[Open Design + Hardware] opendesign Digest, Vol 50, Issue 4

Oleg Lavrovsky [utou.ch] oleg at utou.ch
Mon Feb 13 15:30:50 UTC 2017


Paul & Christian & al,

You remind me to tack on another shameless plug for our event a week ago
http://thethingsnetwork.pr.co/142323-building-an-open-internet-of-things-network-for-everyone-in-switzerland

Which featured some textile hacking
https://www.instructables.com/id/Voodoo-Sonic-LoRaWAN-connected-Doll/

And plenty of data collection... e.g.:
https://now.makezurich.ch/project/13

Cheers,
Oleg

On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 3:59 PM, Paul Smith <p.smith at gsa.ac.uk> wrote:

> Thanks Christian,
>
> I have another shameless project plug from our most recent re-make-a-thon
> textile hack.
>
> https://remantleandmake.wordpress.com/2017/02/10/re-
> make-a-thon-forres-2017/
>
> Next for us will be a round table discussion and showcase of the open
> source designs we have created as part of the research. We hope to engage
> local manufacturers, advocacy groups and industry players in a debate on
> circular economy in textiles.
>
> I'll be sure to post it nearer the time!
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 8:44 AM, Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Paul
>>
>> Sounds good. And just to say, the 'city' bit of the Fab City name is not
>> to be taken too literal. We already have a country (Georgia) and couple of
>> regions (Kerala, Occitane) signed up as well. See the full list here:
>> http://fab.city/ (scroll down a bit until you see the world map).
>>
>> Highly recommend speaking with Fi and her gang - I'm happy to introduce
>> if useful.
>>
>> And by all means please do keep posting links and thoughts here on the
>> list - thanks!
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Christian
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1 February 2017 at 20:23, Paul Smith <p.smith at gsa.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Christian,
>>>
>>> Thank you for the response and the recommendations. I have definitely
>>> heard of the Fab City project and I think it's brilliant! I would love us
>>> to connect with it somehow, I'll keep posting about our project so
>>> hopefully there will be shared insights.
>>>
>>> Moving away from a product in and waste out model and a re-focus on
>>> local supply, data sharing and data flows is something we are looking at
>>> with the project. It certainly makes sense to me about how we think of
>>> material flows and products in the future. Currently half of my research is
>>> situated out of the urban in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, so I'm
>>> really interested in what the Fab Rural would look like or even the Fab
>>> Island? Perhaps another conversation for another time. :)
>>>
>>> I do know of Make Works and the great work they do. I've met Fi around
>>> MakLab in Glasgow and at a few other bits and bobs in the past. We're not
>>> in touch, yet.
>>>
>>> I'll keep on shamelessly posting links to out research and keep an eye
>>> on Fab Cities.
>>>
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 5:40 AM, Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks Paul, very exciting. Are you in touch with Scott Fi and the Make
>>>> Works initiative? Sounds to me like your project and theirs would fit right
>>>> together and they are right in your neck of the woods.
>>>>
>>>> Also, I am also working on another project, Fab City, which you might
>>>> find relevant to connect with. We are building a large global coalition
>>>> that aims to create a new urban operating system for large cities, making
>>>> them into locally productive, globally connected self-sustainable entities
>>>> that share solutions (data) for local, decentralized manufacturing and
>>>> circular waste management. In effect going from a product-in-waste-out
>>>> model to a data-in-data-out model. So far cities like Barcelona, Boston,
>>>> Paris, Amsterdam and Detroit have pledged their commitment - and many more
>>>> underway. One of the objectives is to develop the future business models of
>>>> the circular economy, so very aligned with your objective it seems. Read
>>>> more on http://fab.city/.
>>>>
>>>> In any case, please do keep us in the loop of how your study develops.
>>>>
>>>> -Christian
>>>>
>>>> On 31 January 2017 at 18:06, Paul Smith <p.smith at gsa.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Would like to say this is a great topic and lots of interesting stuff
>>>>> to chew over so thank you. I have a shameless project plug of my own. I am
>>>>> currently working on a feasibility study into the role of make spaces in
>>>>> the circular economy. We are working with textile surplus in Scottish
>>>>> textile manufacturers and two micro manufacturers. The model we are
>>>>> adopting produces open source garments. Just about to host our second
>>>>> re-make-a-thon! Link to our project blog below. It only has a few posts
>>>>> juts now but we will update as we go along.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://remantleandmake.wordpress.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Greg,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for chipping in. I agree that it's time to crack the nut on
>>>>>> open source hardware business models to allow for much wider adoption.
>>>>>> Hopefully we can help that happen with the REMODEL venture.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We'll share our progress and setbacks here on the list and would
>>>>>> enjoy continued feedback. Any ideas, comments and viewpoints - now and
>>>>>> further down the line - are more than welcome.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Christian
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 30 January 2017 at 14:18, Greg Austic <gbathree at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't know if i can make that conference, though it's very close
>>>>>>> to me (Ann Arbor MI) perhaps I should try, but I just wanted to say thanks
>>>>>>> for bringing it up.  In my opinion, the business model is the thing that is
>>>>>>> most holding open source hardware back from scaling the way open software
>>>>>>> did and continues to do.  It's been one of the major topics of last years
>>>>>>> Gathering for Open Science Hardware and I expect will be again this year.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As someone who's trying and failing and trying again to make
>>>>>>> business models work in open science hardware, I'd just love more peers +
>>>>>>> discussion + support.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Greg
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 3:52 AM, Christian Villum <
>>>>>>> villum at autofunk.dk> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks Peter - adding to top of reading list right away.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> @everyone else: Please don't hold back on shameless self-promotion
>>>>>>>> either ;-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Christian
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> man. 30. jan. 2017 kl. 08.34 skrev Dr. Peter Troxler <
>>>>>>>> trox at fabfolk.com>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Warning: shameless self-promotion ahead:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Regarding the business model 101 my recent research might be of
>>>>>>>>> interest:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Community-based business models: Insights from an emerging maker
>>>>>>>>> economy
>>>>>>>>> http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/doc/30_5.pdf
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> / Peter
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 28 Jan 2017, at 14:26, Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Dear Irene,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks for responding. Your plans for Rizoma.uy sounds great,
>>>>>>>>> although my Spanish is a little rusty. I would very much like to
>>>>>>>>> stay in the loop of your work and hear about the outcomes and insights from
>>>>>>>>> the event as well as from developing the planform, if possible?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> As for reading material: We are actually in the middle of building
>>>>>>>>> an open source (hardware) business model 101 reading package (comprised of
>>>>>>>>> articles, book-links, TED-talks, etc.) that aims to give its reader an
>>>>>>>>> understanding of the concept, the relevant terms and a general overview).
>>>>>>>>> As soon as it is ready we would love to share it here.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In the meantime I would like to take this opportunity to ask
>>>>>>>>> everyone on the list what open source hardware business development
>>>>>>>>> materials you would suggest including in such a reading package?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Christian
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 26 January 2017 at 20:06, Irene Maldini <
>>>>>>>>> irene.maldini at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Dear Christian,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Very interesting post (REMODEL). I cannot participate in the event
>>>>>>>>> in Toronto but I would be very interested in reading material about
>>>>>>>>> business models in open design/hardware (from you or other members in this
>>>>>>>>> forum).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We have recently launched an open design platform in Uruguay
>>>>>>>>> (Rizoma.uy) and together with the local Creative Commons and the Design
>>>>>>>>> cluster we are planning a specific event on the issue of business/economic
>>>>>>>>> sustainability models for 2017. It would be nice to  know what is going on,
>>>>>>>>> as I have not been following the topic for a couple of years already.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Can you recommend any texts?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Irene
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>    1. Open hardware business model session(s) @ CC Global Summit?
>>>>>>>>>       (Christian Villum)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Message: 1
>>>>>>>>> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 06:25:15 +0100
>>>>>>>>> From: Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk>
>>>>>>>>> To: Open Design Definition - mailing list <
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>>>>>>>>> Subject: [Open Design + Hardware] Open hardware business model
>>>>>>>>>         session(s) @    CC Global Summit?
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>>>>>>>>> Anyone going to CC Global Summit in Toronto in April who's up for
>>>>>>>>> submitting one or more session proposals on open source hardware
>>>>>>>>> business
>>>>>>>>> models? I have a few ideas rooted in, among other things, my work
>>>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>>>> REMODEL program: http://danskdesigncenter.dk/en/remodel. Happy to
>>>>>>>>> elaborate
>>>>>>>>> if anyone's interested as well as discuss ideas for a joint session
>>>>>>>>> proposal.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Call for submissions: https://summit.creativecommons.org/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Christian Villum
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianvillum
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