projects. This also indicates that the FabLab may play an

important role in recruiting girls for scientific and technological studies. Furthermore,

thanks to the global character of the FabLab (worldwide open source), international

projects can easily be organized.

Together with Science LinX

FabLab Groningen organized

workshops for Technasium

schools (www.technasium.nl)

(the science center for the beta

faculty of the University of

Groningen, www.sciencelinx.nl).

Science LinX thus became a

close partner of the FabLab

within the University. Workshops

were conceived on making and

programming robots (artificial

intelligence), the design and

creation of mechanical legs,

following the example of Theo

Jansen (Life Science Technologies) and a masterclass on the beauty of mathematics

by Prof. Dr. Jaap Top. Aside from these workshops, students have been coming to

the FabLab to obtain 3D-prints and laser cutting parts for the projects on which work

in school.

For the school of Art and Design

(Minerva) a series of papercraft

lessons were given during which

students of Interior Design created

various scale models of a

designated building. This fired up

more discussions of possible

cooperation to be developed

between the FabLab and Minerva.

Following talks with teachers of

Technasium schools, the potential

role of the FabLab in schools has

evidently been recognized.

Demonstrations with a Makerbot

3D-printer showed the applicability of such open source machinery in an educational

environment. Its open design inspires children in understanding digitally controlled

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machinery and building

prototypes. Next to this, the

Makerbot can be used within

the school to directly produce

digitally designed objects. All

these activities resulted in

increased social interaction

and structural collaboration

between the Technasium

schools and the FabLab.

Papercraft

With Google SketchUp, 3D models can be created for ultimately producing a physical

version using papercraft techniques. Roland Nikolic worked towards a protocol to

combine FabLab machines with this technique. A model, e.g. building, can be drawn

in SketchUp and digitally unfolded in Pepakura Designer. In Pepakura Designer the

unfolded model can be reworked into a design that can be exported as a bitmap file

(*.BMP) and Encapsulated Postscript Format (*.EPS). The Bitmap serves as a full

color printing file and the other as a path for the laser cutter. Markers are added to

the bitmap for aiding in positioning the printout in the laser cutter.

On request of the architectural office Onix, Roland Nikolic created a papercraft model

of a new building, intended as a gift to prospective buyers. The design of the building

was drawn in SketchUp and textures of the house were added based on stock

photographs, partly taken on site. The model was imported to Pepakura Designer

and unfolded. After

all necessary edits,

the file was exported

as a Bitmap and a

EPS file. The design

was printed on 250

grams A3 paper and

cut using the laser

cutter. The good fun

of folding and gluing

is reserved for the

future owners of the

house.

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Ladies LinX

Molecules as jewelry. One

Friday several Dutch and

South African girls met with

female scientists during a speed date Christmas dinner.

This dinner was part of the

‘Ladies LinX X-Mas Night’ at

Science LinX, the science center of the beta faculty of

the University of Groningen.

In the afternoon the girls

digitally designed molecule-based jewelry using chemical

modeling software. The odd

molecules were converted to

*.STL format for printing

with the Z-Corp 3D printer. This event resulted in an inspiring and unexpected collection of wearable molecules. Strange yet lovely.

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KICK OFF !

A : hackerspace@tamabi at Tama Art University, Tokyo

B : FabLab(BETA) at Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campas, Kanagawa

In 2010, we initiated an establishment of

the first FabLab in East Asia. In the year

2010, we participated several exhibitions in

nation-wide. ‘‘Personal Fabrication’’ was a full

of excit ing moment with l ike-mininded

people. During Tokyo Designer’ s Week 2010,

our organization presented ‘‘Fab Foo’’ . This

was the first Fab Foo, held in Japan. To have

the discussion with people from the different

backgrounds, such as engineering, design,

art, fashion, architecture, education was inspiring

and became unforgettable experience. From

this experience, we learned the power of

FabLab – leading the people to be united and

creating the future activities. 

FabLab Japan was founded by Dr. Hi roya

Tanaka, a professor at Keio University in Japan.

When he participated FAB5 2009, held in India,

he was inspired by the passion FabLab commu-

nity had. He realized the FabLab may have

the potential to break through the wall existing

between academia and society in Japan.

After he came back to Japan, he decided to

establish the first FabLab in East Asia. Since

then, various types of people such as students,

engineers, designers, artists, architects, urban

planner joined our organization. Currently,

‘‘FabLab(BETA)’’ is trying to set up the Asian

hub in Japan. So fa r two p reparato ry

committees have been formed. One was

formed by Dr. Hiroya Tanaka, based in Keio

University. The other one was formed by Prof.

Akihiro Kubota at Tama Art University.

Our next challenge is to make FabLab Japan

stronger organization and it as a communi-

cation site for Japanese creators and oversea

creators. We believe what would make the

organization stronger and sustainable is the

participation and support from open-minded

people from worldwide. We can not wait to

make (almost) anything with FabLab around

the World in our future. 

FabLab Japan Map 2010

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Fab Turtle

‘‘Fab Turtle’’ was a creation of Dr. Hiroya Tanaka’ s final

project, ‘‘How to Make (Almost) Anything 2010 Fall’’

(Presented by MIT Prof. Neil Gershenfeld) Dr. Tanaka is

hoping this becomes the one example of FabRobo (or

Fabbots) made in FabLab Japan. He is planning to make

all data and sources available on the Website. It’ s his

dream for all fablovers in the world to create their own

derivatives from it!

AMIGAMI -weaving papers-

Weaving papers are a full of the

ideas fo r mak ing any th ing by

changing scales and using different

kinds of papers. The structure of

weaving is very flexible, and easy to

fold and open again.

CONGO In Congo, one of the poorest countries in the world, ‘‘Give me’’ spirit is deeply ingrained in local community. Not only sending

material and financial aid from Japan, but also we tried to provide local people the ‘‘Joy’’ of creation and ‘‘Importance’’ of

sharing the time and space with others. By making things adults recall joy of creation and children built a dream for the future.

This is a toy of the arborescence, and it is created by

connecting all different kinds of pieces. We can enjoy

them like growing a tree.

OPEN (RE) Source Furniture

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KIDS WORKSHOP We had realized that the concept of not purchased but

making own toys by ourselves was a powerful source of

imagination for every kids!

Tokyo Designer’ s Week 2010

Tokyo Designer’ s Week is one of the biggest design events in East Asia. We prepared two big containers, brought 3D-printers and cutting-machines there. While we had part ic ipated in the exhibit ion, we produced FabCafe, which was set up by the items made in the containers. During ‘‘Fab Foo’’ , we had a wonderful time having discussion with people from various fields.

DESIGN EAST 01 ‘‘Social Sustainability’’ was the main theme of this event held in the central part of West Japan. World’ s outstanding

designers and philosophers were invited to this event. During the workshop, we explore the way the art and design should be.

We brought cutting-machines called ‘‘Craft-ROBO’’ and provided the space fo the visitors where they can make AMIGAMI.

FabLab Japan WebsiteWe created our web site to share our mind and what’ s new.

Please check it out!

URL : http://fablabjapan.org/

KIDS WORKSHOP We had realized that the concept of not purchased but

making own toys by ourselves was a powerful source of

imagination for every kids!

Tokyo Designer’ s Week 2010

Tokyo Designer’ s Week is one of the biggest design events in East Asia. We prepared two big containers, brought 3D-printers and cutting-machines there. While we had part ic ipated in the exhibit ion, we produced FabCafe, which was set up by the items made in the containers. During ‘‘Fab Foo’’ , we had a wonderful time having discussion with people from various fields.

DESIGN EAST 01 ‘‘Social Sustainability’’ was the main theme of this event held in the central part of West Japan. World’ s outstanding

designers and philosophers were invited to this event. During the workshop, we explore the way the art and design should be.

We brought cutting-machines called ‘‘Craft-ROBO’’ and provided the space fo the visitors where they can make AMIGAMI.

FabLab Japan WebsiteWe created our web site to share our mind and what’ s new.

Please check it out!

URL : http://fablabjapan.org/

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Hiroya Tanaka Akihiro Kubota Tomoki Hiramoto

Tomotaka Tajimi Kotaro Iwaoka Yoshiyuki Habashima

Hitomi Karaki

Sumihito Seki

Nanigashi Kikuchi Kazutoshi Tsuda

Youka Watanabe Kenji Kurosawa Yuki Kawana Emi Yamamoto Hiroaki Yamada

Yusuke OkamuraMaiko MurayamaDaisuke Meguro

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WELCOME AND FEEL AT HOME!FabLab Luzerndream it. make it. share it.

Technikumstrasse 21CH-6048 Horw SwitzerlandPhone +41 41 349 39 30

http://luzern.fablab.ch

Lab Manager:Roman JurtPhone +41 79 755 19 [email protected]

WELCOME AND FEEL AT HOME!FabLab Luzerndream it. make it. share it.

Technikumstrasse 21CH-6048 Horw SwitzerlandPhone +41 41 349 39 30

http://luzern.fablab.ch

Lab Manager:Roman JurtPhone +41 79 755 19 [email protected]

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OBITUARY SIMONE SCHWEIKERT, INTIATOR OF FABLAB LUZERN

Prof. Dr. Simone Schweikert, director of the interdisciplinary research and study program Creative Living Lab "CreaLab" at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts,

Lucerne and initiator of FabLab Luzern, died on 30.01.2011 aged 43 after a severe illness.

"Please excuse this long text, I cannot free up my mind for short sentences"1 Simone wrote to a publisher in early 2005, shortly before her father died. This sentence is

characteristic for Simone's view of the world – a world that is open, complex and diverse. Simone has left her marks on so many projects, such as making publicly

available her father's extensive collection of first German translations of famous works of literature, founding the first Fab Lab in Switzerland in Lucerne, or

implementing a regional innovation strategy in Central Switzerland. She was one of the driving forces behind innovating learning and teaching at university level,

studying problems of inter- and transdisciplinary learning. Simone was known and recognized for her innovative thinking well beyond Switzerland.

In summer 2008 Simone Schweikert got seriously ill with cancer; she bravely fought this condition while having to be off work repeatedly. Only three weeks before her

death she was leading important meetings despite being marked by her illness. Nevertheless she was expressively, almost stubbornly confident to be able to win over

the disease. She wasn't granted this victory.

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Simone Schweikert was born on November 11th, 1967, in Heilbronn, Germany. Simone graduated from the Staatliches Aufbaugymnasium in Adelsheim. She

trained as a banker at Kreissparkasse Heilbronn and did several internships in media, journalism and public relations.

Her studies in economics at the Private University of Witten/Herdecke were

significant for her future career. After a year of independent studies in the Silicon Vally, Simone did her PhD at the Institute for Technology Management at the

University of St. Gallen (HSG). During that period she also spent a year at Stanford with a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Simone started her professional career as a project manager at TECTEM, the benchmarking center at the Institute for Technology management at the University of

St. Gallen, leading consortium benchmarking projects. Then she moved on to Credit Suisse Financial Services where she lead projects at the Strategic Alliance Office, as

a member of the team reorganizing human resources and in private banking product development. Simone was certified as a project manager IPMA Level B, and acted as

an assessor for VZPM.

In April 2004 Simone became a professor at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Lucerne, where she was head of the Competence Center General Management

at the Lucerne Business School. Then she started to focus on establishing the Interdisciplinary Research and Study Program Creative Living Lab, "CreaLab".

Simone was on the advisory board of the network "Innovating Regions in Europe"

(IRE) and of the initiative Europe Innova "IMP3rove". She taught in many study programs on all university levels and was the author of a large number of

publications. Just recently she was offered a position at FH Reutlingen, an offer she did not live long enough to accept.

For Simone, her job was her hobby. She loved traveling and passionate in understanding how "people learn from zero to hundred". She intensely studied the

method of "integral thought" which gave her the vision to elegantly surmount current barriers and to open up long-term, sustainable innovation potential.

Simone studied Claus-Otto Sharmers "Theory U" in great detail. She particularly

learnt his "presencing" method of leaving behind a reality too strongly dominated by its past and to create a new version of the present from its highest future potential.2

She also saw opportunities for innovation also in the university context, and she pursued them persistently. CreaLab incorporated Simone's vision of a revolutionary

approach to university education as a learning ecosystem for students of all ages. CreaLab has become a triple helix of competency development comprising university

education, management education and applied research. All stakeholders work together in CreaLab, contributing with their own competences to the learning

Simone Schweikert was born on November 11th, 1967, in Heilbronn, Germany. Simone graduated from the Staatliches Aufbaugymnasium in Adelsheim. She

trained as a banker at Kreissparkasse Heilbronn and did several internships in media, journalism and public relations.

Her studies in economics at the Private University of Witten/Herdecke were

significant for her future career. After a year of independent studies in the Silicon Vally, Simone did her PhD at the Institute for Technology Management at the

University of St. Gallen (HSG). During that period she also spent a year at Stanford with a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Simone started her professional career as a project manager at TECTEM, the benchmarking center at the Institute for Technology management at the University of

St. Gallen, leading consortium benchmarking projects. Then she moved on to Credit Suisse Financial Services where she lead projects at the Strategic Alliance Office, as

a member of the team reorganizing human resources and in private banking product development. Simone was certified as a project manager IPMA Level B, and acted as

an assessor for VZPM.

In April 2004 Simone became a professor at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Lucerne, where she was head of the Competence Center General Management

at the Lucerne Business School. Then she started to focus on establishing the Interdisciplinary Research and Study Program Creative Living Lab, "CreaLab".

Simone was on the advisory board of the network "Innovating Regions in Europe"

(IRE) and of the initiative Europe Innova "IMP3rove". She taught in many study programs on all university levels and was the author of a large number of

publications. Just recently she was offered a position at FH Reutlingen, an offer she did not live long enough to accept.

For Simone, her job was her hobby. She loved traveling and passionate in understanding how "people learn from zero to hundred". She intensely studied the

method of "integral thought" which gave her the vision to elegantly surmount current barriers and to open up long-term, sustainable innovation potential.

Simone studied Claus-Otto Sharmers "Theory U" in great detail. She particularly

learnt his "presencing" method of leaving behind a reality too strongly dominated by its past and to create a new version of the present from its highest future potential.2

She also saw opportunities for innovation also in the university context, and she pursued them persistently. CreaLab incorporated Simone's vision of a revolutionary

approach to university education as a learning ecosystem for students of all ages. CreaLab has become a triple helix of competency development comprising university

education, management education and applied research. All stakeholders work together in CreaLab, contributing with their own competences to the learning

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environment in order to create shared learning goals and to discover their individual and collective learning styles.

Simone started a number of projects within CreaLab to achieve this. The FabLab as

the first Swiss node in an international network enables prototyping and critical making. The project "TINA" aims to develop new IT tools supporting innovation in a

network of actors in "Living Labs", and the project "Meet2Create" strives to develop a concept comprising both infrastructure and service measures to support creativity

and innovation in meetings and workshops.

Simone's work ethic was enthusing and her ability to think in synergies was

impressive. We admired her when she was looking into the future with great optimism, despite all difficulties. Simone had the habit of asking her colleagues what

they would want to convey to the world. She also was full of faith that with a team of five she could change the world.

As her friends and colleagues both from work and from her world-spanning network

we are upset by her early death and we shall hold dear her memories. Her achievements, particularly the FabLab Lucerne and the Interdisciplinary Research

and Study Program CreaLab at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Lucerne shall keep her memories alive.

Simone is survived by her husband Giorgio Buzzi di Marco and her daughter, Chiara

Annik, and son, Paolo Leon.

Peter Troxler, Romy Bohnenblust, Jens Meissner Patricia Wolf, Roman Jurt, Eveline Amrhyn, Cornelia Wüthrich

1 Schweikert, Werner (2005). Kein Leben ohne Bücher. Autobiographische Notizen. Familie und Freunde erinnern sich. Klagenfurt, Wieser Verlag, p. 9.

2 Leeb, Werner A. (2002). Presencing – Soziale Technologie der Freiheit. Werner A. Leeb im Gespräch mit Dr. Claus Otto Scharmer. Trigon Themen, 2/2002, p. 3. http://www.trigon.at/german/news/pdf/TrigonThemen202.pdf [6. Feb. 2011]

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During school holidays we facilitateworkshops with kids from the localcommunity. In this particular workshop weused the 35 Watt Epilog Laser Cutter inorder to fabricate stencils. Thereafter thedesigns are sprayed onto the T-shirts withthe use of compressor, small air brush andfabric paint

Each of the kids made their own custom T-shirts and since it was our first T-shirtmaking workshop, the FabLab decided topurchase T-shirts for some of the kids tobe printed. We chose this method ofmaking T-shirts based on the fact that it isvery cost effective. The pictures belowillustrates activities during the workshop

Neo, a local designer busy making his ownT-shirts for his local clients

T-shirt making Workshop

Stencil

Laser cutter

During school holidays we facilitateworkshops with kids from the localcommunity. In this particular workshop weused the 35 Watt Epilog Laser Cutter inorder to fabricate stencils. Thereafter thedesigns are sprayed onto the T-shirts withthe use of compressor, small air brush andfabric paint

Each of the kids made their own custom T-shirts and since it was our first T-shirtmaking workshop, the FabLab decided topurchase T-shirts for some of the kids tobe printed. We chose this method ofmaking T-shirts based on the fact that it isvery cost effective. The pictures belowillustrates activities during the workshop

Neo, a local designer busy making his ownT-shirts for his local clients

T-shirt making Workshop

Stencil

Laser cutter

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1 Soccer Ball

The soccer ball concept was firstly made out ofcardboard in order to study the technique behind theshape of a typical soccer ball. After numerous studieswe noticed that not all pieces of a soccer ball are thesame in quantity as well in size. Only two differentshapes exists in order to make up a complete soccerball

Shown below are pictures of the soccer ball from itsinitial to the final stage of construction with theassistance of kids from the local community

WORLD CUP 2010 Activities

Cardboard Sample

Plywood End Product

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The soccer pitch is made out of hardboard that has been painted green and yellow and thereafter mountedonto cross horizontal sticks. The soccer pitch is currently displayed at the FabLab in line with the hype createdaround the World Cup

2 Elavated soccer pitch

Perspex model for simulation purposes Actual model used as public art display

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3 Soccer netsA group of approximately twelve community kids who often played in the street outside the Lab came upwith the idea of making their own soccer nets.Asimple space frame concept design was used where parts were cut on the torchmate router as well asthe table saw, with bevels and angles included to help assembly. Afterwards is was just a matter ofconnecting it together. We used a durable netting bought at the local fabric shop and stapled it onto theframe.

It only takes two people to construct one net (including cutting) at approximately 45 minutes. Withtwelve willing hands, we could really turn these out. We have kept a set of the nets at the Fablab for kidsto use whenever they want to play soccer.So far they have held up really well, and can support anindividual sitting on the cross bar.

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makeLab is located on the lower level of the architecture building in the former student lounge. Placed at the entrance, the storefront-wall is intended to create an identity for the makeLab. A secondary purpose of the storefront-wall is to demonstrate the Computer Numerical Control (CNC) mill’s “making” potential. This potential includes: design characteristics and fabrication processes. The wall serves as a hands-on educational tool, as well as a landmark for faculty, students and potential visitors to Lawrence Technological University.

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!"#$%&"'(!"#$%Following makeLab’s completion, Professor Jim Stevens led a group of students through the ins and outs of the digital fabrication process from design to implementation. Here you will see a selection of featured works from students involved in the very !rst makeLab studio course tought at Larence Technological University. More digital fabrication projects can be viewed at make-lab.org.

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3D objects for a museum in Delft

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-tion from the 19e century into this time.

Foto interieur museum:

Utrecht

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-puter and made my interpretation of the design for my objects. Then the ornament details are projected on the

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hollowed out with the 3D printing software.

After a salt spray the object getting stronger after you dry it with a föhn and in an oven 50C.

Utrecht

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Utrecht

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Sessile Drop Tester

Water repellency is a major problem for soils. The best method for quantifying the magnitude of repellency is by measuring the angle between the water droplet and a layer of ordinary sand.

This set-up is a conversion tool that allows sessile drop measurements with a conventional Leica mac-

secondary mirror for a Newtonian telescope) re-

sand and water droplet that are position on a small table. This table is moved up and down using a spring-tensioned cantilever. The installed ball bear-

continuous motion up and down.

http://www.science.uva.nl/ibed/news-archive.cfm/50236157-1321-B0BE-6813850E6F0980D8

Gymnopedie no.37

Gymnopedie no.37 bestaat uit een oud Philips Philicorda

Het apparaat speelt de eerste paar maten van het welbek-

gebruikt wordt. Normaal wordt dit stuk op piano uitgevo-erd.

dit geval draaien er houten schijfjes over de toetsen van het orgel en door wel of niet een uitsparing in het hout klinkt een noot. Deze blokjes worden in het FabLab uitgelaserd

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Foto impressie

The Pink Panther couple made by Ultimaker

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By Frits Hoff, manager of FabLab Zuid-Limburg, based in Maastricht, the Netherlands History and finance In 2007 the first plans for a FabLab in the southern part of the Netherlands were made by Harry Fekkers, Gene Bertrand and others. Due to big chances in funding the plan stopped unfortunately. January 2009 Frits Hoff started to develop plans for a FabLab in Maastricht. With the help of the first group and others more and more organisations got interested. Funding had become even harder because of the financial crisis. But in August 2010 the European Union decided to finance the collaboration between FabLab Leuven (Belgium) and FabLab Zuid-Limburg (Maastricht) in a substantial way. And there was also money to develop a FabLab in Hasselt / Genk and one in !"#$%&'(#)*+(*,&#-./*#(($($*0&*1"#$*234*5&1"#6#5() From August to December we tried to find cofinance but only a small amount of money was received. Time to stop talking and to show the region, the politics and the companies what a FabLab is about. We hired a shop which was empty for several years (dirty but cheap), found second hand furniture and computers and hired a lasercutter. A new FabLab was born!

FabLab interior 3D business-card Machines, PR and people Most important are the people. If you don't have money you need to find even more a lot of volunteers who are willing to work several hours a week. And we found a team of really nice people. Len Dumont developed a website in Drupal, www.fablabzuidlimburg.nl . With FabTweets (Twitter), FabShots (pictures on Flickr for our FabMoments, made by our photocamera with Eye-Fi SD-card), FabLog, Newsletter, Appointy reservation tool, Forum and a Wiki for all details (Mediawiki). Len also designed a flyer and a 3D-business card. Beside Twitter we also use LinkedIn as social media. After a lot of research, supported by Joost Geraets and others, we decided which machines we would like to use. The lasercutter is from LionLasers, made in China with specifications of LionLasers. The LG600 is much cheaper as the common brands and has a 60W laser. The software Lasercutter 5.3 is different but after a while you can do the same as with the expensive lasercutters. The Coreldraw add-on is nice. One of the reasons to choose LionLasers is that they collaborate with a Dutch group developing an open source driver.

Zuid-Limburg

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A RepMan 3D-printer was donated but unfortunately it was to much work to make it work. Now it is a nice example of the short but fast history of self-made 3D-printers. Protospace, FabLab Utrecht, build an Ultimaker 3D-printer for us. Good printer and very fast. Also Protospace build the Mantis, 3D-cutter. Small but very nice for building electronic motherboards. A second hand Roland GX-24 vinylcutter was bought with a lot of material. And of cause the usual tools for wood, metal and electronics. Medio January 2011 the New Year's reception of FabLab.nl was the informal opening of the FabLab with almost 50 visitors and an excellent atmosphere.

new years recption of FabLab.nl workshop buidl your own Prusa Mendel Activities Each Tuesday it is open day, everybody can use the machines for free. Already in a few weeks a lot of people come to work and get support in developing a product. Not easy when you are still testing all materials, software and different versions. Floris Hoff and Joost Geraets are also developing FabSheets (manuals). On other days more and more people come to see what a FabLab can do for them or their organisations. Inventors, architects, product designers, event consultants etc. You really need to be innovative and do a lot of research to find solutions. More and more products are being made by us (or themselves) so we can earn a little bit of money. !"#$%&'($)"*+,-./"0$,%"$#1"2%,'3"451/5."67-)%-185%9"#3'"$%:31-'5/"+0";&433&<1.<";1"$1.0"$15"weekend 20 people (a lot of father /son combinations, between 6 and 60 years) made their own printer and at Sunday evening indeed 10 printers were ready. It was really community work with the support of the inventors, Josef Prusa and Kliment Yanev, who have been teaching the whole weekend. See this nice movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qq7roeoTM9g The training in design software Rhino (teacher Ronald Meijs) and Blender (teacher Bram de Vries) will start soon. Also the wor&'($)"*=,-./"0$,%"$#1">.8-?3&5%"67-)%-185%9"@853A(5%"B%-&"/5"=%,-C1D"#-.."start as soon as we have enough interested people. We decided not to organise introduction courses in general but specialised for each machine. After 2 hours you should be able to work with that machine. For schools we develop now a special programme. This year a lot of FabLabs in the Netherlands are working on an educational program. We want to use Chamilo, a website for distance education, like Moodle but easier to learn. And of cause open source. We will not start a mobile FabLab to visit the schools, in a truck there is not enough space and it is cold in winter. Instead we will hire a van and demonstrate the machines in a classroom. Last but not least we are organising lunchmeetings with experts like Alex Schraub for fashion, Jan Borchers with intelligent fashion, Dries Verbruggen with printing ceramics etc. with kind regards, Frits Hoff

URL: www.fabLabzuidlimburg.nl email: [email protected] Tel: +31 ! 6 ! 5269.2094

Zuid-Limburg

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Thank you for reading this FabYearBook 2011! Print it out, put it in your FabLab, give it to other people to show what FabLab is all about.

Now itʼs time to get more involved with the wider FabLab Community! Connect to people in other FabLabs, and share your experiences!

There are many different ways to do that. Use the video conferencing system, that will give you a window into other FabLabs. Go to Fabfolk.com and find blogs, photos, videos and forum discussions there. You can even upload your own material, and add your experiences to the wiki there. Ask for a fabfolk.com e-mail address, or for fabfolk.com to host a mailing list for you. Join the daily interaction on yammer.com with your fabfolk.com e-mail address. The list of possibilities to interact is long. We are looking forward to seeing you on-line!

Help us make the 2012 FabYearBook!For the 2012 edition (to be published February 2012) we are looking for 3 or more people who want to help form the editorial team. Get in touch if you want to make sure the third edition of the FabYearBook is even bigger, brighter and better. Send an e-mail to [email protected].

Have a great year making things!