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We are an innovation centre rethinking the way we live, work and play in cities.

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Our latest projects

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Civic EcologyProductive Cities

FoodSHIFT 2030

Transforming European food systems through citizen-driven approaches.

The global food system is unsustainable and is particularly affected by the European food system. Food production takes up around 40% of the Earth’s surface globally – an area roughly […]

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REFLOW

Co-creating circular and regenerative resource flows.

Materials and TextilesProductive Cities
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Distributed Design Platform

A Europe-wide platform to advocate and champion the emerging field of distributed design.

Distributed DesignProductive Cities
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ROMI – Robotics for Microfarms

Open source tools for microfarms.

Civic EcologyFuture LearningSense Making
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FabKulele – Fab Academy Barcelona

Chindōgu 珍道具 – ALMOST USEFUL MACHINES

Betiana Pavón – Fabricademy 2019
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Education Programs

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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Fab Lab Barcelona’s exploration into food is central to the Fab City Vision

Introducing Food Tech 3.0

September 04

Hello World

A new look and feel for Fab Lab Barcelona

September 04

Spotlight on the MDEF graduate creatives of 2020

The projects Organic Matters, Gardenfit and Pangea are delving into emergent futures

September 04
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Download the SPML Machine

An open-source, portable multitool machine

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Download the Citizen Sensing: A Toolkit

A toolkit for participatory sensing

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Download the Fab City: The Mass Distribution of Almost Everything

A manual for making positive engaging urban futures possible

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Download the Design Remix Share Repeat

How distributed design is changing makers and designers approach

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Listen to our podcast

How do we turn protests into proposals?

Kate Raworth and Tomas Diez

How did Cuba champion open source culture?

Ernesto Oroza & Tomas Diez

The future of plastic

Mattia Bernini & Kate Armstrong

Will there be urban-rural farmers in the future?

John Hardy & Tomas Diez

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What’s on

Lectures Series, Local Event

Sep 18

Social Film Festival Barcelona

  • 18:10 > 19:00
  • Arts Santa Mònica

Discussion Panel, Lectures Series, Local Event

Sep 21

How We Future Lecture

  • 15:00 > 16:30
  • IAAC & Online

Discussion Panel, Lectures Series

Oct 14 - Oct 15

Distributed Fab City Summit 2020

  • 00:00 > 00:00
  • Online