FabLabJamSession 2024: exhibition of student projects at La Casemate Grenoble

FabLab Jam Session 2024 pitch:

Faced with climate change, the depletion of natural resources and the challenges posed by the Anthropocene, students from UGA, from ENSAG (School of Architecture) and apprentices and aspirants from Compagnons du Devoir, accompanied by Joël Chevrier (professor at UGA) and Tristan Hamel (FabManager), explored what this future might look like.

Together, they let their imagination and creativity run wild. Here, they present the prototypes they’ve created at La Casemate’s FabLab, whether clever or utopian. These projects are the fruit of collective reflection within interdisciplinary working groups, formed on the job during the FabLab Jam Session, a course offered by the UGA Design Factory in collaboration with La Casemate.

The exhibition will run from Saturday April 2024 at La Casemate Grenoble.

Here are the labels illustrated with photos of each of the 7 projects on display:

2050: survival clothing for 50°C in the sun!
Global warming has intensified. Industries refused to face reality and continued to chase profits by wasting resources and polluting. The Earth became hotter and more devastated. Societies collapsed and a new air of survival took hold. In 10191, temperatures became extreme and sand covered much of the planet. Drought and perpetual sandstorms made daily life difficult, forcing inhabitants to move regularly to survive. Faced with these conditions, man has been forced to adapt by developing strategies. The way they dressed had to be optimized for skin protection. The materials available for making clothes are scarce, here the fabrics used are survival blankets made from recycled sand, as well as linen that can still be found in a few small “reconstituted city” markets.
Yasmin DE PAULA MAZZA (ENSAG), Karoline DE SOUSA CUNHA (ENSAG), Siham BOURASS (ENSAG), Marine MESQUITA BATISTA (ENSAG), Juliette MATHY (ENSAG), Laura CHIRON (ENSAG), Clément JAUNAS (Compagnons du Devoir), Nino TEISSEDRE (Science & Design), Irène SENTIS (Science & Design).
Much more about the project HERE

Loge’My
Léa is a new student at the University of Grenoble, but when September arrived, she found herself at a loss. On a shoestring budget, she couldn’t find anywhere to live. Léa is not the only one facing this situation. And for good reason: housing insecurity is a major problem.
In France today, 300,000 people are homeless. Despite massive housing construction, the supply is unable to keep up with demand. That’s where Loge’my comes in: a short- and medium-term ecological emergency housing module that can be installed in any building that is deserted at night. The unit is closed by two doors, revealing a fold-out bed, storage modules and a desk. It is particularly aimed at students, one of the social categories most affected by the housing crisis. This device creates a personal, more secure and significantly more pleasant space for the person housed.
Suzanne ROUX – Emy ARNAUD – Éléonore PERRON – Marie-Catherine COULIBALY – Raphaël ERNOTTE (UGA) Victor QUEURTY – Maxime GACHET (Compagnon Du Devoir)
Much more about the project HERE

JEWELS OUR ESSENCE
Each of us shares a unique bond with jewelry. Some evoke precious memories, loved ones or defining moments in our lives. Some become indispensable, while others are lost, only to be rediscovered years later. Yet, whatever their history, each piece of jewelry has its own importance and value. The purpose is the same: each one stays, each one counts.
With this futuristic collection, we aim to highlight the diversity of jewelry and its forms. Our creations overflowing with creativity reflect our personalities, our origins, as well as elements without apparent meaning, simply designed to broaden horizons and not be confined by convention.
Aya Jalid (ENSAG), Laura Maffre (ENSAG), Emma Creus (ENSAG), Lilya Latreche (ENSAG), Evan Bournon (UGA), Anaïs Chérifi Macq (UGA), Mya Desmarais (UGA), Léopold Atkesone (UGA)
Much more about the project HERE

Growth in all its states!
During our research we were able to discern different types of growth and their different effects. Growth that smoothes the original shape by adding several successive layers in a homogeneous manner. This transforms a rough surface into a smooth one. Growth which, on the other hand, makes external surfaces rougher and rougher. Like human beings, who start out with a simple cell, rather smooth and round, and then grow by adding material in certain places only. This creates roughness. Growth can even generate surfaces with fractal characteristics. This difference between smoothness and roughness can also be linked to the scale at which we observe things. When we look at the moon with the naked eye, it appears round and smooth. But through a telescope, we see that it is not. So, thanks to an object, we switch from observing something smooth to something rough.
Ysalis Truphemus (UGA), Cléa Lombard (UGA), Baden Baden Edgar (ENSAG), Mohamed-Iyad Ghezal (ENSAG), Marlène Charlène-Cornu (ENSAG), Lou-Anne Rollier (UGA),
Much more about the project HERE

Ecosystem: a circuit to finish.
Through this project, we aim to show an invisible part of his presence, by providing a means of visualizing a non-visible part of the world, the “food chains”. These three models represent different simplified environments, subject or not to human impact. Although highly simplified in comparison with reality, the models reveal a poverty of diversity when man plays a major role in the life of the environment (mono-cultivated forest), but above all a weakness in their resistance (few phyla). Humans take a very important place in the world.
Eléonore Chevillot (Compagnons du Devoir), Salim Chaterbache (ENSAG), Léon Hauss (UGA), Thomas Drnec (UGA), Moussaha Mahamat Hamid (ENSAG),
Much more about the project HERE

Canetech:
a connected handle for white canes that will enable blind people to stay online
This project was born of a most interesting reflection on a Tuesday evening. It is the fruit of multi-disciplinary debates involving the humanities, technology and design. We were debating the question of relationships and interactions between individuals, in a world that no longer necessarily has the capacity to produce more. We therefore decided to work on an object, in a world that has become dependent on “screens”, that could enable us to communicate without necessarily needing to. To do this, we chose blind people as our reference population. Not all of them have the ability to use tactile interfaces, but they do need to. Following a survey, we identified the essential features of our smartphones. These functions have been condensed into a white cane handle, enabling visually impaired people to stay connected. This new tool will need to be easily reproducible, with a view to saving materials.
Adrien Chaussende (UGA), Ghozlane Kamkoum (ENSAG), Laura Correia (UGA), Nour Al Housami (ENSAG), Philippe Abdallah (ENSAG), Soumaya Dridi (ENSAG)
Much more about the project HERE

Les Lunettes Vision Chevaux : Un Regard Nouveau sur le Monde Animal

Have you ever imagined seeing the world as our equine friends see it? Our project invites you to see the world through their eyes. These glasses are a reminder that animals see the world in a very different way to us, an essential notion to keep in mind in everyday life. By wearing these special glasses, you’ll be immersed in the unique vision of horses, opening a window onto the diversity of animal perceptions. Come and discover how horses see and interact with their environment, and be inspired by this new perspective on the world around us!

Anis ALAOUI (Compagnons du devoir), Sveva GIORDANO (UGA), Tasnim CHALGHOUM (ENSAG)

Much more about the project HERE