Digital DIY tools that "make an entrepreneur of every maker"
mass customization
Digital Artisans: reshaping craftmen's work through Digital Do-It-Yourself
A week ago I have been invited to a panel at the inauguration of MakerLand: a retail store in a shopping mall in Monza, Italy. This initiative appears rather peculiar considering its main partners: Talent Garden (a 4 years old company managing co-working spaces in Italy and quickly expanding in Europe), and the Italian subsidiary of Auchan (a French international retail group).
Free Knowledge and Commons Perspectives for Industrial Production
The advocates of mass production have identified the superior efficiency of the large corporation with its control over the external environment. But before we continue, let us draw a quick summary of the shortcomings of the large scale industrial model.
