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Fab City is an innovative urban model that relocalises production to the city and its bioregional context, by empowering communities with the technology to build their own sustainable, innovative, and regenerative urban futures.

The Fab City Digital Ecosystem Declaration

We are carefully processing the valuable feedback received during the open consultation period. Stay tuned as we prepare to unveil the final outcome in Bhutan this July. Want to learn more about this collaborative journey?

We gather city leaders, enthusiasts, researchers, industry, and policymakers across projects, programs, events, and courses for productive cities and regenerative futures.

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    Cities and regions in the Fab City Network

  • 8

    Global summits

  • 25+

    Global collaborating organisations

  • 1200+

    Members in our global community

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Distributed Design Awards 2023

Distributed Design Awards 2023

Open Call for projects that embody the core principles of distributed design. Apply now!

Fab City Digital Ecosystem Declaration

Fab City Digital Ecosystem Declaration

The Fab City Foundation launches a public consultation period during which our partners will be able to voice their opinions about the principles that should guide a Digital Ecosystem

Fab City Collective: working towards definitions

Fab City Collective: working towards definitions

Since the Bali Fab Fest, which took place in October 2022, the reactivation effort of the Fab City Collective has been in place

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Liz Corbin

Liz Corbin

Co-funder and CEO Materiom

Julie Hjort

Julie Hjort

Chair of the Board
Danish Design Centre

Sherry Lassiter

Sherry Lassiter

Fab Foundation

Francesco Cingolani

Francesco Cingolani

Volumes, Fab City Grand Paris

Erkki Karo

Erkki Karo

TalTech

Manu Prakash

Manu Prakash

Founder Prakash Lab Stanford

Neil Gershenfeld

Neil Gershenfeld

Director Center for Bits and Atoms at MIT

Ilham Habibie

Ilham Habibie

Chairman of The Habibie Center

Kate Raworth

Kate Raworth

Founder Doughnut Economics Action Lab

I Made Janur Yasa

I Made Janur Yasa

Founder Plastic Exchange

Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno

Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno

Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy

Daniel Ibáñez

Daniel Ibáñez

Director of IAAC

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