our active involvement as a lab in shemakes, an important two-year European-Union-funded project under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Shemakes goal and method The goal of shemakes is to empower future female innovators of the sustainable fashion industry through inspiration, skills and networks. More specifically, working as a community, shemakes provides innovative learning …
Let’s talk fungi
Last autumn I finally had the chance to start experimenting with growing edible mushrooms. The easiest way to do this is to order a kit online, very straight forward, very simple. All you need is a humid spot with no direct sunlight, like a bathroom or a basement. My favorite so far: the Pink Oyster, …
Winemakers 2018
Last autumn I had the chance to participate in a workshop called "Winemakers" in Barcelona. The collaboration between the Fab Lab Barcelona and Espai del Vi Català was aiming at bringing winemakers and digital makers together to be able to get an understanding of each other and find synergies between both worlds. Miguel Figini in …
What a barn can become
Having three generations living on a farm with neither a clear task division nor a vision for the future can get messy very quickly. New possibilities opened up when two neighbors and us connected to one central biomass heating. It gave an opportunity to reassess the spaces in the farm buildings. This led to a …