Makers

Every One Every Day, new makerspace opens in London

Every One Every Day(EOED), a charity promoting collaborative work among local residents has opened a makerspace inBarking和Dagenham.

The workshop is located on Thames Road and houses CNC machines and 3D printers. Furthermore, it also has an industrial kitchen for collaborative cooking.

The EOED was established by a social inclusion charity,参与性城市基金会,位于Barking和Dagenham。

Chief Executive of the Participatory City Foundation, Tessy Britton, said, “We’re trying to have a really big impact. People who live in Barking and Dagenham want to see it change and they want to be part of that change.”

“我们希望这个[Makerspace]被视为一个公共图书馆,只是拥有不同的资源。”

每天的每一天仓库,都是当地社区的共享制造商空间。每天通过每一个图像。
The Every One Every Day warehouse, a shared makerspace for the local community. Image via Every One Every Day.

Making together

2017年,参与性城市基金会与Barking和Dagenham自治市镇合作,建立了一个平台,使当地居民能够改变城市景观。EOED是为此目的而设立的大彩票基金,Esmeė Fairbairn Foundation, 和City Bridge Trust.

The EOED invites local residents to suggest projects and businesses which they would like to create together. Such projects could be anything from bulk cooking, urban food growing or making and repairing things.

Wayne Trevor, development director at Participatory City, explained, “The majority of projects that we take on or happen, the ideas originally come from residents.”

EOED的计划是为五家高街商店和一个仓库设置。到目前为止,三家商店和一家仓库已经开业。上周,3,300平方英尺的仓库在我们成为我们的城市节日。

Changing the city

In recent years制造商文化has promoted the establishment of shared workspaces where local people can come together to create and reshape their city. One such example is theFab Lab Barcelona,由城市主义者领导托马斯·迪兹(Tomas Diez).

Social inclusion and participation are often emphasized in such projects. As Britton commented, “They [residents] don’t want to just continue to look to the council and other service providers. They want to have a hand in it themselves.”

“他们希望成为解决方案的一部分,使Barking和Dagenham成为人们建立和成长的好地方。”

参与性城市还为想要在自己的城市创建EOED风格的制造商的人们开设了六个月的密集课程。

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Featured image shows Every One Every Day warehouse. Image via Every One Every Day.