Women in Making
Community involvement · LOV FabLab, Villeurbanne
Making, a common thread
I love making things. I discovered workshops during my architecture studies, first building models, then very soon furniture and all sorts of objects, following what I found second-hand or whatever I needed. Ever since, I have spent a lot of time in FabLabs.
An associative FabLab in Villeurbanne
Today, in Lyon, I'm part of the LOV, an associative FabLab in Villeurbanne (the Laboratoire Ouvert Villeurbannais), where I'm closely involved in the life of the association.
One of the FabLab's digital fabrication machines (CNC router).
Opening up making, in a chosen-mix space
Spending time in this world, one thing stands out: you meet very few women there. The maker scene remains overwhelmingly male, often more than 95%.
I wanted to open this ground to others: to women, to LGBT people, to gender minorities. So, with the association, I launched monthly chosen-mix sessions, a gathering where they are invited to discover the digital fabrication machines, to share ideas and to start their own projects, making fabrication more welcoming and more inclusive.
The community of the sessions, and the poster for the monthly meet-ups at the LOV.