[OpenDesign] overview of Fab Labs

Tue Sep 4 12:20:08 UTC 2012

Yes, that's the one I meant. FING also wrote at least a few blog entries
about their Fab Lab research and here's an earlier ( and French) version of
that report:
http://www.slideshare.net/pminguet/fablab-v0-dossier-elusinstances-v1

I wouldn't be surprised if they have some findings that they haven't
publlished yet Cindy, so it may be worthwhile to reach out to them.

On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Dr. Peter Troxler <trox at fabfolk.com> wrote:

> exactly, that's the one I mentioned:
> http://www.slideshare.net/slidesharefing/fab-labs-overview
>
> On 3 Sep 2012, at 22:54 , X.L wrote:
>
> Hi Cindy-
>
> An agency in France did a report on the implementation and implications of
> Fab Labs last year. Are you familiar with it?
>
> It didn't profile all the individual labs though. I could dig up a link to
> it later if you're interested.
>
> Just let me know.
>
> "Dr. Peter Troxler" <trox at fabfolk.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
>
> there must be numerous bachelor theses according to the information
> requests we all get …
>
>
> formally, the list at http://wiki.fablab.is/wiki/Portal:Labs is the most
> complete directory; you can also check the fab8nz.com site which in some
> way would include the short presentations of many labs
>
>
> there is a nice overview created by Ping at
> http://www.slideshare.net/slidesharefing/fab-labs-overview
>
>
> just what comes to mind right now while procrastinating on a presentation
> I have to give tomorrow
>
>
> / pt
>
> On 3 Sep 2012, at 16:15 , Kohtala Cindy wrote:
>
>
> Hi all
>
>
> I wonder if there have been any good publications (preferably something
> with a platform - like a conference paper or a peer-reviewed journal - not
> just a blog entry) on the labs in the Fab Lab network? possibly including
> other maker spaces and labs too
>
>
> I know that e.g. Peter Troxler addresses business models in certain labs
> in "Bending the Rules" (
> http://square-1.eu/site/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/TroxlerWolf2010_BendingTheRules_FablabInnovationEcology_pub.pdf)
> and I've seen the matrix in the Libraries of Peer Production chapter.
> Anything else, Peter, that I've missed?
>
>
> Just wondering if there is a larger overview - what Fab Labs are open now,
> are they institutional or commercial, which ones have explicitly green
> agendas, business models, user types, project and output types etc.
>
>
> Thanks for all info
>
> Cindy in Helsinki
>
>
> P.S. Welcome to my event at the Open Knowledge Festival!
>
>
> Cindy Kohtala
>
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>
> Department of Design
>
> Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
>
> Helsinki, Finland
>
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