.. where the future is being made today ! tag:fablab.nl,2005:Typo Typo 2012-07-08T14:13:09+00:00 Bart Bakker urn:uuid:d780023a-d2a3-40a0-8274-3eb27c4c0141 2012-04-23T15:42:00+00:00 2012-07-08T14:13:09+00:00

<p>Most fablabs have been initiated following the <span class="caps">MIT</span> topdown method. In Neil Gershenfelds metaphor of &#8217;$100k, 10k and 1k fablabs&#8221; they are of the $100k type.</p> <p>Recently however, there have been several initiatives for a &#8216;grassroots&#8217; fablab: a bunch of enthousiatic people that want to start a lab with modest finance. Fablab Amerfoort was the first of this type, but now you see setups like FabLab Wageningen and the miniFabLabs.</p> <p>Grassroots fablabs are a new phenomenon for which there is not yet a shareable body of knowledge nor support. FabLab Amersfoort will organize an international event to explore this: <span class="caps">FABFUSE 2012</span>. It will be held in Amersfoort (NL) from 8 &#8211; 11 August.</p> <p>Grassroots is a subject that needs to be addressed in Europe now since sponsor-money for starting a full scale fab lab is becoming very very scarce. FabFuse intends to start a body of knowledge and practices for setting up and running the grassroots Fab Labs. FabFuse will also report the results of their meeting at <span class="caps">FAB8</span>.</p> <p>More in a few weeks on www.fabfuse.org</p>

<p>Most fablabs have been initiated following the <span class="caps">MIT</span> topdown method. In Neil Gershenfelds metaphor of &#8217;$100k, 10k and 1k fablabs&#8221; they are of the $100k type.</p> <p>Recently however, there have been several initiatives for a &#8216;grassroots&#8217; fablab: a bunch of enthousiatic people that want to start a lab with modest finance. Fablab Amerfoort was the first of this type, but now you see setups like FabLab Wageningen and the miniFabLabs.</p> <p>Grassroots fablabs are a new phenomenon for which there is not yet a shareable body of knowledge nor support. FabLab Amersfoort will organize an international event to explore this: <span class="caps">FABFUSE 2012</span>. It will be held in Amersfoort (NL) from 8 &#8211; 11 August.</p> <p>Grassroots is a subject that needs to be addressed in Europe now since sponsor-money for starting a full scale fab lab is becoming very very scarce. FabFuse intends to start a body of knowledge and practices for setting up and running the grassroots Fab Labs. FabFuse will also report the results of their meeting at <span class="caps">FAB8</span>.</p> <p>More in a few weeks on www.fabfuse.org</p>