The Survival Kit Collection at the Museum of Care in St Vincent and the Grenadines will focus on the maintenance of human life rather than the preservation of art objects.
We are happy to collaborate with organizations, collectives, and individuals around the world to develop the Survival Kit Collection and events around it, focusing on open+source technologies and maintainance and reproduction of human life and social relations. We will keep updating this page as more initiatives join the project.
Adrian Bowyer and RepRap (UK – International)
Adrian Bowyer is the originator of the worldwide RepRap Project – a project that has created humanity’s first general-purpose self-replicating manufacturing machine. RepRap can be assembled at home from a kit of materials worth about a couple hundred dollars (and the creators hope to reduce that cost even more in the nearest future). Read Nika Dubrovsky’s interview with Adrian Bowyer, and watch his lecture for the Brain Trust here.
GenSpace and Biomaterials studio (US)
[coming soon]
Tylman Design and PETmachine (PL)
Tylman Design was founded by Igor Tylman, engineer and designer. PETmachine is an affordable, modular and easy to assemble device that will help you to make your own filament from plastic bottles at home. Most of the parts are 3D printable, the rest are very simple and easy to get. No soldering needed. The PETmachine is CE certified.
PETciclo (CL)
PETCiclo is a company dedicated to promoting distributed recycling as a tool for social and environmental transformation. Through accessible technology and collaborative processes, we turn plastic bottles into 3D printing filament, which is then used to create educational and functional objects. Our network includes schools, communities, incarcerated individuals, and local ventures, all connected by a shared vision: to decentralize production and regenerate the bond between people, materials, and their territories.
We are grateful to our partners, and invite everyone interested to join this initiative. If you are interested in contributing or learning more about the Survival Kit Collection, send an email to info[at]davidgraeber.org.
