During July 28th - August 2nd, 2019, @ El Gouna, TU Berlin Campus in Egypt, FAB15 hosted the 15th International Fab Conference and the Fabricademy 2019 Exhibition.
The 6th Digital Fashion and Wearables Exhibition featured projects from Fabricademy students & alumni, labs and emergent designers from all over the world around the topics of Sustainability, Industry 4,0 and Wearable Technology, Circular Fashion, Biomaterials, Natural Dyes, Computational Couture, Digital Crafts, E-textiles & Wearables, Sot Robotics.
Can we reimagine the way we design, produce and consume textiles and fashion?
How technology can become a seamless extension of our bodies without costing our planet?
We invite you to get inspired by the project of a growing community of creators that expands the impact of the fab lab network to new territories.
Check out the projects gallery here!
Academany Graduation
On August 1st, 2019, the Academany Graduation took place as well and more than 20 Fabricademy students received their diplomas.
All week long, different workshops and hands-on activities to empower the maker community were organized promoting the works that students and practitioners developed at our nodes:
FabTextiles Barcelona, TetileLab Amsterdam - Waag , Ellora Atelie - Saõ Paulo, Brazil, Fab Lab Kamaura - Japan.
Natural Dyes and Biomaterials Workshop
Natural Dyes and Biomaterials Workshop
Paper Making Workshop
Soft Robotics Workshop
The Exhibition
Fabricademy 2019 Exhibition
Fabricademy 2019 Exhibition
Fabricademy 2019 Exhibition
Fabricademy 2019 Exhibition
FabTextiles - Atlas of Biomaterials
FabTextiles - Atlas of Biomaterials
FabTextiles - 3D Printed Fabrics
Jessica Stanley - Stitch-synth
Fabricademy Exhibition 2019
Fabricademy Exhibition 2019
Lara Campos - BeGrounded
Fabricademy Exhibition 2019
Photo Credits: Fabricademy
Featured Designers & Projects
- Jessica Stanley | Stitch-synth
- Stephanie Santos | Fungi Couture
- Irene Caretti | Spring
- Jun Kawahara | Kimono++
- Wanjiku Murigi | ONO Collection
- Catherine Euale | Algae Warrior Top
- Ana Correa - E-shoes
- Lara Campos - Be Grounded
- Teresa van Twuijver | Sleep Warrior
- Angela Barbour - Rizhome
- Betiana Pavon | Aurora Cap
- Hsiang-Lin Kuo| This is escapism at its best
- Roxana Rivero Castañeda| Innovative textiles of Peru
- Surzhana Radnaeva | ReGrow
- FabTextiles and BCN makers | Atlas of biomaterials
- FabTextiles & Cristina Muñoz | Swimming in the plastic ocean
- Lucie Ketelsen | Epiphyte
- Nicolas Olmos | Leather Bag
- Aurora Bourguignon and FabTextiles | Coffee Bag
- Montserrat Ciges | Bodymimicry
- Al Zahra'a Alomari | Silence Tapestry
- Pia Schwaak | Flacket, The Flashing Jacket
- Riina Oun and Helen Leigh | Leather Covered Unicorn Robot with Microchipped Control Glove
- Lavoslava Benčić | Audible healing pressure points (AHPP)
- Olena Kokhan | Modular Design Scarf
- Valeria Pinedo | Closer
- María Simón Fuente | Star Top
- René Sultra et Maria Barthélémy | RétinA
- Cecilia Stajano, Ilaria La Manna, Irene Caretti, Yuki Shiroyama, Matteo Viscogliosi, Kato Masakazu, Jacopo Diamanti | OBiTECH