Making, Hacking, Coding: Fablabs as Intermediary Platforms for Modes of Social Manufacturing

The article suggests that the emergence of FabLabs and other collaborative spaces innovation imply new modes manufacturing, based on a more social, inclusive, open approach than current industrial mass-production models. We argue are platforms social allowing different combinations interactions between industries individuals, through their activities around making (producing goods from raw materials), hacking (re-using/combining produced goods), coding re-using digital goods). also defines four manufacturing depending technologies used (open or proprietary) location (local industrial). contributes to literature by explaining prospective scenarios development in relationship production. It complements contextualizing physical where takes place.JEL codes: D20, L23, L60