This study explores the intent of designers involved in design for sustainability and how responsible innovation can be collectively implemented. To do so, a case study using situational analysis was conducted with graduates of the Fabricademy program: a 6-month program on textiles and new technologies …

Das Prinzip Open Source ist ein Schlüsselelement für die Verbreitung von Technologie, das sich bei Software bereits als erfolgreich erwiesen hat. Ein Prinzip, das in den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten auch im Bereich der Hardware vorangeschritten ist. Doch die Entwicklung erscheint langsam. Nicht nur die Werkzeuge, …

De potentie van maakplaatsen als een laagdrempelige publieke plek, ingebed in de lokale gemeenschap, is enorm. Niettemin blijken veel maakplaatsen na een enthousiaste start te stuiten op een gebrek aan personeel en expertise. Ook blijft het aanbod vaak beperkt tot educatieve activiteiten voor de jeugd, …

Open source can be a key ingredient for the distribution of technology and has proven successful in software. The idea has also gained interest in the field of hardware over the last two decades; yet its development appears slow. Not only vary tooling, raw materials, standard parts, and manufacturing …

Ten years have passed since makerspaces first appeared in libraries, and their contribution to developing digital literacy and 21st-century skills is widely recognized. However, mounting and running a makerspace still means embarking into new territory for each next library, as this Dutch study with …

Many and various kits are available to support fabbing and making in educational settings. Often, kits are based on some basic STEM principles varying from kinetics to genetic design. In this hands-on workshop we take teachers on a similar journey: together we develop a kit based on the theme of the …

Applied design research staat voor een nieuwe uitdaging: het ballet der disciplines. Dit artikel bereidt de discipline in drie stappen voor op deze uitdaging. Allereerst door eerst de elementen van applied design research te ontleden, door vervolgens aan de hand van vier voorbeelden te laten zien hoe …

Die digitale Transformation ist eine zutiefst cyber-soziale Erfahrung. Cyber, weil wir davon ausgehen, dass die digital transformierten Objekte technisch gesehen mit einer großen Anzahl anderer Objekte verbunden sind, mit Systemen von Objekten und Systemen von Systemen. Zutiefst sozial, weil das Erfinden, …

Makercosmos is a four-year maker education programme in Arnhem, the Netherlands, which comprises the development of series of maker education lessons and participatory action research about learning in maker education, among other activities. This study reports findings from the first pilot of this series, …

Digital maker culture is increasingly studied for its impact on production and consumption patterns, technological innovation, educational potential and citizen engagement in design and technology. As making practices proliferate globally and begin to institutionalise, research …