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Fabricademy Bootcamp 2024 Armenia

This year, our annual Bootcamp will take place in Armenia, from 26th May until 2nd of June and will be mainly hosted at Fab Lab Armenia.

During the course, participants will explore new possibilities and alternatives to the current textile and clothing manufacturing systems guided by Fabricademy, textile and fashion designers invited artits and makers from all over the world.
They will have the opportunity to experiment with digital fabrication technologies and traditional processes, biofabricating colors and materials using living bacteria and food waste, crafting soft sensors for wearable applications. During the week they will have the possibility to experiment closely with international experts and local communities, discover Armenias’s unique sites, museums and current exhibitions related to the topics of the Bootcamp.

Hands-on activities

  • Open Source Circular Fashion
  • 3D Printing Textiles
  • Biofabricating Colours - Wool Dyeing
  • Biofabricating Materials
  • Leather Molding
  • Soft Robotics
  • Open Source Hardware - Hack, make and customize DIY tools & machines
  • Weaving Kilim Patterns
  • Wool Felting
  • Cynotype, Linotype Printing and Batik Design
  • Working Groups

Fab Lab Information

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Located in Dilijan, Fab Lab Armenia is the main center of activities during the bootcamp. It is part of the global network of over 1,750 Fab Labs, making modern digital manufacturing technologies accessible to every curious mind. The Lab is a community hot bed of educational experiences, lifelong learning, limitless creativity, and groundbreaking innovation – all in the name of curiosity and problem-solving.

Anyone and everyone is empowered with the opportunity to design, fabricate, prototype and test their ideas and innovations, for the benefit of the local community.

Lab Information

Exhibitions, Tours & Local visits

  • Silk road Hotel - Workshops (Yerevan)

  • Lusik Aguletsi - Tour + Lunch (Yerevan)

  • WoolWay Studios- Workshops (Yerevan)

  • Lake Sevan - Visit (Off Dilijan)

  • Gyumri City Center - Visit / Free time

  • Lentex Factory - Visit (Gyumri)

  • Fine Arts Academy - Workshops (Gyumri)

  • Megerian Carpet Museum - Closing Cerimony (Yerevan)