Published 1 August 2021 by Cherise Fong

It all started with 24.5 tons of used household plastics—collected and pelletized. Then one hundred Olympic podiums were 3D-printed in just 20 days.

Published 9 September 2019 by Cécile Ravaux

This year Makery experienced Burning Man from the inside with Cécile Ravaux of French Burners and Art Bike Relief. The third and last part of this series looks back on the festivities on the playa.

Published 27 August 2019 by Cécile Ravaux

This year Makery experiences Burning Man from the inside with Cécile Ravaux of French Burners and Art Bike Relief. Part 2 is reported directly from the unforgiving conditions of the desert playa.

Published 21 August 2019 by Cécile Ravaux

This year Makery experiences Burning Man from the inside with Cécile Ravaux of French Burners and Art Bike Relief. Part 1

Published 13 November 2018 by Cherise Fong

Over the past ten years, a number of startups have been busy in the lab developing new materials for the textile industry. But when will we all be wearing high-tech ecofabrics?

Published 24 July 2018 by Caroline Grellier

Last days in Benin for our material maker. Mission for upcycling waste from the cotton industry nearly wrapped up, project with the Atelier des Griots finalized. How time flies!

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 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 12 September 2017 by la rédaction

At the end of August, in Genk in Belgium, the Constructlab collective organized a “construction of The Arch Festival” on a former mine site. Photo-report.

Published 22 June 2017 by la rédaction

As the heatwave drags on, let’s take action! To keep cool without going broke, follow our guide to the best DIY tutorials to beat the heat.

Published 27 March 2017 by Victor Didelot

Spring is in the air, we are keen to go trekking again. To set off lightly, learn to DIY a pocket camping stove from two aluminum cans.

Published 20 March 2017

In the biggest garbage dump in West Africa, in Ghana, a makerspace is being set up where one is beginning to imagine projects to improve the life conditions of the families living there and to create added value from rubbish.

Published 6 March 2017 by Caroline Grellier

It has now been two years since our maker started her column on Termatière, her business creation project in bio-sourced materials. Review of an eventful adventure.

Published 20 February 2017 by Ewen Chardronnet

Informal and “homeless”, the international collective Constructlab leads temporary architectural projects around the world. Interview with founding member Alexander Römer in Berlin.

Published 2 February 2017

Tokyo 2020 organizing committee invites all residents of Japan to donate their obsolete electronic devices to manufacture 100% of the Olympic medals.

Published 24 January 2017 by Caroline Grellier

The first material of Termatière, a vine shoot composite, is in the hands of potential clients. Our maker met other fans of materials to recycle in Africa.

Published 2 January 2017 by Adrien Malguy

Precious Plastic, the Dutch designer Dave Hakkens’ project of upcycling waste machines, is appearing around the world. Proof in Taiwan, during a workshop in a school with children.

Published 29 November 2016

Agricool recycles containers into organic strawberry tanks in town. And it works: the start-up has just raised €4 million.

Published 15 November 2016 by Caroline Grellier

Les filles du facteur, association created by the fashion designer Delphine Kohler, recycles plastic bags into design objects, helping women in Burkina Faso and in France to create their activity.

Published 8 November 2016 by Caroline Grellier

Plastic wrappings are a plague in Africa. Not for the Cameroonian engineer Calvin Tiam who developed a roof coating made from plastic waste. Meeting.