HUMBLEFACTURE: A 7-POINT MANIFESTO FOR APPROPRIATE MANUFACTURING

Dominic Muren Ignite Seattle 2009 www.humblefacture.com

THE PLANET DOESN’T NEED SAVING.

WE DO.

SAVE US FROM : P-WASTE

we are drowning in unrecycled, unrecyclable plastics.

SAVE US FROM : E-WASTE

“e-recycling” is toxic, wasteful, and unrealistic

SAVE US FROM : INADEQUATE OBJECTS

design for the middle leaves a lot of people living on the edge

SAVE US FROM : LOCAL HELPLESSNESS

far away making makes local disasters worse

THE WAY WE MAKE WHAT WE MAKE MAKES US US.

SO HOW SHOULD WE MAKE?

1. OBJECTS SHOULD BE CRYSTALLIZATIONS OF A CONVERSATION.

talk is cheap. matter is expensive. word gets around.

2. OPEN SOURCE EVERYTHING

hardware, software, and construction

2. OPEN SOURCE EVERYTHING

hardware, software, and construction

3. MODULAR CONSTRUCTION

for variation, for repair, for upgrading

3. MODULAR CONSTRUCTION

for variation, for repair, for upgrading

4. GO FLEXIBLE & LOW INFRASTRUCTURE

cheap to get started, cheap to change

4. GO FLEXIBLE & LOW INFRASTRUCTURE

cheap to get started, cheap to change

5. LOWER ENERGY, HIGHER INFORMATION

structured materials cost less energy but offer higher performance

6. USE LOCALLY PRODUCIBLE MATERIALS

some materials can’t be made locally

6. USE LOCALLY PRODUCIBLE MATERIALS

some materials can’t be made locally

7. RESILIENT CONNECTIONS ARE CRUCIAL .

breaks are bad. connections should bend before they break.

7. RESILIENT CONNECTIONS ARE CRUCIAL .

breaks are bad. connections should bend before they break

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