maker movement
Grassroots fabrication culture
The maker movement is a cultural trend emphasizing hands-on creation, tinkering, and do-it-yourself fabrication.
Participants—called makers—build everything from electronics to furniture, often using tools like 3D printers, laser cutters, and microcontrollers.
The movement values open-source sharing, learning by doing, and democratizing manufacturing: The maker movement has revived interest in shop class skills.
- ArduinoOpen-source prototyping platform
- 3D printingCreating objects by depositing layers
- Raspberry PiAffordable miniature programmable computer
- soldering ironHeated tool for joining metals
- laser cuttingFocused beam severs materials
tinkering · hands-on learning · learning by doing · CNC machines · innovation · resourcefulness · DIY culture · experimentation · empowerment · DIY ethos · STEM education · instructional videos · skill sharing · makerspaces · tool library · sustainability · DIY · woodworking
- digital culturesocial media, memes, hashtags, viral content, influencers
- Craft MovementsArt Nouveau, Bauhaus, metalsmithing, glassblowing, bookbinding
- DIY culturecrafting, home repair, woodworking, sewing, knitting
- tech movementsfree software, open source, hacktivism, copyleft, digital rights
- Prosumersmakers, creators, content creators, DIYers, power users
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
maker movementmass production
Large-scale standardized fabrication
industrial manufacturing · factory production · Fordism · industrialization · large-scale production
maker movementconsumerism
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
consumer culture · throwaway culture · planned obsolescence · corporate capitalism · commodity fetishism