Low-tech Lab’s library
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Essay (4)
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The Age of Low Tech: Towards a Technologically Sustainable Civilization
People often believe that we can overcome the profound environmental and climate crises we face by s...
Philippe Bihouix, Éditions Seuil, collection Anthropocène, April 2014 (Français, English) -
Retrotech & Lowtech : how forgotten patents can shake the futur
Our planet is currently going through an unprecedented energy crisis. Yet many forgotten energy inno...
Cedric Carles, Loïc Rogard, Eric Dussert, Thomas Ortiz, Atelier 21, December 2020 (English) -
Tools for Conviviality
Tools for Conviviality is a 1973 book by Ivan Illich about the proper use of technology. source: ht
Ivan Illich, Seuil, June 1973 (Français, English) -
Lo-TEK : design by Radical Indigenism
Three hundred years ago, intellectuals of the European Enlightenment constructed a mythology of tech...
Julia Watson, Taschen, November 2019 (English)
Documentary movie (3)
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The Low-Tech blossom
Documentary movie directed in 2021 by Lorenzo Biagini, Nicolas Nouhaud & Esteban Stephan. With the ...
Lorenzo Biagini, Nicolas Nouhaud, Esteban Stephan, Le voyage des Koumoul, March 2022 (Français, Español, English) -
Ethics for Design
"12 designers and researchers discuss the impact, sometimes harmful, of design on our societies and
Gauthier Roussilhe, May 2017 (Français, English, Português, Svenska, Nederlands, Russian) -
Wave of Change
Professional surfer Damien Castera joined Caroline, Corentin, and Guénolé on board the now well-kn...
Damien Castera, Pierre Fréchou, Picture Organic Clothing, Low-tech Lab, June 2021 (Français, English)
Show and exhibitions (2)
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SlowFest (Musical events and mediation)
Since 2015, Slowfest has been experimenting with new, more ecological and less energy-intensive ways...
Slowfest, July 2015 (Français, English) -
"Sculptures-outils" (Exhibitions and movies))
François Dufeil a étudié l'artisanat auprès des compagnons du devoir en génie climatique, la pl...
François Dufeil, , October 2018 (Français, English)
Student's thesis and work (1)
Radio program and podcast (1)
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