Guillaume Coulombe – Fab Labs Nation

Small Form Factor Mobile Fab Lab Equipment List

Guillaume Coulombe — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 18:20:15 +0000

So you're into the mobile Fab Lab business... Or just thinking about creating one? You have been asking us advice on what machines to get or somebody sent you this link to help you. Context We have been traveling with tools for twelve weeks, for over 19 000 km of winding roads, dirt roads,

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On our way back East…

Guillaume Coulombe — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:04:53 +0000

Driving back East was full of emotions after seeing, hearing feeling so much. We took huge breaths. We filled our lungs with the ocean fresh air from the Pacific, aware of the importance of the next 5000km we would drive in the next two weeks. Still wanting to meet more people, from more Fab

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A brief snapshot of a Fab Lab and a Makerspace in Vancouver

Guillaume Coulombe — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 23:02:11 +0000

On our first steps towards home, through the West Coast, a chat with Jason Wang, from FabLab Vancouver, and Derek Gaw, from MakerLabs, was the order of the day! During this insightful meeting, we found out about their vibrant and creative local ecosystem. With the founder of FabLab Vancouver, we visited the MakerLabs (est.

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Winnipeg’s NorthForge

Guillaume Coulombe — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:26:33 +0000

Today, we had an amazing meeting at Winnipeg's North Forge. Thanks to Emilia Nyarku that set up that meeting. Present that day were : Emilia Nyarku, North Forge coordinator Robert Elms, Tour and Outreach coordinator for the North Forge Fabrication lab Kerry Stevenson, North Forge Board member and co-founder of the Fabrication

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Ontario does indeed stop at Windsor ;)

Guillaume Coulombe — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 18:45:34 +0000

In Windsor, we rapidly learned that its inhabitants sometimes feel isolated from the rest of Ontario. We heard many times “Ontario does not stop in London.” In spite of the long road to the most southern city of Canada, we felt a warm welcome from Sarah Morris, coordinator of Windsor’s Hackforge workshop. Considering the

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Briefing of Phase 2 – Ideas

Guillaume Coulombe — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 19:24:37 +0000

After 5 weeks of meeting people in Quebec and the Maritimes, we have accumulated a great deal of… Dreams and possibilities that the ecosystem inter-structure could help create: Inter-fablabs, inter-cultural meetings: create connections between local and abroad cultural communities. Organize simultaneous activities between those laboratories, that could be given in the languages of

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People and ideas in Longueuil

Guillaume Coulombe — Wed, 31 May 2017 22:26:24 +0000

While Marc-Olivier has to take care of a surprise breakdown of the caravan’s transmission, Phonesavanh and Guillaume hoped in a taxi towards Longueuil for a meeting in a Fab Lab that was inaugurated the day before, at the education centre for adults Lemoyne-d’Iberville. There, we will meet the whole Fab Lab team, and

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Creating links with la Maison des Métiers d’Arts de Québec and the Faculty of Architecture

Guillaume Coulombe — Mon, 29 May 2017 18:21:12 +0000

In the surprisingly austere and historical environment of Université Laval's Faculty of Architecture, we discovered the premises of the Fab Lab ÉAUL. In the company of Julie Simoneau, weaving and ceramics teacher at Maison des Métiers d’art de Québec and Samuel Fournier-Lavigne, teacher in charge of the Fab Lab, the ideas were bouncing around!

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Sharing some feedback from Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Guillaume Coulombe — Fri, 26 May 2017 18:44:11 +0000

Here's a word from our accomplice and partner, Dana Whittle, after our visit in the very welcoming Public Library of the so nice town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia. We have been invited to share - and we like the idea! "Had your Fab Lab team visit today at the Wolfville Library in Wolfville, NS.

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Journey to the Innovation Lab of the Halifax Discovery Centre

Guillaume Coulombe — Wed, 24 May 2017 21:20:05 +0000

Guess how many ideas were percolating in my head after meeting the friendly team of the Innovation Lab? The official name of this fabrication space for children (and adults too) is the Halifax Discovery Centre Michelin Corporate Foundation Innovation Lab. That was the most official part of the meeting. What followed was much

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