Neil Gershenfeld Director of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms

Prof. Neil Gershenfeld is the Director of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, where his unique laboratory is breaking down boundaries between the digital and physical worlds, from pioneering quantum computing to digital fabrication to the Internet of Things. Technology from his lab has been seen and used in settings including New York's Museum of Modern Art and rural Indian villages, the White House and the World Economic Forum, inner-city community centers and automobile safety systems, Las Vegas shows and Sami herds.

He is the author of numerous technical publications, patents, and books including Designing Reality, Fab, When Things Start To Think, The Nature of Mathematical Modeling, and The Physics of Information Technology, and has been featured in media such as The New York Times, The Economist, NPR, CNN, and PBS. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, has been named one of Scientific American's 50 leaders in science and technology, as one of 40 Modern-Day Leonardos by the Museum of Science and Industry, one of Popular Mechanic's 25 Makers, has been selected as a CNN/Time/Fortune Principal Voice, and by Prospect/Foreign Policy as one of the top 100 public intellectuals.

He's been called the intellectual father of the maker movement, founding a growing global network of over one thousand fab labs that provide widespread access to prototype tools for personal fabrication, directing the Fab Academy for distributed research and education in the principles and practices of digital fabrication, and chairing the Fab Foundation. Dr. Gershenfeld has a BA in Physics with High Honors from Swarthmore College, a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Cornell University, honorary doctorates from Swarthmore College, Strathclyde University and the University of Antwerp, was a Junior Fellow of the Harvard University Society of Fellows, and a member of the research staff at Bell Labs.

Sherry Lassiter President & CEO, The Fab Foundation

Sherry Lassiter is one of the architects of the MIT global initiative for field on-site technology development, the Fab Lab program. A Fab Lab, or as users like to call it, fabulous laboratory, is a rapid prototyping platform for technical education, innovation, and personal expression.

The Fab Lab network includes over 2000 digital fabrication facilities in 126 countries. Lassiter is Director of the Fab Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to building technical capacity in a locality, improving individuals’ abilities to develop themselves and their communities and bringing access to tools and knowledge that cultivate and support innovating practices. After a two-decade career in science journalism as a producer, writer, and director for television series such as Scientific American Frontiers, Discover the World of Science, and The Science Times, she became a protagonist in science and technology, becoming part of the story, rather than just telling the story.

As Program Manager for the NSF-funded Center for Bits & Atoms at MIT, she has seen and enabled the personal fabrication movement as it has grown and evolved. Today she serves as Director of the global Fab Lab Program at MIT as well as leading The Fab Foundation, the non-profit spinoff from MIT. Lassiter is currently engaged in the deployment and growth of Fab Labs around the world, enabling grassroots technology development by, for and of the community.

Josef Průša Founder and CEO of Prusa Research

Josef Průša is the Founder and CEO of Prusa Research, a company that has become synonymous with cutting-edge 3D printing technology. His company produces the iconic Prusa i3 printers, celebrated for their quality, reliability, and accessibility. Průša is a key figure in the world of 3D printing and a pivotal advocate for bringing digital manufacturing tools to individuals and communities globally.

Technology from Prusa Research is found everywhere—from home workshops to educational institutions, research laboratories, and commercial manufacturing facilities. Josef Průša champions the power of open-source technologies and knowledge sharing, highlighting his commitment to innovation and his dedication to the global maker community.

His work has earned numerous prestigious accolades, including being featured in Forbes 30 Under 30. His printers have received countless awards in the tech industry, and 3D Printing Industry magazine has recognized him as one of the most influential figures in 3D printing.

In addition to leading Prusa Research, Josef actively contributes to the development of open-source software and hardware, organizes workshops, and promotes education in digital manufacturing. His vision bridges technology with sustainability, and his innovations continue to shape and inspire the global maker movement.

Massimo Banzi Co-Founder Arduino, Founder SuperModerno

Massimo Banzi is the co-founder of Arduino – an Interaction Designer, Educator, and Technologist who has helped shape the maker movement. He has worked on innovation projects for brands like Prada, Artemide, Persol, Whirlpool, and Adidas. Massimo spent four years as Associate Professor at the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea (IDII), and has led workshops and spoken at institutions around the world. Before that, he was CTO at Seat Ventures and worked as a software architect in Milan and London.
He’s the author of Getting Started with Arduino (O’Reilly), and has written for Wired Italia and other publications. Massimo launched Italy’s first FabLab, leading to FabLab Torino, and was the first curator of Maker Faire Rome. Today, he teaches Interaction Design at SUPSI in Lugano and is a visiting professor at CIID in Copenhagen. In 2024, he founded SuperModerno – a platform sharing the history of technology and the people behind it.

Bas van Abel Designer & Founder Fairphone

Bas van Abel, a Dutch visionary designer and entrepreneur, stands at the forefront of sustainable innovation with his open design approach. With grit and determination, he has paved the way for the groundbreaking sustainable smartphone company Fairphone and co-founded the circular food startup De Clique.

As a passionate tinkerer, Bas firmly believes in the Maker movement's mantra: "if you can't open it, you don't own it." This kind of ownership is crucial in the cultural shift needed to address today's pressing environmental and social issues. During his time at Waag Futurelab, Bas established Fablab Amsterdam and co-authored the book "Open Design Now." In 2013, he made the bold move to spin off Fairphone as a social enterprise, aiming to revolutionize the phone industry from the inside out.

With a decade of experience as the founder and CEO of Fairphone, Bas has successfully navigated the competitive smartphone market, turning the mission-driven company into an international success story. His trailblazing efforts have earned him prestigious awards and media coverage from the likes of CNN, The New York Times, and Der Spiegel.

Dale Dougherty President, Make Community

Dale Dougherty believes that all of us are makers, and he is a champion of the people and projects that form the Maker Movement. He founded Make: magazine in 2005 and first used the term "makers" to describe people who enjoyed hands-on work and play. Often called the Father of the Maker Movement, he launched Maker Faire in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2006, an event that has since spread worldwide, regularly showcasing and celebrating maker projects. He is the President of Make Community, LLC, which publishes Make: magazine and licenses Maker Faires globally.

Scotty Allen YouTube Creator and Hacker - Strange Parts

Scotty is a hacker turned storyteller who runs the YouTube channels Strange Parts and Electric Ranch. He makes videos that merge hacking, technology, and adventure, from building and modifying iPhones in the markets of Shenzhen, China, to visiting factories all over the world diving into the details of how stuff is actually made. He previously was a software engineer at Google, Ooyala, and Shopkick, before starting his own startup, AppMonsta, which he sold in 20202. Scotty was a member of the Noisebridge hackerspace in San Francisco for a number of years. He’s spent extensive time living and traveling throughout Asia, and now lives on a 100+ acre ranch in the mountains outside Denver with his dog Ambrose and his partner Katie.

Smári McCarthy Innovator, activist and Co-founder & CEO of Ecosophy

Smári McCarthy is a nice friendly hacker. He helped start the Fab Labs in Iceland and helped build a number of them around the world. Then he founded a political party, a couple of NGOs, worked with journalists on exposing massive corruption and organized crime, served in the Icelandic parliament for two terms, and then started a company that's trying to make it easier to analyze spatiotemporal data. In his free time he cooks elaborate meals, flies planes, and maintains a few free software projects.

Marleen Stikker Founder/Director of Waag Futurelab

Marleen Stikker is founder and executive director of Waag Futurelab in Amsterdam. Waag Futurelab reinforces critical reflection on technology, develops technological and social design skills, and encourages social innovation. Marleen leads the trans-disciplinary team of designers, artists and scientists, utilising Public Research and Key Enabling Methodologies to empower people to participate in the collective design of open, fair and inclusive futures. Marleen founded 'De Digitale Stad' (The Digital City) in 1993, the first virtual community introducing free public access to the Internet in Amsterdam. Marleen Stikker strongly adheres to the Maker's Bill of Rights motto: 'If You Can't Open It, You Don't Own It'.

Dave Hakkens Founder Precious Plastic

Dave Hakkens is a designer from the Netherlands. His work is centred around developing open-source projects that work on global environmental problems. Bringing people together and building communities to collaborate on these issues. With Precious Plastic he built a global community of recyclers, Projects Kamp is Researching how to live sustainable and Fixing Fashion is focussed on reducing textile waste.

Rob Postema Project Manager for Metal 3D Printer at ESA

Within the Directorate of Human and Robotics Exploration of the European Space Agency, Rob is coordinating and supporting the implementation and operation of instruments in the ESA Columbus Module of the International Space Station. As part of this role he has managed the development and operations of the Metal 3D Printer, a Technology Demonstrator that has printed the first true 3D metal sample in sustained orbit.
He has a background in aerospace engineering and management, working in different areas including development of instrumentation for microgravity research on sounding rockets and ISS, as well as the development of applications and services utilising satellite data for terrestrial use.

Tomáš Mejzlík Managing director FabLab Brno and VIDA!

Tomáš is a leader in digital fabrication, STEM education, and innovation. In 2016, he began his career at JIC in Brno, where he led the setup of the first FabLab in Czechia. Under his management, FabLab Brno launched as a 24/7 makerspace accessible to the public, businesses, and students. He spearheaded successful projects like FabLab University, a mobile lab serving thousands of students annually, and managed international collaborations, including the H2020 FabLabia. He was also a key initiator in bringing FAB25 to Czechia.

In 2025, he also became the director of VIDA! science center, with a vision to create a versatile STEM education hub that integrates making and technology popularization within its 6,000+ m² space. By 2026, VIDA! is expected to merge with FabLab Brno, combining their strengths to deliver more FUN, EDU and MAKE pleasures to hunderds of thousands people annualy.

Judith Kreukels Head of Programmes, Women in Quantum Development

Judith Kreukels is an Advisor on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the Dutch Scientific Research Institutes (NWO-I) and Head of Programmes for We in Quantum Development in the Netherlands. She has extensive experience in advancing Equity Diversity and Inclusion, particularly in quantum, leading initiatives for systemic change in academia and the non-profit sector. Her 10+ years of experience includes developing international consortia and policies supporting underrepresented groups, including LGBTQI+ communities, migrants, and women. She has worked across Argentina, Australia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.

Marc Lambaerts Manager FabLab Leuven

Marc is one of the most experienced FabLab managers in the world since he founded FabLab Leuven in 2009. From in the beginning of the Fab-movement, he saw the opportunities that came with FabLabs and started one of the biggest labs in the university of KULeuven. He specialized in the economics side of the FabLabs and is an advocate for being realistic about what a FabLab can and can't do. The economics side also took him to the entrepreneurial possibilities of the lab and since then, FabLab Leuven was the start for 30+ small companies. As a side note, he has a PhD in molecular biology and started recently a BioLab.

Simon Klinga Founder & Leader of LASAR

Simon Klinga is the founder and leader of the student team LASAR, which won over a NASA jury at the prestigious U.S. competition Conrad Challenge. In 2024, his team launched the first Czech student satellite, LASARsat, aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9. The satellite tests the use of lasers to restart unresponsive satellites and help clean up space debris. Simon started LASAR at 16, and under his leadership the team grew from 5 to 35 members, prototyping the satellite also in FabLab Brno. He’s received the Czech Prime Minister’s Award, a Moonshot Award in New York, and a Future Port Award. In 2025, Forbes named him to its 30 Under 30 list.

Nikodem Bartnik Maker, Engineer and YouTuber

Nikodem is a Polish maker and content creator behind two YouTube channels: one in his own name and the other called Proste Części. His work focuses on robotics, DIY projects, electronics, and programming. Notable projects include the IndyMill CNC Machine, Ludwik Drone, ChatGPT Robot, and Dremel CNC.
Most of his creations are shared as open-source through the Indystry.cc platform. His projects have earned awards in national and international contests, including Instructables, and in 2022, together with his friends won the EBEC (European BEST Engineering Competition). Nikodem holds a master’s degree in Data Science from Silesian University of Technology, where his thesis, StarTrckr – 3-axis night sky tracking device, took first place in the TRUMPF national competition for best diploma thesis.

Camila Luna Multidisciplinary designer and STEAM educator

Camila Luna is a multidisciplinary designer and educator focused on creative learning experiences. She is the co-founder of MoonMakers, an educational non-profit organization that empowers youth through technology and creativity. Camila has led digital fabrication, design, and technology workshops across Mexico, the United States, collaborating with institutions such as Arduino, Make Community, Science Friday, Fab Foundation and Micro:bti Education Foundation. Her work bridges art, technology, and community, inspiring girls and young people to explore their potential through hands-on projects. She has driving initiatives that combine participatory design, storytelling, and STEAM education to transform learning from the local to the global level.

Roldan Descamps Co-founder, Mekanika

Roldan is an engineer with an entrepreneurial spirit. After exploring sectors as diverse as scientific research, sustainable finance and start-ups, he partnered up to co-create Mekanika and aim at opening and bringing more transparency to manufacturing. His diverse expertise combined with the deep technical skills of his co-founders helped build a unique and successful open-hardware business, growing in the heart of Europe. He is also a fine cook and a jazz enthusiast, and remains a true maker to his core, building all kind of hardware projects in his free time.

Ondřej Kašpárek Head of PrusaLab

Ondřej Kašpárek is the Head of PrusaLab, one of the most advanced makerspaces in Europe, where creativity, technology, and community-driven innovation come together. In his role, he oversees the development and operations of a workshop that serves as a hub for experimentation and digital fabrication for makers, students, startups, and established companies alike.

Ondřej's work focuses on fostering innovation through shared production spaces where technologies like 3D printing, CNC milling, and laser cutting empower groundbreaking projects. His expertise spans design, prototyping, and implementing cutting-edge solutions that connect digital fabrication with practical applications.

His mission is to build bridges between technology, education, and industry while strengthening a maker community passionate about sustainable and open innovation. Under his leadership, PrusaLab has inspired countless projects, embodying the spirit of creativity and collaboration.

Francesco Siddi COO Blender & General Manager Blender Studio

Francesco Siddi discovered content creation as a teen in the early 2000s – mixing music, interactive visuals and community. Fell in love with open source, with Blender right at the heart of it all. He studied Industrial Design, launched a multimedia and 3D visualization studio, and in 2012 joined Blender’s Tears of Steel as a 3D artist. Today, Francesco leads as Blender Studio’s General Manager and Blender COO. Since 2024, he also serves on the Blender Foundation board as secretary. Passionate about creativity, collaboration and keeping Blender open for everyone.

Karolina Guzek Board Member @ Robisz.to

Since 2017 Karolina has been involved in the development of FabLabs in Poland, designing and coordinating innovative social projects in the field of STEAM, tailoring them to the needs of various beneficiaries, including marginalized groups. Head of FabLab Warsaw, member of the board of the Robisz.to Association. Equality and women’s rights advocate. She holds a master's degree in law with a specialisation in environmental protection and human rights, and has a background in design. She is included in the list of 100 persons of merit for the development of digital skills in Poland in 2024.

Michael Lorentschk STEM program manager, UnternehmerTUM MakerSpace

Michael is the initiator of a new tech education program at UnternehmerTUM, according to Financial Times Europe's biggest entrepreneurship center since 2024, focussing on STEM education. Through industry-relevant making in combination with design teamwork, personal growth and social inclusion, he is constantly piloting established formats like hackathons at the UnternehmerTUM MakerSpace workshop locations for new target groups together with a strong network in Munich. He's also actively committed in driving systematic convergence of schools and fablabs/makerspaces in Bavaria.

Since joing UnternehmerTUM he has accompanied the founding journies of many successful embedded/hardware-based B2B startups like Angsa, Filics or Olive Robotics – supporting fast development cycles that turn ideas into functioning multi-disciplinary prototypes that excite in demonstrations and pave the way for small series, patents, investments and market entry.

Pieter Hijma Open Source Software Developer

Pieter Hijma is a self-employed software developer and researcher focusing on open source software. His background is Computer Science and has a PhD on the topic of High Performance Computing. He is an open source software and hardware enthusiast with an interest in how to document open source hardware. After a research project on automatically generating assembly manuals for open source hardware, he deepened his knowledge of documenting open source hardware by completing the Fab Academy program at Waag Futurelab Amsterdam. This inspired him to dedicate his time to develop FreeCAD to 1) make designing physical products highly accessible to the public in general and 2) to ensure that open source hardware can be designed with open tools.

Chris Hennes Technology Educator & FreeCAD Developer

Chris Hennes is a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math (STEAM) Specialist for Pioneer Library System in Central Oklahoma, USA, where he trains customers and library staff on the use of maker equipment ranging from 3D printers to floor looms. He has a PhD in aerospace engineering, studying rotorcraft noise for several years before deciding that humans were more interesting than helicopters and taking a job that lets him work with people to turn their ideas into physical reality. He is one of the maintainers of FreeCAD, the open-source 3D parametric design software, and serves on the administrative board of the FreeCAD project association, a not-for-profit collecting and distributing donations from FreeCAD supporters.

Jeremy Losaw FabLab Specialist at UNC Charlotte Super Fab Lab

From RC cars to heart valves, Jeremy is an experienced maker. Jeremy is currently the Super Fab Lab Specialist at the University of North Carolina Charlotte where he helps the university community to create new innovations. For 13 years he served as Director of Engineering at Enventys Partners, a product development and launch agency in Charlotte, NC USA. He is a YLAI (Young Leaders of America) and YTILI (Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative) alumni and has delivered innovation and IoT training in the US, Dominican Republic, Thailand, Namibia, Italy, and Grenada. He has more than 10 issued patents and many products that have been launched via crowdfunding and brought to mass production. In addition, Jeremy is a former NASCAR auto racing engineer and experienced prototyper, and has contributed more than 200 articles to Inventors Digest magazine.

Kohshi Katoh Engineer at Toyota Motor Corporation

Kohshi Katoh is an engineer at Toyota Motor Corporation, dedicated to creating transformative mobility systems that awaken and enhance the body’s innate kinetic capabilities, delivering deeply engaging and immersive experiences. Through such innovations, he aims to make a meaningful impact on society.

He is responsible for advanced technology and value development related to user experience. He is passionate about leveraging human kinetic motion to enhance the riding experience for both drivers and passengers. One of his earlier studies was applied to the Toyota FV2, a concept vehicle that is steered by the rider’s body lean and directional pressure applied through the legs. The FV2 was showcased at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show.

He has also developed the “Kinetic Seat,” featuring a movable hip and backrest designed to utilize the natural function of the human spine for improved body support and head stabilization. This concept was first presented as the “Lexus Kinetic Seat Concept” at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, and more recently exhibited at the Toyota booth at the Japan Mobility Show 2023, as well as at the International Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition & Forum in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Gonzalo Guarner Digital Twin developer with physics background

Gonzalo is a software developer with experience in Digital Twin systems and a background in physics and complex systems, currently based between Berlin and Barcelona. He specializes in 3D software development using engines like Unity, Unreal, and MATLAB, where math and logic can come to life through visual simulation. Gonzalo is currently participating in Fab Academy, where he's exploring digital fabrication and thoroughly enjoying 3D modeling and electronic circuit production. Outside of work, he enjoys playing chess and attending live music events.

Leo McElroy Independent Researcher and Tool Builder

Leo McElroy builds technology for making things, for learning, and for learning by making things. He has designed, developed, and deployed dozens of open-source tools for digital fabrication and creative coding environments. Currently, he is developing fundamental CAD infrastructure to power the next generation of design technology. He has taught digital fabrication to people of all ages, from children to senior citizens, and has investigated makerspaces across the globe during a year-long tour of maker communities.

David Škaroupka Assistant professor at Brno University of Technology

David is an assistant professor at Brno University of Technology, CEO of 3Deposition, and co-founder of strojLAB. He’s an innovator, educator, and designer passionate about large-format additive fabrication, machine design, and bringing new tech to life. Dedicated to connecting academia with industry, he turns creative ideas into real-world impact. David has led or contributed to numerous national and international grant projects and realizations, including TOVA by IAAC and the first 3DCP Parkour circle in Prague by 3Deposition. When not in the lab, he’s likely renovating his family house, riding his motorbike, or chasing down music.

Jan Kučera Metrologist and deputy director of CMI Inspectorate Prague

Jan Kučera is deeply merged in the world of precise electrical measurements, development of new instruments and measurement techniques. Jan's work covers area from quantum effects at deep space temperatures with billionth accuracies to tabletop multimeters for daily use in your fab labs. He works at Czech Metrology Institute at primary department for electrical quantities, takes a care about national standard of electrical resistance, develops measurement tools to bring electrical DC and AC metrology to the next level. Beside that, he is a part time researcher at CTU in Prague, FEE, Department of measurement. Jan enjoys cooperation between scientists around the world and work with students, leading to new ideas how to measure both simple and difficult tasks more accurate.

Robin Baumgarten Quantum Jungle

Robin is an award-winning experimental hardware game developer and interactive installation artist based in Berlin. After researching Artificial Intelligence in Games and working on mobile games, he is now fully focused on creating playful interactive installations that straddle the divide of games and art, such as Line Wobbler and Wobble Garden. His most recent projects also involve a scientific aspect: Quantum Garden and its larger sequel, Quantum Jungle, both visualise quantum physics in a playful yet scientifically accurate manner.

Quantum Jungle

Type: Interactive installation
Photo Credits: Robin Baumgarten

An interactive installation that transforms the complexity of quantum physics into a sensory experience of sound and light. As visitors move through the space, their presence triggers shifts in rhythm, pattern, and color – reflecting the uncertainty and entanglement at the heart of quantum mechanics.

Edy Fung Dear Quantum

Edy Fung is an artist whose practice explores the material conditions and technological paradigms of contemporary society, including the philosophy of information, history of science, and machine intelligence. She creates intermedia projects incorporating sound, text, installation, video, digital artefacts, and performance. Since 2023, she has focused on the complexities of quantum technology –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a field marked by paradoxes and opacity, especially when linked to computing and algorithms. Seeking alternatives to Big Tech, she collaborates with photonic labs and scientists, while critically reflecting on art-science collaboration. Her work has been presented at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, CTM Berlin, FACT Liverpool, Fylkingen, MUTEK, Sónar+D, Somerset House Studios, Tabakalera, Galway International Arts Festival, Goethe-Institut Irland, and the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

Dear Quantum

Type: Performance
Photo Credits: Edy Fung

A live performance that turns quantum science into sound, visuals and emotion. Using radio waves, real-time data and abstract visuals, Edy Fung explores how we relate to things we can’t fully see or understand – like randomness, probability and the strange logic of quantum mechanics. A poetic, immersive experience at the edge of tech and mystery.

Kryštof Brůha Audire Fluctus

Kryštof Brůha is an intermedia artist living and working in Prague, whose work explores specific environments – from the natural to the technological and virtual. He focuses on their influences and their overall transformation over time. He allows us to look at phenomena hidden from our perception, for example through macro and micro mapping of the environment, and through such scanning of space and time through artistic artefacts he offers the viewer a new view of reality. His media include installations, kinetic sculptures, generative videos and experimental films. In the development process, he uses scientific methods, specially designed algorithms, generative design and machine learning. In implementation, Brůha creates custom tools using Rapid Prototyping and CNC technology that are computer controlled. All these technological processes are then reflected in the aesthetics of his works.

Audire Fluctus

Type: Interactive light sculpture
Photo Credits: Tomáš Slavík & Dušan Vondra

An interactive sculpture that visualizes the invisible world of electromagnetic waves. Using a custom-developed medium called Spektraflux, the piece responds to ambient electromagnetic activity –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ such as signals from electrical grids and communication devices –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by transforming them into dynamic light patterns.

Adam Cigler
& Petr Vacek Reflexion

Petr Vacek and Adam Cigler are Czech architects who synergize a creative artistic approach with programming, robotics, digital fabrication and traditional craftsmanship. Their collaboration arose during their studies at the Faculty of Arts and Architecture in Liberec and, thanks to a common fondness for advanced technology, science, space or philosophy, crystallized into an aesthetically appealing freeform creative experiment.

Reflexion

Type: Kinetic sculpture
Photo Credits: Ray Baseley

A hypnotic kinetic sculpture made of dozens of independently moving mirrors. Each mirror is precisely controlled by servo motors and arranged in clusters, forming a responsive light object driven by a network of Raspberry Pi microcomputers. Made with 3D-printed components and CNC-cut panels, Reflexion blends digital control with analog beauty – reflecting not just light, but movement, complexity and the invisible choreography of data.

Lukáš Dřevjaný,
Luboš Zbranek & others Nexus

Lukáš Dřevjaný is a visual artist, lighting designer, and mentor of creative technologies. He combines light, space, and interactivity in live performances, light installations, large-scale projections, and theatre performances. He primarily works under his brand oxoo. Among other things, he mentors technology in the Art&Digital Lab in Hall 40 at the Holešovice Market and organizes technology workshops.

Luboš Zbranek is a 3D graphic, VJ, video, and light designer. During his studies of Interactive Media Theory at Masaryk University, he has focused on creating interactive environments and deeper exploration of the human-machine, human-code relationship. By studying light design at JAMU, he expanded his scope to include light design, light art, and performance genres. He has collaborated visually on many techno and electronic music events, interactive installations, and theatre performances at home and abroad.

Other collaborators: David Minařík, Michal Mitro, Maurício Lobo

Nexus

Type: Interactive light sculpture
Photo Credits: Viktor Schwing

The Nexus grows algorithmically in time and space. Like the rhizome, the mycelium, or human and non-human neural networks, the individual cells of this digital moss are constantly exchanging information. The body of the work is made up of 300 eight-legged acrylic cells, straddling all axes of space. The individual building elements are interconnected, functioning as a volumetric display.

Fabricademy Collective Fabricademy Exhibition

Fabricademy is a global, distributed educational program that explores the intersection of textiles, digital fabrication, and biology. Over 6 months, participants dive into a hands-on journey that blends traditional crafts with cutting-edge technologies like 3D printing, electronics, wearable tech, and biofabrication. It's a space for experimentation, collaboration, and redefining the future of fashion and materials through open-source tools and sustainable innovation. Fabricademy is hosted by Fab Labs and innovation spaces worldwide, making it a truly international and community-driven experience.

Fabricademy Exhibition

Type: Exhibition of selected models
Photo Credits: Barbara Rakovska, Fabricademy

Discover the 11th annual showcase of innovation, sustainability, and digital craftsmanship by Fabricademy participants and local Czech designers. This exhibition highlights groundbreaking projects at the intersection of technology, textiles, and biology. It features a curated selection of forward-thinking designs that merge digital fabrication, electronics, and biofabrication with sustainable materials and techniques.