rese arch LAB with Mateusz Zwierzycki

this is a call for fellows for the first of the new rese arch LAB events on 29 april – 2 may 2015 in bratislava, slovakia. rese arch establishes an exchange platform for researchers in the field of digital design, fabrication, emerging technology and makers. the experts spend two weeks in bratislava, developing their research project and at the end of their residency we invite eager and interested people – fellows – to form a think-tank and take part in the pinnacle of the project.
the event will be highly experimental and no specific result is guaranteed. the event will be accessible also to people who want to observe and learn, however the purpose of the gathering is not to teach, but rather to experiment, consult, make and network. the rese arch lab is not a tutorial workshop, it’s a platform for common development.

the project questions the current condition of the large scale 3d printing capabilities. while small scale, desktop 3d printers emerge each day with better and better quality of the output, large scale printing is based mostly on low fidelity concrete printing, or in few cases not-so-high-quality metal printing.
we will try to develop new solutions for large scale, rapid 3d printing by merging different technologies. those will constitute the main structure of the designed output, while the 3d printing will be seen only as the solidifying agent.
we will utilize the kuka robot with an attached abs/pla extruder as the main production tool. 

the fellows will join the last 4 days of the research, consult the current state, come up with new ideas and help verify and test the outputs. the fellows are being called for through a portfolio and cv selection process. the exceptional individuals who can both, benefit from and contribute to the project will be selected by mateusz zwierzycki and jan pernecky. no specific number of open positions are available and it is possible that no one will be chosen.

it will be possible to attend the rese arch lab to the people with no expertise or previous experience. they will take a role of observers or trainees. it has to be explicitly stated though, that the event is not meant to teach any specific software or skills and the experiments can fail in achieving an output.

to apply send an email at lab@rese-arch.org. the deadline for the submissions is monday, 6 april 2015 at noon 12pm.

the participation fee is fixed 150€ for the fellows and 200€ for the trainees. this covers only the participation at the rese arch lab event. the traveling expenses and accommodation costs need to be covered by the participants themselves.

various equipment will be available – including 3d printers, 3d scanners, milling machines, laser cutters, vinyl cutters.
most of all, rese arch and partners have to their full disposal a robotic arm kuka kr15/2.

if you find yourself proficient in: parametric design (viewed as aesthetics), 3d printing, robotics, scripting, architectural geometry, cam technologies or woodworking then the event will be surely interesting for you. at the same time we seek for people with exceptional sense for aesthetics, as the final output will be designed together (not just by the project leader).
on the hardware/software side, we need you to bring your own laptop. we will work mainly with rhino/grasshopper.