maker space

Communal fabrication lab

A maker space is a communal workshop where people gather to create, invent, and tinker—typically equipped with tools like 3D printers, laser cutters, soldering stations, and woodworking equipment.

Libraries, schools, and community centers often host maker spaces to encourage hands-on learning and collaboration: The library's maker space offers free access to a CNC router.

Also spelled makerspace.

Opposites
creation vs. consumption

maker spacemovie theater

Venue for film screenings

shopping mall · museum · showroom · retail store · arcade

hands-on vs. abstract work

maker spacethink tank

Policy research organization

reading room · seminar room · conference room · lecture hall · meditation space

Family

maker, space, make, makes, made, making, unmake, remake, remade

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G