Open Design + Fab Lab

16 January 2014

01. Digital Fabrication + Fab Labs

02. Some Relevant Fab Labs

03. Some Fab Labs I've built

04. Organizations and Governance

01. Digital Fabrication + Fab Labs

Bits + Atoms: Two Directions

CBA MIT + Neil Gershenfeld

Source: http://cba.mit.edu/ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gershenfeld

Fab 1.0: Machines + Computers

Source: http://www.google.com/patents?id=rRpqAAAAEBAJ&printsec=drawing&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false

Fab 2.0: Self-Replicating Machines

Source: http://www.reprap.org/

Fab 3.0: Information in Materials

Source: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEGO

Fab 4.0: Machines/Computers in Materials

Source: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribosoma

Even IDEO is working on this

Source: http://www.fastcompany.com/biomimicry/training-bacteria-to-grow-consumer-goods

Democratization of Digital Fabrication

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/protospace/5512892072/

Fab Lab: A Global Community

Source: Data from http://fablabs.io

The (larger) Italian Community

Source: http://makeinitaly.foundation/wiki/FabLab_Map

FABx: The Annual Global Event

Source: http://www.fab11.org

Fab Lab: What is it?

• A space about bits and atoms
• Part of a network
• A local and global community
• A set of tools
• A set of knowledge
• A set of processes
• A service
• Not a franchising
• A business
• A concept currently under development

Source: http://www.openp2pdesign.org/2013/spaces/what-is-a-fablab/

Learning + Collaboration

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaltofablab/8740909114/in/set-72157633484032773

Digital Craft

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaltofablab/7243041170/in/photostream

Not just prototypes / Personal Fabrication

Source: http://fablab.waag.org/project/3d-bass-guitar

Supply Chain + Sustainability

Source: http://www.sourcemap.com

Open Source, from the practice...

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/massimo_menichinelli/7325704122/in/photostream

02. Some Relevant Fab Labs

Fab Lab Amsterdam @ Waag

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37873897@N06/4973326149/

Fab Lab Amsterdam @ Waag

Source: http://waag.org/nl/diensten/fablab-amsterdam

Fab Lab Amsterdam @ Waag

Source: http://waag.org/nl/diensten/fablab-amsterdam

Mini Fab Lab Amsterdam @ Utrecht

Source: http://web.me.com/bartbakker/saguaro/Mini_FabLab.html

Mobile Fab Lab

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_fab_lab

Fab Lab Barcelona @ IAAC

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/massimo_menichinelli/6766260627/in/set-72157629041599151/

Fab Lab Barcelona @ IAAC

Source: http://www.dyvikdesign.com/site/research/fablab/arriving-at-fablab-barcelona.html

Fab Lab Barcelona @ IAAC

Source: http://www.dyvikdesign.com/site/research/fablab/arriving-at-fablab-barcelona.html

Fab Lab Barcelona @ IAAC

Source: http://www.iaacblog.com/blog/2011/iaac-at-fab-7-in-lima-peru/

03. Some Fab Labs I've built

Aalto Fab Lab @ Aalto Media Factory

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaltofablab/8112009542/in/photostream

Aalto Fab Lab @ Aalto Media Factory

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaltofablab/8112001335/in/photostream

Aalto Fab Lab @ Aalto Media Factory

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaltofablab/9913335626/in/set-72157635833952295

Aalto Fab Lab @ Aalto Media Factory

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaltofablab/8002667488/in/set-72157631572499156

Aalto Fab Lab @ Aalto Media Factory

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaltofablab/7241749322/in/photostream

MUSE Fab Lab @ MUSE

Source: Alessandro Gadotti

MUSE Fab Lab @ MUSE

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04. Organizations and Governance

Not MIT: Fab Foundation

Source: http://www.fabfoundation.org/

Not MIT: International Fab Lab Association

Source: http://www.fablabinternational.org/

Platform: fablabs.io

Source: http://fablabs.io/

Italy: Fabber in Italia

Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fabberintialia/

Italy: Make in Italy (Associazione)

Source: http://www.makeinitaly.org/

Italy: Make in Italy CDB (Fondazione)

Source: http://www.makeinitaly.foundation

Fab Lab: What is it? 4 Rules

1. public access to the lab
2. support and subscribe to the Fab Lab charter
3. share a common set of tools and processes
4. participate in the larger, global Fab Lab network

Source: http://www.fabfoundation.org/fab-labs/fab-lab-criteria/

Fab Lab: Fab Charter

Source: http://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/charter/

Fab Lab: Fab Charter

Source: http://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/charter/

Fab Lab: Common Machines

Fab Lab: 100K inventory

Source: http://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/fab/inv.html

Fab Lab: 10K inventory

Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/smallfablab/1423291301223406/

Fab Lab: Video Conference 1@18.85.8.48

Source: http://mcu.cba.mit.edu/conference_list.html

Thank you!

Massimo Menichinelli / info@openp2pdesign.org / @openp2pdesign