Fab Lab Research Papers Stream

Proceedings of the International Fab Lab Conference Research Papers Stream

The Fab Lab Research Papers Stream takes place annually during the international Fab Lab conference. This site archives the proceedings from Fab8 (2012) to Fab25 (2025).

Conferences

• Fab25 Czechia – Bridge the Gap
  Brno & Prague, Czechia · 4-11 July 2025 · 15 papers
• Fab24 Mexico – Fabricating Equity
  Puebla, Mexico · 3-9 August 2024 · 10 papers
• Fab23 Bhutan – Designing Resilient Futures
  Thimphu, Bhutan · 16-28 July 2023 · 11 papers
• Bali Fab Fest – FabXLive
  Bali, Indonesia · 19 October 2022 · 15 papers
• Fab 16 Montréal – Fabricating the Commons
  Montréal, Canada · 9-12 August 2021 · 20 papers
• Fab15 Egypt – Collectively Intelligent
  Egypt · 28 July – 4 August 2019 · 8 papers
• Fab14 Toulouse – Fabricating Resilience
  Toulouse, France · 16-22 July 2018 · 17 papers
• Fab13 Santiago de Chile – Fabricating Society
  Santiago de Chile, Chile · 31 July - 6 August 2017 · 7 papers
• Fab12 Shenzhen – FabLab 2.0
  Shenzhen, China · 8-14 August 2016 · 11 papers
• Fab11 Boston – Making : Impact
  Boston, Cambridge and Somerville, USA · 3-7 August 2015 · 17 papers
• Fab10 Barcelona – Fab Labs to Fab Cities
  Barcelona, Spain · 2-8 July 2014 · 57 papers
• Fab9 Yokohama – Personal Fabrication as the Dawn of New Renaissance
  Yokohama, Japan · 21-27 August 2013 · 19 papers
• Fab8 Wellington – The Eighth International Fab Lab Forum and Symposium on Digital Fabrication
  Wellington, New Zealand · 22-28 August 2012 · 4 papers

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The Fab Lab Research Papers Stream brings together original academic writing from researchers studying the Fab Lab movement, its ambitions and its impact from a wide range of disciplines, including computer science, engineering, science and technology studies, business and management, education, urban studies, media and design, and many more.