Nicolò Gnecchi is a digital fabrication specialist with a background in multimedia, development and ecological building.

He has a masters in Politics and African Studies from Oxford University and has worked as a journalist for many years; as well as in projects using ICT for development in Africa and South East Asia. He recently graduated the Fab Academy programme and in his spare time he works on Fabships, off-grid FabLabs built using Earthship design and systems.

He has also completed the Earthship Academy and is interested in how to expand the reach and access of digital manufacturing to remote and off-grid communities.