Urban FabLab, under the scientific direction of Paolo Cascone/COdesignLab, has been selected to participate at the 5th edition of Biennale di Marrakech with the first step of the “African Fabbers” project.

African Fabbers is a social innovation and non-profit project promoted by Urban FabLab based on the idea of bridging the African and the European makers communities through workshops, collaborative projects, talks etc. The project will put emphasis on the open source hardware approach for sustainable technology, with the aim to encourage the creation of a local fab labs.

Therefore Urban FabLab launches the open call for participating to one of the two workshops of the African

Fabbers the Marrakech Biennale session :
#WORKSHOP 1 – HOW TO DESIGN AND MAKE A LOW COST A 3D PRINTING …AND BE CREATIVE!
#WORKSHOP 2- HOW TO DESIGN AND 3D PRINT BIG AND ECOLOGICAL PROTOTYPES

Programme

#WORKSHOP 1: we will share with the community the experience of making the first 3d print self-made, transportable, low-cost and off-grid conceived by the Urban FabLab. The aim of the workshop is to explain how to make and use in a creative way a 3d print self-made using recycled and local materials. Therefore we will explore all the process from the design concept to the computer programming to the first 3d printed prototypes.

#WORKSHOP 2: the aims of the workshop, in partnership with Wasp, is to explore how to design and print big and ecological prototypes with clay and other natural materials. The workshop wants to investigate on the computer aided manufacturing process from design to rapid prototyping, combing traditional techniques and the creative use of the Big Delta 3d printing machine.

Eligibility

The workshops are open to students, designers, artists and makers, applicants have to choose one of the two workshops . Two African participants and two European participants will be selected for each workshop on the basis of their motivation. The persons selected, in order to confirm his/her participation, will have to send us a receipt of their travel ticket to Marrakech within 48 hours from the organisation official communication.

Fee

No fee or other payment will be required of those selecting.

Application

You can apply by sending your application form to: info@urbanfablab.it with the choice between the two workshops.

Location

Marrakech / Morocco

Schedule

Open date for application : 24thof January 2014
Submission deadline : 1st of February 2014
Selection announcement : 2nd of February 2014
Date workshop 1: 21st-24th of February 2014
Date workshop 2 : 27th of February – 02nd of March 2014