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Insect Menu Explores New Frontiers in 3D Food printing while Satisfying Foodies

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Reproducing Food Textures Using Onomatopoeia

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What do you Fab?

What do you Fab? 

FabCafe is a series of ‘Fab’ innovation labs that specialize in creating products, services and experiences of the future. Here, maker enthusiasts, businesses and everyday people can access digital fabrication tools and experiences for fields ranging from fashion to bio. Founded in Tokyo in 2012, FabCafe’s global network now serves and fosters creative communities in 13 locations around the world, including Bangkok, Barcelona, Kuala Lumpur, and many more.

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Textiles Summer School 2022
“Weaving the future” Online Lecture Series

A summer school will be held this summer to explore new possibilities in textiles."Textiles Summer School" is an ongoing collaborative project involving designers, textile engineers, textile producers, and material scientists. This year's theme is "Japanese-style Jacquard" and "e-textiles", and we invite experts from Japan and abroad to give online lectures to explore new possibilities of textiles from various perspectives such as sustainability, luxury, material research, and speculative design. The lectures will be held on the theme of "Textiles and the Future of Textiles.

Today from 18:30

Online Session

Sep.

11

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Oct.

7

Fri

  • #Accepting reservations
  • #英語・日本語で開催

SPCS | Species – Season 1 “WHAT IS LIFE?” with Georg Tremmel

Mold, rust, radioactive materials, pests.... The forces of nature that we cannot control are frightening and fascinating at the same time. What is important in creation is how we can collaborate with these forces rather than dismissing them as nuisances. FabCafe Kyoto presents a multi-season program that will enable participants to relate creatively to nature by encouraging a positive perception of "natural errors". The first season of the program, held over four sessions with bio artist Georg Tremmel, will aim at personalizing biotechnology.

Today

FabCafe Kyoto / MTRL KYOTO

Oct.

8

Sat

  • #Accepting reservations
  • #初心者歓迎

Workshop｜Meet microscopic creatures with a bio-artist!

We are surrounded by many small, invisible creatures that shape our environment. For example, our bodies are home to 100 trillion microorganisms, more than the number of cells in our bodies, and according to one theory, they even determine our health and personality. In this workshop, bio artist Georg Tremmel will lead us to interact with invisible living creatures and cells. On the day we will use a paper microscope called "Foldscope'' and slime mold. Children are welcome to join this workshop. (This event is going to be held in English and Japanese. Both Japanese-only / English-only speaking participants are welcome.)

Tomorrow

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