Author: Jean-michel Molenaar

João is a current graduate student participating in international maker initiatives and research. In sharing his equity story, João reflects on his feeling of belonging--extending to confidence in participation and ability to excel--in the different contexts from his days playing football in primary school, to...

Maker funds of knowledge come from a variety of sources, but for many of us, they come from our first experiences, those with our families. In particular, in resource-limited environments, making is more economically advantageous than consumerism....

The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is...