01. Maker's Inquiry - Italy 2014/2015

The research

The first edition of the Makers' Inquiry was presented during the 2013 Maker Faire Rome with the idea to conduct an out-and-out inquiry not just about makers but on their socio-economic condition. It was later run in 2014, and the results published in 2015.
This edition was a project promoted and coordinated by the Department of Design of Politecnico di Milano together with Make in Italy Foundation and Make in Italy Association. This initiative has been created within DOP - DISTRIBUTED & OPEN PRODUCTION RE- SEARCH cluster, part of DESIS, international network on Design, Social Innovation and Sustainability.

Research group

Scientific committee

• Stefano Maffei, Massimo Bianchini - Dipartimento di Design, Politecnico di Milano, DESIS DOP Cluster
• Francesco Bombardi - FabLab Reggio Emilia, Fondatore Associazione Make in Italy, Università di Modena e R. Emilia
• Massimo Menichinelli - Fondazione Make in Italy CDB, Aalto University - School of Art, Design and Architecture - Deparment of Media - Media Lab Helsinki

Collaborators

• Patrizia Bolzan, Alessandra Carosi, Alessandro Carelli - Dipartimento di Design, Politecnico di Milano

With the support of

• Federico Bovara, Designer’s Inquiry | AUT
• Bianca Elzembaumer, Designer’s Inquiry | Brave New Alps
• Peter Gall Krogh, Mie Nørgaard, Aarhus School of Architecture, DESIS DOP Cluster
• Anna Serravalli, Fabriken, Medea, Malmoe University DESIS DOP Cluster

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APA Style 6th Edition

Bianchini, M., Menichinelli, M., Maffei, S., Bombardi, F., & Carosi, A. (2015). Makers’ Inquiry. Un’indagine socioeconomica sui makers italiani e su Make in Italy. Milano: Libraccio Editore. Retrieved from http://makersinquiry.org/

BibTeX

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@book{bianchini_makers_2015,
                        address = {Milano},
                        title = {Makers' {Inquiry}. {Un}'indagine socioeconomica sui makers italiani e su {Make} in {Italy}},
                        isbn = {978-88-97748-06-9},
                        url = {http://makersinquiry.org/},
                        publisher = {Libraccio Editore},
                        author = {Bianchini, Massimo and Menichinelli, Massimo and Maffei, Stefano and Bombardi, Francesco and Carosi, Alessandra},
                        month = mar,
                        year = {2015}
                    }

Data

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Software

The Python notebooks used for analyzing the data and visualizing it are accessible as open source here:

Related publications

The Virtuous Circle: Cumulus Conference 2015

A paper discussing the results of this edition of the Makers' Inquiry regarding Design education were presented in the Cumulus Milan 2015 conference.

APA Style 6th Edition

Menichinelli, M., Bianchini, M., Carosi, A., & Maffei, S. (2015). Designing and Making: What Could Change in Design Schools. A first Systemic Overview of Makers in Italy and Their Educational Contexts. In A. Meroni, L. Galluzzo, & L. Collina (Eds.), The Virtuous Circle - Cumulus Conference - Milan, June 2015. Milan: McGraw-Hill Education Italy. Retrieved from http://cumulusmilan2015.org/proceedings/articles/abs-101-Training/

BibTeX

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@inproceedings{menichinelli_designing_2015,
                        address = {Milan},
                        title = {Designing and {Making}: {What} {Could} {Change} in {Design} {Schools}. {A} first {Systemic} {Overview} of {Makers} in {Italy} and {Their} {Educational} {Contexts}},
                        isbn = {978-88-386-9405-9},
                        url = {http://cumulusmilan2015.org/proceedings/articles/abs-101-Training/},
                        booktitle = {The {Virtuous} {Circle} - {Cumulus} {Conference} - {Milan}, {June} 2015},
                        publisher = {McGraw-Hill Education Italy},
                        author = {Menichinelli, Massimo and Bianchini, Massimo and Carosi, Alessandra and Maffei, Stefano},
                        editor = {Meroni, Anna and Galluzzo, Laura and Collina, Luisa},
                        year = {2015}
                    }
                    

The Journal of Peer Production Issue #10 - Work

A journal article discussing the results of this edition of the Makers' Inquiry regarding the work condition of Makers was accepted in the Journal of Peer Production. The paper can be read online here or here below:

APA Style 6th Edition

Menichinelli, M., Bianchini, M., Carosi, A., & Maffei, S. (2017). Makers as a new work condition between self-employment and community peer-production. Insights from a survey on Makers in Italy. Journal of Peer Production, (10). Retrieved from http://peerproduction.net/issues/issue-10-peer-production-and-work/peer-reviewed-papers/makers-as-a-new-work-condition-between-self-employment-and-community-peer-production-insights-from-a-survey-on-makers-in-italy/

BibTeX

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@article{menichinelli_makers_2017,
    title = {Makers as a new work condition between self-employment and community peer-production. {Insights} from a survey on {Makers} in {Italy}},
    issn = {2213-5316},
    url = {http://peerproduction.net/issues/issue-10-peer-production-and-work/peer-reviewed-papers/makers-as-a-new-work-condition-between-self-employment-and-community-peer-production-insights-from-a-survey-on-makers-in-italy/},
    number = {10},
    journal = {Journal of Peer Production},
    author = {Menichinelli, Massimo and Bianchini, Massimo and Carosi, Alessandra and Maffei, Stefano},
    month = jun,
    year = {2017}}
    

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