Over the years, cultural and artistic expressions have been constantly transforming through technology, finding their impetus in the global communication facilitated by the Internet. The emergence of digital fabrication has reshaped the concepts of design, manufacturing, and consumption, with artists at the forefront, pushing boundaries and constructing new imaginaries.

ARTeFAB - Puebla, Mexico - International Exhibition highlights the imminent impact of technological progress within the creative essence of human nature.

Nestled in the historic Ex-hospital of San Roque in Puebla, ArteFab transformed digital fabrication into an expressive medium, offering a playground where sculptures, interactive installations, machines and eco-futuristic fashion pieces collided with cutting-edge technologies like 3D printing and CNC machining and artisanal processes.

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Photos: Claudia Simonelli

ArteFab International Exhibition was held in Puebla between July and August 2024, part of the Fab24 - Mexico International Fab Lab Conference and was curated by Alberto Blanco, Anastasia Pistofidou, Maricruz Chavez Garcia and Raul Babines, with the support of Fabricademy, Fab24 and Fab Foundation.

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Among the topics investigated in the showcase by selected designers all over the world were: Bio Inspired, Craft Encounters, Embodied Dialogues, Responsive intelligence, Sculpting algorithms, Useless Machines.

Some of the International Project Showcased


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Pictures: Claudia Smonelli
Fabricademy Projects: Zahia Albakri, Stephanie Johnson, Batoul Al-Rashdan

> Bio Inspired

(biobased, biomimetic, biofabricated) looks into bio based, biomimetic, digitally fabricated or grown artworks that question humanity’s planetary impact and reimagine the materials and the processes of making.

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Biomaterials Research -

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Textura EcoLab - Rafaella de Castro Lacerda

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Bacteria Cellulose Research - Suhaib Kamal

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Bacteria Cellulose Research - Suhaib Kamal

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Compostable Collection - Laura Weller

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Buryat Bacterial Dress, Black Matter - Anastasia Pistofidou, Surzhana Rednaeva

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Flower Mangrove - Alberto Blanco

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Coffee Leather Jacket - Anastasia Pistofidou

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Scarabaeidae - Paola González Osuna

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Fabricación Digital en prendas sostenibles - Nelly Puertas


> Craft Encounters

Brings new aesthetics to our culture and heritage and gives meaning to the digital crafts, looking into ancestral futures.

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Embodying Wildlife - Shahed Jahmour

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Embodying Wildlife - Shahed Jahmour

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BioPantone - Anastasia Pistofidou & FabLabBCN

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Hanequein biomaterials - Future Fabrics Mexico 2024

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Mayan Dyes - Future Fabrics Mexico 2024

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Mayan Dyes - Future Fabrics Mexico 2024

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Backstrap Loom - Future Fabrics Mexico 2024

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Backstrap Loom - Future Fabrics Mexico 2024

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BZA - Ala' Janbek

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BZA - Ala' Janbek

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Fibres, Bits, Stitches and Beyond - Tasnim Hussein

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Fibres, Bits, Stitches and Beyond - Tasnim Hussein

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Delia Barriga

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Fibres, Bits, Stitches and Beyond - Tasnim Hussein

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Interstices of Rebirth - Shahd Farran

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Bedouin Bio Coins - Batoul Al-Rashdan

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Luminaria Submarina - Renata Salinas Pavia

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Eco-Vanguard - Alejandra de León

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Oud - Palestitnian Embroidery - Mariam Hibraim

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Fabric Treasures - Angela Barbour

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Strip-p-ed Out - Stéphanie Vilayphiou

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Strip-p-ed Out - Stéphanie Vilayphiou

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Turandot Armor - Cynthia Gómez

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Fatar - Mariana Martínez Gómez

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Metal-Art - Diego de Jesus Santos, Luis Camacho Luyando

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Pulque de oro negro - Luisa Cedillo Mata, José Díaz Bellp


> Embodied Dialogues

Shows how technologies can augment the body using digital fashion and implementing wearable technologies in accessories, textiles, and prosthetics.
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Expanded Lines - Dineshkumar Gunasekaran

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Expanded Lines - Dineshkumar Gunasekaran

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3D Lingeries - Stephanie Santos

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Expanded Lines - Dineshkumar Gunasekaran

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Mountain Magistrate - Zahia Albakri

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Mountain Magistrate - Zahia Albakri

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Anatomic Couture - Stephanie Johnson

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Anatomic Couture - Stephanie Johnson

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Bllura Musa - Batoul Rashdan

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Mountain Magistrate - Zahia Albakri

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Beetle belt, Raúl Babines

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Sorpresa, Maricruz Chavez

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ISVEIG, Regina Estrada Valdes

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Aun hay más en la moda - Cynthia Gómez


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æ sensation map - Ieva Marija Dautartaitė

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æ sensation map - Ieva Marija Dautartaitė

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Alegrijesa - bigail Garcia, Andrea San Roman , Monserrat Islas

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Alegrijesa - Abigail Garcia, Andrea San Roman , Monserrat Islas

> Sculpting Algorithms

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The Universe through the microscope - Angélica Moreno

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The Universe through the microscope - Angélica Moreno

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Portuguese Connection - Mark Blanc

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Solvitur Ambulando - Mark Blanc

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Forms generated by Mathematical equations - Alfonso Méndez, Carlos Ramírez, Diego de Jesús Santos

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Forms generated by Mathematical equations - Alfonso Méndez, Carlos Ramírez, Diego de Jesús Santos

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Lunatic Light - Alberto Blanco

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Upgrade Required - Sam Conklin


> Useless Machines

controversies of developing technology for the sake of technology. It presents inventions, hacks, new tools and recycled parts.

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Perpetual Change Machine - Brent Richardson

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Cybernetic Chicken Carnival - Alberto Blanco

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Strike Anywhere - Sam Conklin

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The Value of Time - Eva He

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Cultural Kaleidoscope - Carlos Pérez Ramírez

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Cultural Kaleidoscope - Carlos Pérez Ramírez

Photos: Claudia Simonelli
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Participants of ArteFab 2024

Abigail Garcia, Ailyn Chang, Alberto Blanco, Alejandro Ortega, Anastasia Pistofidou - FabTextiles, Andrea García, Andrea San Roman, Angela Barbour, Angélica Rodríguez Alcocer, Antero Vejarano Velasquez, Batoul Al-Rashdan, Blanquita del Carmen-Jhoselin Ticllacuri Esteban, Carlos José Ramírez Pérez, Cynthia Gómez, Dineshkumar Gunasekaran, Francisco Flores, Georgina Rivera, Hakira Shumay Quispe Hurtado, Karen Antoinnette Honorio Carrillo, Laura Regina de Sá Oliveira, Laura Weller, Mariani Gutierrez, Maricruz Chavez, Misden Delgado, Monserrat Islas, Nelly Puertas Gallegos, Paola González Osuna, Paulina Hernández Galeana, Rafaella de Castro Lacerda, Raquel Bettega, Raul Babines, Renata Salinas Pavia, Roxana Rivero Castañeda, Salma Merari Zavala Duran, Shahed Jahmour, Shannon Sykes, Stephanie Johnson, Stephanie Santos, Suhaib Kamal, Surzhana Radnaeva, Valeria Corona Berlanga, Yahir González, Zahia Albakri

Learn more about the projects