The original mission of the Dutch Fablab Foundation was to introduce, evangelize and spread the Fablab concept in the Low Countries.
The Foundation has all rights to the name ‘fablab’ and its logo for the Benelux.
The Foundation is run by a Board of volunteers.
Fablab.nl is not a franchising organization.
The Foundation does not start initiatives for founding fablabs, nor can she offer financial help.
What she can do is to foster the community of fablabs and initiatives.
She runs the website www.fablab.nl which gives access to all fablabs.
She also organizes periodically a fabtable, where labs will meet and discuss items of interest.
And she provide answers to common questions from the public on fablab.
A basic principle of a fablab is free access: no treshold for people, that want to make something, to familiarize themselves with digital fabrication machines. We want the to get on the leaning curve.
The foundation of any fablab is the Fabcharter. A makerspace, that will adhere itself to the Fabcharter, will be granted the right to name itself a fablab and to use the fablab-logo, if it pays a yearly licence feeof 60 to 100 euro per year, to cover some of the expenses of the foundation
Labs
FabLab Zeeland is op 13 februari 2015 geopend in de foyer van de ZB| Planbureau en Bibliotheek van Zeeland in Middelburg. Kijk voor meer informatie op: http://dezb.nl/wat-we-doen/fablabzeeland.html
ZB45 is a Fab Lab / Makerspace in the east of Amsterdam. Our lab also houses a co-working space, a steel workspace and presentation room.
FabLab Amersfoort is an open workplace with digital equipment and is part of the worldwide network of FabLabs. FabLab Amersfoort is not subsidised and is using open source software.
Pending
De Kaasfabriek is de plek om te experimenteren met en te leren over techniek en nieuwe ontwikkelingen, maar vooral ook om te ontmoeten, kennis te delen en zelf met de machines aan de slag te gaan.
Open Lab days: every Tuesday + first Wednesday of the month Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday open for education (all levels) through reservation. Closed on Thursdays.
FabLab BoZ is operating under the wings of Markiezaat College, a school for technical education.
Fablab of Erasmushogeschool and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Fab Lab Dronten is part of foundation Fablab Flevoland, which aims to interest (young) people in technology and design and making 3D printing and other modern technology accessible.
Hands on education Focussing on making, experiencing , "teach the teacher" STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) promotion A chance to fail and to learn from your mistakes
TinkerinQ FabLab Houten is the first open makerspace (with two locations) in the centre of the city Houten in the Netherlands.
Minifablab with some 3D printers and scanner, vinyl cutter, large 600x900 laser cutter.
started December 2010. Specialised in affordable 3D-printing and research in new 3D-printing materials with development of new printing heads: ceramic, silicons, chocolate, biorubber, granulate, etc
In onze super moderne werkplaats voorzien van o.a. 3D printers, lasersnij tafel, werkbanken, presentatieruimte maak je van jouw idee een echt product!
fablab noord-brabant is a fablab specialized in working with ceramics
HET LAB Rotterdam specializes in making for 8-15 year olds, though our lab is open for (young) adults too We teach them how to program, 3D-design, 3D-printing, lasercutting. In general: how to make.
fablab013 has grown to become one of the larger labs in the country. Started as a grassroots lab it now features 600m2 of labspace, is home of lasergraaf (lasercutters & CNC routers) and Foamcube (tm)
The Makers Guild Amsterdam connects Craftsmanship, Digital fabrication & BioTechnology