Integrating Photonics into Fab Labs

An ambitious project teams up local photonics organizations with creative facilities to promote European photonics innovation.

Fablabs in design education

The third industrial revolution, triggered by Internet communication and renewable energies, can be experienced in so-called FabLabs that empower users to ‘make almost anything’. Although this does not change the need for designers to have making and prototyping skills, there is no doubt the revolution impacts the design profession in terms of...