FABRICADEMY: Textile & Technology Academy#

Join FABRICADEMY#

Fabricademy runs each September - April in many different locations around the globe: labs, schools, FabLabs, TextileLabs, BioLabs and so on.

To apply for the next year, running September 16th 2025 till March 27th 2026 - check out textile-academy.org/apply

NETWORK and LOCATIONS #

Each year find a variety of locations (Nodes) to chose from - explore the map below or go to the Nodes page for a full list and find the contact details for each node. Check also the list of locations ordered by area on apply.textile-academy.org

Explore more nodes and find contact details >>>#

PROGRAM #

Explore the program of Fabricademy! During the program the Node you are at will facilitate and support (online and offline) your learning experience about tools, software, use of machinery and of the use of the spaces/lab facilities.

phase 1 - Skill Capsules

State of the Art Digital Bodies Circular Fashion BioChromes E-textiles BioMaterials Computational Couture Wearables Textile Scaffold Open Source Hardware Applications & implications SoftRobotics Skin Electronics Project pitch Winter Break

phase 2 - Personal Project Development

Workflow & Planning Focus groups Midterm presentations Focus groups Storytelling

Final project presentations Exhibition

CLASS & PARTICIPANT Archives#

Welcome to the Fabricademy 2024-2025 section. Please visit the pages below for content, schedule and student pages.

Classes 2024-2025 23-24 22-23 21-22 20-21 19-20 18-19 17-18

Participants 2024-2025 23-24 22-23 21-22 20-21 19-20 18-19 17-18

Recitations

Participant’s RESOURCES#

Documentation Handbook NuEval User Manual Tutorial

TOOLS - Software, Materials and Equipment#

Tutorials Equipment OSCF Software Machines BoM References

BOOTCAMPS#

Have a taste of the Fabricademy Program by joining the 5-day intensive Bootcamps, every year hosted at a different lab in a different location across the world.

The Annual Bootcamp 2025 was hosted at our Node Green Fabric in Brussels, Belgium, between May 19-24th. Read the full wrap up on our website to learn more about this international gathering and stay tuned to discover the 2026 Location!