HUMBLEFACTURE:
A 7-POINT MANIFESTO
FOR APPROPRIATE
MANUFACTURING
Dominic Muren Ignite Seattle 2009 www.humblefacture.com

THE PLANET DOESN’T NEED SAVING.
WE DO.

SAVE US FROM : P-WASTE
we are drowning in unrecycled, unrecyclable plastics.

SAVE US FROM : E-WASTE
“e-recycling” is toxic, wasteful, and unrealistic

SAVE US FROM : INADEQUATE OBJECTS
design for the middle leaves
a lot of people living on the edge

SAVE US FROM : LOCAL HELPLESSNESS
far away making makes local disasters worse

THE WAY WE MAKE
WHAT WE MAKE
MAKES US US.
SO HOW SHOULD WE MAKE?

1. OBJECTS SHOULD BE
CRYSTALLIZATIONS OF A CONVERSATION.
talk is cheap. matter is expensive. word gets around.

2. OPEN SOURCE EVERYTHING
hardware, software, and construction

2. OPEN SOURCE EVERYTHING
hardware, software, and construction

3. MODULAR CONSTRUCTION
for variation, for repair, for upgrading

3. MODULAR CONSTRUCTION
for variation, for repair, for upgrading

4. GO FLEXIBLE & LOW INFRASTRUCTURE
cheap to get started, cheap to change

4. GO FLEXIBLE & LOW INFRASTRUCTURE
cheap to get started, cheap to change

5. LOWER ENERGY, HIGHER INFORMATION
structured materials cost less energy
but offer higher performance

6. USE LOCALLY PRODUCIBLE MATERIALS
some materials can’t be made locally

6. USE LOCALLY PRODUCIBLE MATERIALS
some materials can’t be made locally

7. RESILIENT CONNECTIONS
ARE CRUCIAL .
breaks are bad.
connections should bend before they break.

7. RESILIENT CONNECTIONS
ARE CRUCIAL .
breaks are bad.
connections should bend before they break

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