Re-Store: reclaiming space and reusing materials in Paris
Re-Store has just opened its doors in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. On February 7 the people behind the project presented the new space and invited others to join it.
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Aerosolar balloon ride in Fontainebleau with Tomás Saraceno
In the context of Tomás Saraceno’s exhibition at Palais de Tokyo in Paris, the Aerocene Foundation organised a solar-powered balloon flight in Fontainebleau on 27th of october. Report in photos.
Building the fabcity in Brest
What has been happening in Brest, Brittany, since the city was certified Fab City one year ago? The week before the Fab City Summit and FAB14 opened in France, Makery investigated on site.
“It’s official: I have an artwork in outer space“
On June 29, the Mexican artist Nahum sent an interactive artwork to the International Space Station—a personal experience through a real-time manipulation protocol from Earth.
“Fabcity isn’t just data, it’s also about doing together”
The ManufActeurs are part of the people building the fabcity in Brest. We met Julien Masson, member of this collective of architects, designers and landscapers.
Africa OSH: “Africanize the maker movement”
The first Africa Open Science Hardware Summit will take place from April 13-15 in Kumasi, Ghana. Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou, co-organizer of the event, answered our questions.
CRISPR agriculture will not be regulated in the US
The US has decided: there will be no regulation on agricultural products from genome editing techniques. Thus making way for all kinds of genetic manipulations.
“Trans//Border”, Nathalie Magnan forever
On March 16-18, the Mucem museum in Marseille dedicated three days to “The teachings of Nathalie Magnan”—the cyberfeminist, hacktivist and theorist of media, LGBT and queer cultures, who died in 2016.
CNES and Open Space Makers launch their Tour de France
The French space agency (CNES) backs an organization in order to facilitate the development of open source space projects in fablabs, hackerspaces and other spaces for collaborative making.
Conflict of method among biohackers
Clash in the DIYbio community around a biotech company that claims to offer DIY vaccine injection kits and other treatments for diseases such as aids or herpes.
The “Letatlin” resumes its flight
Forgotten, found again, restored, Tatlin’s flying machine takes back its place in art in Moscow. Miha Turšič, who identified it in a Russian military museum, tells us about its revival.
Open Source Body: Makery has its festival
Makery is organizing its first big event around Open Science Hardware and open hardware for healthcare. Hitherto unseen in France.
Artisan’s Asylum, the cradle of giant robots in Boston
Visit of Artisan’s Asylum, one of the largest makerspace in the US, that saw the birth of MegaBots. On October 17, 2017, the mega-robot EaglePrime fought its Japanese rival Kuratas.
The MIT Media Lab takes leadership of the DIYbio community
On September 21-24, the MIT Media Lab hosted the Bio Summit, the largest assembly of biohackers to date. A milestone in the movement of community biology labs.
François-Joseph Lapointe dances with his microbiome
The genome revolution has changed our perception of our bodies. Canadian biologist and choreographer François-Joseph Lapointe is exploring this revolution, with an immodest taste for bacterial exchanges.
Peter Frase: “We can’t solve everything by techno-tinkering”
Peter Frase is the author of “Four Futures: Life After Capitalism” and contributes to the American leftist magazine “Jacobin”. We caught up with him at the Border Sessions festival.
Border Sessions, the festival that imagines our future lives
The second edition of Border Sessions, the festival at the frontiers of technology, was held in The Hague on June 28-30. In its own friendly way, it pushes us to think “out of the box”.
Imprimer le monde, matérialiser la pensée, au Centre Pompidou
L’exposition «Imprimer le monde» est visible jusqu'au 19 juin au Centre Pompidou à Paris. Un panorama de l’impression 3D dans l’art et le design contemporains.
Who wants to eat fluorescent pink chicken?
The “Pink Chicken Project” wants to turn all the chickens on the planet fluorescent pink using CRISPR genetic engineering. Yes, it’s a provocation.
Krzysztof Nawratek: “Urban re-industrialization is a political project”
#Fablab Festival. Interview with Krzysztof Nawratek, architect and urbanist from the University of Sheffield, about the essay he directed, “Urban Re-industrialization”.