Collaborative arrangements between users and designers today are enacted in a
broadening array of circumstances. These include extended, even years-long projects within …

The new turn to Mass Innovation and Mass Entrepreneurship (MIME) initiatives in China
mark a concrete step to reconfiguring and appropriating the western maker movement …

We reflect about the role of creative and innovative design/fabrication technologies in
processes of learning to become with the world and understanding our place as humanity …

There is worldwide recognition of the gender gap in STEAM careers. Throughout the world,
women are under-represented in STEAM jobs. The explanation for this lies much earlier in …

Abstract Materialist Activist Communities (MACs) concern themselves with material flows in
a politically engaged form of maker culture. They speculate, design and make collectively …

Cet article porte sur l'articulation entre enjeux techniques et militants dans la low-tech à
travers le cas du développement communautaire de l'éolienne Piggott. Il raconte les façons …

This thesis explores interaction between humans, materials, and machines, in the context of
makerspaces. The concept of making describes a practice that deals with new technologies …

Electronic textiles (e-textiles) combine the conductive properties of metallic threads with
increasingly small computers and microcontrollers to create textiles that are interactive. E …

With an increasing number of open laboratories for cultural and technical experimentation in
place, questions arise regarding how and with what effects they come about, what they …