Jessica Guy

Multidisciplinary Designer and Action Researcher
Fab Lab Barcelona
Image of Jessica Guy at Maker Faire Rome 2022
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Fab Lab Barcelona

Jessica Guy is a designer and action researcher. Jessica's work focuses on exploring participatory practices, community engagement and  capacity-building activities in European research projects on a global and local scale. Jessica holds a Master degree in Design for Emergent Futures organised by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and Elisava Barcelona School of Design and Engineering, in collaboration with the Fab Lab Barcelona and Fab Academy. In the past, Jessica successfully graduated as an Industrial Designer (BA) at the Munich University for Applied Sciences and participated in the acceleration programme X-Futures by Fab Lab Barcelona. At Fab Lab Barcelona, Jessica is leading the Creative Europe project Distributed Design Platform and co-leading the Erasmus+ Project Makeademy educational programme. Furthermore, they are the Make Works worldwide coordinator and lead of Make Works Catalonia. Jessica has contributed as a researcher to the European-funded projects Pop-Machina, CENTRINNO and
REFLOW.

Sessions

Maker Community Exchange

Kirstin Wiedow, Gertrude Goh, Fadia Elgharib, Tom Hansing, Jessica Guy, Rahim Md Abdur, Antonio de Jesus Anaya Hernandez

A meeting between networks of community networks supporting makers, makerspaces and hubs. Money can take a wide range of shapes, sizes and forms. We are meeting like-minded individuals to exchange knowledge and share the different mix of assets which are the social and natural capital that feeds the physical and financial capital of a community.
Global Perspectives
Commons
Arbeitswelten
Home Base
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Meet Up
Englisch
Conference

Envisioning distributed food hubs with citizens, Fab Labs & Fab Cities

Jessica Guy, Sally Bourdon, Fab Lab Barcelona

Let’s re-imagine our food system. In this workshop, participants will explore how citizens, together with maker spaces, Fab Labs and Fab Cities, can support distributed, social food hubs. Using a future(s) design tool and supporting e-book, we’ll reflect on innovative paths to reclaiming the food system.
Sustainable Paradise
Civic Engagement
Stadt & Land
Workshop Flutgraben
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Workshop
Englisch
Hands On

Money, skills and work: How emerging creatives can meet the market

Jessica Guy, Kaye Symington, Fab Lab Barcelona

In order for emerging creative talents to boost their professionalization and career development, experience with industry and funding is crucial. In this discussion, panelists will showcase innovative funding mechanisms and training opportunities for creatives to enter new and emerging markets. The panel is hosted by Kickstarter.
CASH
Lernen & Wissen
Fabmobil
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Meet Up
Englisch
Conference