Siert Wijnia
Bio
From childhood I was always interested in technology and the philosophy of technology. After studying mechanical engineering at Twente University, I started working for an American engineering company in 2001. During my 7 years of work in the oil and gas projects, the internet changed from an information source to a social network infrastructure. This infrastructure has changed the way we behave and work, but is now also empowering a new field: shape your own physical world. By sharing digital designs (open source) and simplified, easy to control production machines, it is possible to create things and shapes in your own personal way. I was completely caught by this bottum-up concept that I started working for the non-profit organisation ProtoSpace, the FabLab of Utrecht.
One project that combined all aspects mentioned above is the RepRap project. It is the most fantastic project that empowers individuals to contribute on a high philosophycal level by doing something very practical. It is such an amazing project, that I started building RepRaps with a group at ProtoSpace. It seems that we've only just started....
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SHiFT - Social and Human Ideas For Technology
15 to 17 October 2008
