What is a repair café? Repair Cafés offer you the ability to learn how to fix toys or furniture that have broken or are in need of repair. Usually these are ran in person, however we are now launching a
Virtual Repair Cafe
Kev’s Corner
What is Kev’s corner? Kev’s corner is a live information session to give you tips and tricks straight from the trade. Helping to support you to learn new practical skills in carpentry, painting and decorating and DIY; learning what tools
Getting started with DIY
What can it be used for? There are some jobs you would be best to pull in the professionals to do but not all jobs around the home need it. Our getting started with DIY, also known as Do it
Getting Started with Upcycling
What is Upcycling? Upcycling is the process of taking something old and turning it into something new. An environmentally friendly solution to reducing waste products. This can be with clothes, furniture, pallets or general household materials. What can it
Getting Started with Digital Fabrication
What is Digital Fabrication? Digital Fabrication is the process of using a computer controlled machine to produce a specific design that has been created through using computer aided design – or CAD. The machine can cut, draw, burn or print
New Year = New Learning Opportunities
As we find ourselves back into lockdown, don’t let this stop you from learning some new skills. Kick start the new year with us by joining our online learning sessions covering different areas of Digital Fabrication, Upcycling, carpentry and DIY.
Online Teaching Tools by “The Briefcase of Mineral Applications”
The Briefcase project is a new educational tool that uses hands-on learning strategies to teach students about the important role of mineral raw materials in everyday life and how our choices concerning these materials can shape the world. Through innovative
Face-to-Face Teaching & Model Collection Resumes
FabLab Coventry have been given the go ahead to reopen our doors to the public after making a series of changes to our day to day operations. We have a series of either face-to-face workshops or online workshops running throughout
Launch of New Workshops!
Whilst we are eager to get back into FabLab and our Eco Furniture Factory to start delivering our usual face-to-face workshops again, we are still in the process of getting everything sorted to be able to reopen safely and securely.
MiFriendly Cities, a Finalist in the Innovation in Politics Awards 2020
The MiFriendly Cities Project, delivered across Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton, has been selected as an outstanding example of political innovation in Europe, and has been chosen as a finalist in the Human Rights category in the Innovation in Politics Awards