Make fabrication facilities and resources accessible. I think that‘s the essential point of where I am heading to. Fab labs are one step in this direction, but at the end of the day it‘s about having a place, where we can produce what we actually need.

Imagine a place, where you have free access to tools and raw materials, where you have access to knowledge and skills and imagine further you can go there with a free available design and manufacture your product based on this design and your needs.

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