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Every now and then I spend a day in a FabLab just to see what people are doing. What I notice is how all visitors tend to leave with a big smile on their face, after having used the capabilities of the FabLab. Somehow making things appeals to us all on an emotional level.

During Fab6 I asked a few people to share one anecdote from their FabLab about something that caught their eye. I only recorded three of them. But I think the format worked, so I will try and start collecting some more stories from the FabTables we have every six weeks.

How holding an object in your hand changes your idea

For kids FabLab is the ‘new normal’

Seeing a FabLab is getting curious about a FabLab

(See all 40+ videos about Fab6)

Fab6, the 6th global conference of the world wide FabLab network was a blast last week.

We, the FabLabs in the Netherlands loved to be your host! Bye bye for now ….... see you in Lima in 2011.

Fab6 crowd waving good bye (photo by Frosti)

Meanwhile don’t be a stranger on-line. Stay in touch. (And here’s a PDF on how to stay in touch)

• Paulien, Fiona, Peter, Nicole, Sherry for getting the show on the road.
• Jaap, Harmen, Xander, Gertjan, Alex, Bart, Peter, Thuur, Petra, Siert, Joris, Anu for being great hosts in the FabLabs of Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague, Amersfoort, and Groningen. I’ve heard nothing but great reactions from participants about the spaces you have created.
• Our kind sponsors and supporters
• All participants, who shaped the sessions and strengthened the FabLab spirit by coming to Fab6
• The courageous boat builders that gave us a spectacular and hilarious closing activity

Thank you all!

Can’t get enough? There’s heaps of photos and video’s on-line.

See 30+ videos at FabLab’s own video channel.

Pictures are available from:
Anu
Matt Cottam
Fing
Mount Elliott Makerspace
Fabulous St. Pauli
QuadShop
Us Media
Jean Baptiste Paris
FabLab Vestmannareyja
Ton Zijlstra

Some of the session notes can be found on the front page of the FabLab wiki, under Fab6. Also feel free to join and continue the discussion on the FabFolk forum.

Thank you to all who shared photos, videos and session notes on-line.

Maandagavond was een kort item over FabLab en Fab6 op het NOS Journaal, met de titel “De FabLab Revolutie”

Tevens verscheen er een artikel in dagblad Trouw over de conferentie getiteld Iets maken van bits en bytes.