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29.03.10
Cafe with sewing courses
Moving from a “Do it Yourself” to a “Make it Yourself” mindset, decentralized production and handcraft becomes more powerful. The New York Times writes about a cafe in Paris where you can use sewing machines to repair or create own stuff. One of the owners is an Austrian designer.
“I think it’s time for people to start making things for themselves,” she said. She and Ms. Duss are offering courses in sewing and will also invite other designers for demonstrations. They are also selling kits, which cost 30 to 100 euros (about $42 to $140) and include all the materials needed to create a design, like an easy printed top by the Antwerp label Pelican Avenue. Renting a machine for an hour is six euros, and a slice of cake with coffee is five.
Further reading on this issue:
Makezine
Maker Fair
Rapid prototyping
Hacker labs
Fluid Forms
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