Our Work
Projects that make
a difference
Digital Fabrication
Fab Lab Bali
Southeast Asia's leading digital fabrication laboratory — a maker space, education hub, and innovation centre for communities across Bali and Indonesia.
Clean Energy
Hydrogen Village
A pilot community energy transition programme in Bali, co-designing a hydrogen-powered micro-grid with local villages to demonstrate a post-fossil energy future.
Community Festival
Bali Fab Fest
An international festival celebrating digital fabrication, local making, and regenerative design — bringing the global maker community to Bali.
Island Innovation
Fab Island
A vision and programme for transforming Bali into a distributed manufacturing island — connecting villages, schools, and businesses through a network of Fab Labs and maker spaces.
Our Philosophy
Rooted in
Tri Hita Karana
Tri Hita Karana is a Balinese principle meaning "three causes of well-being." Prosperity flows from harmony in three relationships: with nature, with people, and with spirit. Everything MDG designs, builds, and teaches is guided by this framework.
Palemahan
Harmony with Nature
Every project begins with the land — designing with ecosystems, not against them.
Pawongan
Harmony with People
Technology and culture are inseparable. We build with communities, not for them.
Parahyangan
Harmony with Spirit
Purpose-driven making. Every object, system, and space should carry meaning.
Education
Programs that
transform makers
Program
Fab Academy
A six-month globally distributed digital fabrication course taught simultaneously at MIT and 150+ Fab Labs worldwide.
Program
Master in Design for Distributed Innovation
A postgraduate programme combining design research, circular economy, digital fabrication, and community innovation — rooted in Bali.
Program
Learning Journeys
Immersive short programs for professionals, teams, and organisations to experience regenerative design and digital fabrication in Bali.
Partners & Network
Ready to design
something meaningful?
We collaborate with communities, organisations, and innovators to create solutions that matter.