Innovation is everywhere, spreading thanks to the power of the Information Age, not only distributing information around the globe and across cultural boundaries, but also revitalizing notions of informal knowledge and sharing. Accompanying a growing awareness of resource depletion and the need to find renewable energy sources, grassroots invention will be taken more seriously by science and commerce. Another name for grassroots invention could simply be affordable innovation (for necessity and play).
BAMBOO BIKE BY BAMBOOSERO
ERIK (HASH) HERSMAN ➝ WWW.FLICKR.COM/PEOPLE/WHITEAFRICAN
HANDMADE BATTERY LIGHTING ➝ P.192
ERIK (HASH) HERSMAN ➝ WWW.FLICKR.COM/PEOPLE/WHITEAFRICAN
WATER BOILER MADE FROM SCRAP
ERIK (HASH) HERSMAN ➝ WWW.FLICKR.COM/PEOPLE/WHITEAFRICAN
AUTOMATIC HAMSTER SPINNER
COURTESY OF HERALD POST
THE BEST IDEA OF THE NETHERLANDS (TELEVISION SHOW, SBS6)
HET BESTE IDEE VAN NEDERLAND, SBS6 / SBS BROADCASTING
CONVERTIBLE ROOF FOR HOT ROD WHEELCHAIR BY DARK RUBY MOON
ERIC OVELGONE (DARKRUBYMOON) ➝ WWW.CAFEPRESS.COM/DARKRUBYMOON
CUSTOM ASSISTIVE SPOON BY FRENZY
GREGG HORTON ➝ WWW.INSTRUCTABLES.COM/ID/CUSTOM-ASSISTIVE-SPOON
FAB LABS WORLDWIDE ➝ P.44
SOURCE: WWW.FABACADEMY.ORG
TESTING THE FAB FI WIRELESS NETWORK IN AFGHANISTAN
PHOTO: KEITH BERKOBEN
FAB LAB BOSTON ➝ P.154
PHOTO: FAB LAB BOSTON
