OpenDot

OpenDot is a foundation and Fab Lab in Milan that promotes innovation through participatory design, open-source technology and active community involvement, developing solutions meant to be shared and inclusive. It was founded in 2014 as the Fab Lab and innovation hub of the multidisciplinary design studio Dotdotdot, and in 2025 became an ETS foundation to consolidate a decade of work in the field.

The team of designers, makers, developers and communication specialists runs projects around European funded research, the circular economy, health and care, education and civic engagement, and innovative manufacturing. It works with universities, research centres, local administrations, businesses and other Fab Labs, and the lab in Milan offers basic and advanced training in rapid prototyping and digital manufacturing.