Queen’s Honour for Peter Coventry City Council’s Peter Barnett has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Peter, Lead Officer, Refugee Resettlement, has been honoured for Services to Refugees in Coventry. The Queen’s Birthday Honours List rewards
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
Connect2
Connect2 at FabLab Coventry We are excited to be a part of Connect2 – a new, European funded, city-wide project aimed at getting members of our community into education and employment through the delivery of training, skills development and community
Eco Furniture Factory Uses Innovative Practice to Meet Communities Changing Needs
1,000 pieces of furniture upcycled and donated to 30 local organisations and over 6,000 pieces of PPE donated to community and health care service providers. Nestled in an unassuming industrial unit at FarGO Village – Coventry’s creative quarter – is
Exceed in Coventry – Participant Story
Overview S joined our Exceed in Coventry, European Social Funded, project due to their high interest in digital fabrication technologies, specifically 3D printing. Having a 3D printer in their home, they were keen to learn additional skills to help improve
Collaborate to Train – Escape Live
Overview Escape Live, originally opened their doors in Birmingham, roughly 5 years ago. Since then, they have expanded in size opening an additional four sites across the West Midlands and the South East, however their development of further new game
Collaborate to Train – Purdy’s Pet Shop
Overview Purdy’s Pet Shop, a new, community-orientated shop specialising in pet food and accessories, approached FabLab Coventry to help them develop environmentally sustainable packaging. The process of design and development mediated between FabLab volunteers and the proprietor led to a
Collaborate to Train – Sarnies
Overview Sarnies, a local Coventry catering entity, was one of the first companies to engage with the Collaborate to Train (CTT) project. They had multiple project ideas, however were initially struggling to decide which project was most valuable to the
Collaborate to Train – Vertifex
Overview Vertifex are a local company specialising in using innovative cutting edge, computer aided design and digital fabrication technology, delivering visual solutions to realise concepts, tools and final products. Up against time to deliver high quality prints to manufacturers, Vertifex
Collaborate to Train – Takeo
Overview Michael Takeo Magruder, is an international recognised visual artist, with over 20 years industry experience, showcased in over 280 exhibitions in 35 countries. In line with his latest and most recent commission at The British Library, Michael approached FabLab