What does FabCafe actually do?
The purpose of FabCafe is to create new values by connecting various people from different fields in one location. Kyoto, in particular, has a high concentration of companies, universities, and research institutes, as well as an abundance of traditional techniques and materials. Also, there are many craftsmen, students, and people from overseas. One of our activities is MTRL (Click here), a program that focuses on the use of materials. For example, it may happen that as our lifestyle and the way of production change, a material which has not been determined how to use, or which needs decrease, may be utilized in the way that no one has ever expected or the new value of the material may be found out by the person in the different fields. In this way, we support opportunities to create innovation by connecting people from various fields that they would not normally be involved in. The keyword is “opening up a closed industry.”