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Makerspaces on the high street
Loughborough University Market Town 15 July 2015
Andrew Sleigh Twitter: @andrewsleigh Slides and links: http://is.gd/loughborough
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What I’m going to talk about:
1. Where did makerspaces come from 2. What is a makerspace today 3. Some research we did for Nesta, and
what we learned 4. Some opportunities for
makerspaces on the high street
FACTS
WILD SPECULATION
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Where did makerspaces come from?
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Artists’ studios
PHOTO: LILLSTREET ART CENTER
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Hack(er)spaces
PHOTO: MITCH ALTMAN
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Fablabs
PHOTO: FAB LAB BARCELONA
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What is a makerspace today?
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PHOTO: MARTIN RAYNSFORD
Cambridge Makespace
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London Hackspace
PHOTO: ANDREW SHADURA
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Autodesk Pier 9
PHOTO: BLAKE MARVIN / METROPOLIS MAGAZINE
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+ Web
Community Peer support Project sharing Instructions Crowdfunding Ordering materials Code/design sharing Remote fabrication Supply chain etc…
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Nesta UK Makerspaces mapping research.
Some things we learned.
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NESTA.ORG.UK/UK-‐MAKERSPACES
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We found 97 makerspaces, all over the UK
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2006 2015
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21
16
12
7
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NEW MAKERSPACES EACH YEAR
Makerspaces have seen rapid growth in the last 5 years
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In makerspaces, people socialise, learn and make things
41%
35%33%
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Mostly in ‘low road’ locations
PHOTO: ACCESS SPACE, SHEFFIELD
–Stewart Brand, How Buildings Learn“low-‐visibility, low-‐rent, no-‐style, high-‐turnover”
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Some opportunities (Including some hype, and some cold water)
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“10,000 Garages” Digital designs, fabricated locally?
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Cloud DDM (Direct Digital Manufacturing)
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Fashion
PHOTO: NEW VESTURES / BRIAN ACHILLE
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Supply to retail
PHOTO: ASSEMBLE & JOIN
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Entrepreneur support for new maker businesses
PHOTO: TECHSHOP
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Civic engagement “Urban Prototyping”
PHOTO: BRIAN L. FRANK/WIRED
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Thank you.
Twitter: @andrewsleigh Slides and links: is.gd/loughborough