Published 29 May 2018 by Caroline Grellier

In Benin, the Potemat laboratory brings together participative approach, DIY and maker spirit around the project of upcycling by-products of the cotton industry.

Published 30 April 2018 by Alexis Rowell

Spring has finally arrived at The Big Raise, the (future) permaculture farm. Our trainee maker-farmers have loads to do: Windbreaks to plant, cuttings to nurture, fruit bushes to plant...

Published 13 March 2018 by Alexis Rowell

Our trainee maker-farmers want to start planting fruit trees on their land next winter, but first they need to know how healthy their soil is with the help from a special kind of doctor.

Published 6 March 2018 by Caroline Grellier

Off to Benin. Following her return to university, our maker is moving from principles to practice with a project on upcycling residues from the cotton sector.

Published 27 November 2017 by Caroline Grellier

Resuming her studies, changing her plans facing African political hazards… Our bio-sourced material agency project leader is learning to juggle.

Published 21 November 2017 by Alexis Rowell

In order to make his microfarm a reality, Alexis trained in permaculture at the Norman farm of Bec Hellouin. He took the opportunity to interview his founders, Perrine and Charles Hervé-Gruyer.

Published 31 October 2017 by Alexis Rowell

How do you do keep the trees and plants on a permaculture farm watered given global warming? Alexis and Blanche got busy with a digger to make a rainwater storage facility and a natural swimming pool.

Published 10 October 2017 by Caroline Grellier

Start of the school year update for our maker and her bio-sourced material agency, Termatière. Or how to concile maker aspirations and social entrepreurship.

Published 3 October 2017 by Alexis Rowell

Can a maker live in the countryside, whith no 3D printer? Our zero waste experts, Alexis and Blanche, think so. In the Perche region, they experiment with permaculture.

Published 25 July 2017 by Jean-Philippe Renoult

At Arts Codés, a Parisian cooperative space, Jean-Philippe Renoult scrutinized the CNC electric panel by recording the low frequencies of the machine. Headphones highly recommended!

Published 13 July 2017 by Caroline Grellier

Nearly five months that our material maker is in Africa with Termatière, her bio-sourced materials company. The key moments upon her return.

Published 10 July 2017 by Antoine KiK

Antoine Bonnet aka KiK, circuit-bender, maker artist in electronics, DIYbio, textile and sound design had just died. We were about to publish his first column. Here it is as a tribute.

Published 12 June 2017 by Jean-Philippe Renoult

At Arts Codés, Jean-Philippe Renoult plays with “the egg”, the glass melting furnace of this Parisian cooperative workspace in his binaural column. Headphones recommended!

Published 28 April 2017 by David Rochelet

David Rochelet, who founded the Doualab in Cameroon, is also part of the adventure of the Ongola Fablab, the first in the capital Yaoundé. He tells us about its opening on April 6.

Published 18 April 2017 by Caroline Grellier

One foot in France and the other in Africa, our material maker found the balance for her business of upcycling projects for local resources, Termatière.

Published 16 March 2017 by David Rochelet

David Rochelet founded the Doualab in Cameroon. First column from this French engineer convinced that Africa could become the largest makerspace in the world.

Published 13 December 2016 by Caroline Grellier

Is this the home stretch? Termatière, the business project specialized in the low-tech conception of new bio-sourced local materials, has never been as close to becoming a reality…

Published 10 November 2016 by Jean-Philippe Renoult

At Woma, in Paris, the CNC occupies an entire room. This digital milling machine commands everyone’s respect. Here it is, picked up in binaural by the artist Jean-Philippe Renoult.

Published 24 October 2016 by Caroline Grellier

The future biodesign agency Termatière now has its first material, a composite of vine shoots for manufacturing wine crates.

Published 12 October 2016 by Alexis Rowell

For the last 9 months Alexis & Blanche have been trying to reduce their waste to zero. By the end of September, they reached 90g per person per week. How do they do it?