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CENTRINNO

A new industrial revolution that puts citizens at the core of a sustainable transformation.

The Project CENTRINNO is a four-year european funded research project focused on industrial historical sites undergoing transformation. It will showcase the potential of these historic areas to become part of […]

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RESERVIST

Repurposing manufacturing lines for providing medical products and services in case of spiking demand times.

Distributed DesignProductive Cities
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FoodSHIFT 2030

Transforming European food systems through citizen-driven approaches.

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SheMakes

Bridging the gender gap in the textile and clothing industry.

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Fab Academy Barcelona

Hands-on learning experience and learn rapid-prototyping.

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Master in Design for Emergent Futures

Challenge the Way Things Work Today, Design for Tomorrow

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Fabricademy Barcelona

The intersection of textiles, digital fabrication and biology.

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The case for hands-on learning 

Hands-on learning is becoming increasingly essential for the future of education.

July 30

MDEFest – Exploring Alternative Presents

Recap of the first festival organised by the Master in Design for Emergent Futures.

July 02

Training experts in digital manufacturing and innovation in Uruguay

Fab Lab Barcelona to co-direct and curate a new specialization in Digital Manufacturing and Innovation at UTEC (Universidad Tecnológica del Uruguay).

June 22
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SPML Machine

An open-source, portable multitool machine

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Citizen Sensing: A Toolkit

A toolkit for participatory sensing

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Fab City: The Mass Distribution of Almost Everything

A manual for making positive engaging urban futures possible

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Design Remix Share Repeat

How distributed design is changing makers and designers approach

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The democratization of future-making

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How do we turn protests into proposals?

Kate Raworth and Tomas Diez

How did Cuba champion open source culture?

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The future of plastic

Mattia Bernini & Kate Armstrong
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