Published 14 December 2015 by Nicolas Barrial

Our selection of gifts to transform all those little geeks who demand the latest game console into apprentice makers who learn the rules of tinkering by doing.

Published 11 December 2015 by Philippe Silberzahn

Philippe Silberzahn, co-director of the IDEA innovation and design thinking program at the EMLYON business school, warns us about the use "lab".

Published 7 December 2015 by Caroline Grellier

Blizzard warning on the Termatière, a cooperative project for agricultural waste upcycling into 100% bio-sourced materials, with a decisively maker approach.

Published 7 December 2015 by Carine Claude

As world giants and busybody lobbyists bustle on the sidelines of official venues at COP21, Makery decided to meet those whom the lockdown has failed to silence.

Published 3 December 2015 by Elsa Ferreira

With fishing line, a glass marble and an electronic scale, two researchers reproduced in vitro the effects of climate change on the oceans.

Published 3 December 2015 by Laurent Catala

BrutPop collective, which is pursuing its mission to create accessible, inexpensive musical instruments for mentally disabled people, dropped by Fablab Drôme in Crest, France.

Published 1 December 2015 by Nicolas Barrial

Using tiny Arduino circuits, Ken Burns has just launched on Kickstarter kits to build miniature arcade games, complete with cabinet, that are both playable and customizable.

Published 1 December 2015 by Ewen Chardronnet

How to march around COP21 despite the state of emergency? The Climate 21 Coalition is preparing the "red lines" made of inflatable cobblestones that the COP must not cross.

Published 1 December 2015 by Cherise Fong

Professor Hiroya Tanaka, a kind of Japanese Neil Gershenfeld, opened several fablabs and trained battalions of makers. Portrait.

Published 30 November 2015 by Ewen Chardronnet

In the desert of New Mexico, artist Tomás Saraceno realized the very first human flight in a zero carbon solar-powered hot air balloon.

Published 26 November 2015 by Elsa Ferreira

The Bourdaisière micro-farm can be found behind a majestic castle, Loire valley oblige. A paradox for this “farm of the future” where simplicity prevails.

Published 24 November 2015 by Nicolas Barrial

L’Increvable (“imperishable”) is a concept washing machine that counters the tendency of objects to break down in order to be replaced.

Published 24 November 2015 by Damien Bourniquel

The artist Damien Bourniquel, who remixes YouTube for Makery with his WYHIWYS (What You Hear Is What You See) columns, synchronized 36 versions of the Marseillaise posted since November 13.

Published 24 November 2015 by Nicolas Barrial

The Blackmarket, a performance on the border between art and media experience brought together some 50 experts around the theme of Anthropocene at Musée de l’Homme. Each one of them had a one-on-one rendez-vous with the public.

Published 20 November 2015 by Caroline Grellier

In Brest, the Tricyclettes and their nomadic workshops make you roll up your sleeves by offering on a street corner initiation to screen printing or tampography, with 100% vegetable-based DIY inks.

Published 20 November 2015 by Elsa Ferreira

DIY, inexpensive and open source: Open Source Ecology has been reinventing collaborative energy. The French branch is launching its first project, the solar concentrator.

Published 17 November 2015 by Quentin Chevrier

Here’s the recipe to compose your own nasal melody to accompany the opening of a birthday card, with the low-tech electronic piano.

Published 17 November 2015 by Axelle Terrier

Invited to the Bandits-Mages festival in Bourges, Poussy Draama carried out a workshop about DIY gynecology for women and transsexuals.

Published 16 November 2015 by Cherise Fong

In Japan, where traditional agricultural practices are aging fast, research looks toward connected solutions. Sensprout and Techrice are two rising projects using environmental sensors.

Published 13 November 2015 by Nicolas Barrial

Dassault Systèmes is launching the 3DExperience Lab, a start-up accelerator. Axelle Lemaire, deputy minister for digital economy, came to foster this program.