The Makers Are Coming

FabLabs in the Netherlands

Ton Zijlstra (@ton_zylstra)Lift Marseille 2010

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chiotsrun/3596439006/

Vegetable Garden

• Pake schuurtje: could make anything

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/judybaxter/3856061/

Tool Shed

Blog Network Explosion

Networked life, networked work, networked learning

Local Resilience (not autarchy)&

Global Network

Networked life, networked work, networked learningMaking is a Literacy

http://www.flickr.com/photos/-wit-/1859812082/

Skill

Literacy

Networked life, networked work, networked learningLiteracy = Skill + Community

Networked life, networked work, networked learningMaking = Digital machines +

FabLab network/local ecosystem

• Laser cutter

•Laser Cutter

• Vinyl cutter

•Vinyl Cutter

• CNC router / milling machine

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CNC Router

3D Printer

• Micro electronics

•Micro-electronics

Vacuumform

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fungibleconvictions/4460728984/

Book Scanner

RepRap

Concept - Some Aspects

• Open (“walk in from the street”)

• Share experience and knowledge

• Free

• Widely available software

• You use the machines

• Just hit ‘print’

• Design Global - Build Local

• In NL: Shop in Shop

• Kaartje benelux met markers voor FabLabs

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FabLabs in the BeNeLux

2007 FabLab Amsterdam

2008 FabLab Utrecht

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cabfablab/3593741318/

2009 FabLab Den Haag

2010 FabLab Groningen

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lykle/4367616987

• Leuven (B)

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2010 FabLab Leuven

• Gent (B)

2010 FabLab Gent

• Arnhem

• mobile lab (last week in Berlin for 1st testing)

2010 Mobile FabLab

Stichting FabLab Nederland

FabLab Foundation Netherlands

2006

• Highest density / city of FabLab

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The City of FabLab

2011 ...

Enschede

DeventerTexel

Maastricht

Eindhoven

Tilburg

Rotterdam

Lelystad

Amersfoort

Amsterdam II & III

Competition?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joiseyshowaa/2853272392/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/maistora/3014414972/

Diversity through local roots

Infrastructure of machines

Network Effect!

Each new FabLab makes the others more valuable

• Makes community building very important

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Community Building

Video connections

Yearly Fab Conference

Bootcamp Norway (Jan & Jun)

http://picasaweb.google.com/jeanmichelmolenaar/FablabNorge?feat=directlink#5157890404548778546

Every 6 Weeks: FabTable

Daily: Yammer Fabfolk.com

FabLab.nl

New: FabYearBook

What happens in FabLabs?

Concrete Lace

Tools

Design Experiments

Decorative Structures

Furniture

Fashion

Home Decoration

Circuit Boards

http://www.flickr.com/photos/protospace/4727423648/

Games

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cabfablab/4271216895/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cabfablab/4271216895/

Sportscar Rear Lights

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cabfablab/4194668071/

Museum Exhibit UV Stickers

T-shirts

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fablabgroningen/4763333337/

Personalized Tags

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cabfablab/4110183534/

‘Something’

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cabfablab/3504954914/

Robot

RepRap Masterclasses

Innovation comes from unlikely places

Unlimited Design Contest

Custom Made Prosthetics for $40

Project Big Bird

Fab Academy

• bizz models

• long tail

Business Model?

Partly local

Partly in the network

Networked life, networked work, networked learningChallenges

• Makes community building very important

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Community Building

Networked life, networked work, networked learningA real local eco-system

Networked life, networked work, networked learningEnhancing the global dimension

Networked life, networked work, networked learningBusiness Model Longtail

Networked life, networked work, networked learningAccomodating Growth

Networked life, networked work, networked learningFurther Personalization

Actief uitnodigend

You’re Invited

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CreditsAll photos: Ton Zijlstra, by nc sa

Excep where mentioned on photo, all

Slides: http://slideshare.net/tonzijlstraBlog: http://zylstra.org/blogSite: http://fablab.nlSite: http://tonzijlstra.euFabLab Videos: http://fablab.23video.comContact: ton@fablab.nl

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