Fab24 Mexico – Fabricating Equity

This paper reviews the maturation process that the Global Working Group “Fablabs and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” has gone through and in which they tried to involve more and more fablabs in the SDGs.During the FAB13 Conference in Chile (2017) "Fabricating Society" the former Fablab Life Cycle Working Group transformed into a new Fablabs & UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Working Group. At first this WG mainly aimed for Awareness from the fablabs about the S...

Many cities across Europe, regardless of their size, face the challenge of revitalising former industrial sites. These areas, once hotspots of infrastructure, workers, and knowledge, have often been abandoned, reduced or relocated due to urban changes, and the rise of a global extractive economic model. Within this context, this article presents and discusses a set of blueprints and summarised results of nine European pilot cities that explored through the CENTRINNO H2020 European Project, di...

Fab Labs are small-scale workshops offering digital fabrication at different scales. These spaces are known for fostering learning in technological and manufacturing skills as well as offering services, with a collaborative mindset. In this paper, we explore an unexplored growing trend within Fab Labs: their involvement in participatory approaches and their thematic focus on environmentally related activities. Although recent research has highlighted their increasing focus on sustainability a...

This paper aims to explore the integration of circular design principles in sustainable fashion practices, focusing on innovative approaches employed by Studio B.O.R. The research delves into the rationale behind embracing circularity in fashion design and its implications for environmental stewardship and technological advancement. Employing a multidisciplinary approach, this study combines qualitative analysis of Studio B.O.R.'s initiatives with theoretical frameworks of circular design and...

The development of students' methodological and practical skills in complex problem-solving processes and their ability to learn and work collaboratively must be specifically promoted. To this end, students should be given the opportunity to work in (interdisciplinary) teams on the development of prototypes or to carry out their own projects. In order to successfully implement the special didactic scenarios required for this, a suitable and flexible design of learning spaces and resource mana...

The characteristics of ‘solarpunk’ as an eco-feminist future vision resonates with maker cultures that espouse autonomous development of products and technologies that use renewable energy sources, foster community resilience, accord with principles of environmental justice, and highlight symbiosis with nature and natural systems, even in urban contexts. In this study, we examined solarpunk in online discourse, project descriptions, Fab Academy project concepts, and academic publi...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health challenge primarily caused by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics. Raising awareness and promoting responsible antibiotic consumption using innovative methods is needed to combat this issue.The Digital Petri Laboratory (DiPLab) project addresses this need by integrating Fab Labs and interaction design practices to create an open-source, hands-on learning tool for high school students. DiPLab offers a simulated microbiology laboratory...

In response to the maker movement, administrators are adding 3D printers, laser cutters, vinyl cutters, and other computer-controlled machinery into school-based makerspaces at a rapid rate. These digital fabrication tools can potentially engage students in hands-on learning across all subject areas. However, adding these extra tools into schools doesn’t always lead to the adoption of these digital fabrication tools into the school curriculum. New technologies are often used as novelty ...

The social goal of state universities unequivocally involves social inclusion. Hence, one of its fundamental elements should be digital inclusion, since it enhances social inclusion by helping close the digital divide. Some authors point out different elements that make it possible to ensure, or at least come close to, digital inclusion. This paper does an in-depth analysis of ten initiatives proposed by Universidad Estatal a Distancia, closely associated with digital fabrication technologies...