fablab yearbook 2011 by fablab community
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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 FoundationTRANSCRIPT
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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!
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
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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
will not only require workers to operate the most -
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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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.
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THE RESULT
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
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!