Project Playground 01 → Fan Club
A new DIY Community
Project Playground is a new San Francisco community bringing people together through hands-on & social creative projects. Jump in for the inaugural Project Playground workshop for an afternoon of connection, creativity and fun.
Project
For PP01, we're building a beautiful, quiet desk fan to save us from the summer heat.
Deets
Place: Studio 45, a shared hardware workspace in south mission.
Cost: $65, covers all parts and materials (full list here), space and tools are “free”.
Plan
Show up ready to create – we'll provide a complete fan kit with all electronics and materials
Learn as you build – we'll provide guided instruction through the entire build process, and experimentation is always encouraged
Test and troubleshoot – we'll get through it together
Notes
Registration closes July 18 (we need time to coordinate a group parts order and prep some materials)
No experience required, but we’d love to share your skills if you have hardware experience.
All tools and materials provided
Design Story
For PP01, we're building a beautiful desk fan to save us from the summer heat. This fan is generously designed and made open-source by DIYR (pronounced 'dear'), a project by Design Friction Lab at the Free University of Bolzano (unibz). The acronym DIYR stands for "Do It Yourself Revolution", promoting reflection and new forms of production. DIYR celebrates the spirit of creativity, independence and resourcefulness. Combining simplicity and longevity with ethics and aesthetics.
https://designfrictionlab.com/
https://diyr.dev/collections/fans/fan-medium/
From the designers:
"When you think of a fan, you hear a noise. When you localize it, there is most likely a sleepless night or a sweaty afternoon at the office. When you use it, it is most likely summer. When you picture it, it is either black or white. Our fans are a far cry from all this. They are absolutely noiseless and reduced to one speed, the right one. Blowing just enough air to freshen you, but not blow you away. They cater not only for fresh air, but for fresh looks just as much. They are so color-full they always bring the needed fresh air and color breeze all year round. DIYR Fan is silent, soft, blending, just as much as you need it, either on or off. A fan like no other, and always dear, because you made it."