The Institute for Future Technologies at Pôle Léonard de Vinci - Paris, France
47 Boulevard de Pesaro, 92000 Nanterre

Sketching in Hardware is an annual summit on the design and use of physical computing toolkits. Participants from a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds will discuss tools for creating digital products, environments, and experiences: how to make them, why to make them (and why not), how to use them, how to teach with them, and how to understand their impact.


Today we find ourselves on the edge of the future. The people of Earth are hurtling towards outer space and into the arms of artificial intelligence. This is all occurring against a backdrop of social and political discourse that calls for change, radical reconsideration and challenging technologies that are beginning to dictate our daily lives.

This year, I challenge you to share your research in order to subvert, convert, amplify, modulate or destroy these technologies as we look towards the computational horizon. By research, I am referring to obsessions, ideas, perpetual thoughts and things you can’t stop thinking about ranging from, art, design, social interventions, or manufacturing to formal research practices.

I want to see your experiments and to think with you about how technologies shape our future. Let us think with you about what you love and hate about living in the future.



We do not have a hotel block this year, but there are plenty of affordable hotels within walking distance of the venue [LINK]. We also recommend looking for any hotel or vacation rental option along the Metro 1 line as a good way to check for options.



ThingM is a device studio. We design and manufacture ubiquitous computing / Internet of Things products that combine user experience design expertise with a deep knowledge of cutting-edge technologies. We create useful tools for designers and innovative products for everyone else.