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Low-tech Magazine underscores the potential of past and often forgotten technologies and how they can inform sustainable energy practices. Technology has become the idol of our society, but technological progress is—more often than not—aimed at solving problems caused by earlier technical inventions.

There is a lot of potential in past and often forgotten knowledge and technologies when it comes to designing a sustainable society. Interesting possibilities arise when you combine old technology with new knowledge and new materials, or when you apply old concepts and traditional knowledge to modern technology.

Low-tech Magazine was founded in November 2007: overview of all articles.

Since 2018, the magazine also runs on a solar powered server.

Since 2019, it appears in print. Four volumes are now available.

The (solar powered) website is also available in Spanish, French, Dutch, German, and Polish.

Low-tech Magazine publishes at most 12 well-researched stories per year. Sister blog No Tech Magazine brings more regular updates.

Low-tech Magazine is written by Kris De Decker (Barcelona, Spain). More people are involved:

  • Roel Roscam Abbing: solar powered server, solar web design
  • Marie Otsuka: solar web design
  • Kathy Vanhout: content production & translations
  • Marie Verdeil: prototyping, photos, illustrations
  • Melle Smets: human power plant
  • Alice Essam: proofreading
  • Diego Marmolejo: illustrations
  • Lauren Traugott-Campbell: book design
  • Laia Comellas: typesetting
  • Aaron Vansintjan: writer
  • Brian Kaller: writer

Translators (published): Axel Azario, Sango Barker-Giles, Aliana Bertolo, Alicia Bonnet, Jeanne Bowie, Benoît Bride, Julitte Chevreuil, Albert Cuesta, Maud Crausaz, Sévérine D., Guillaume Dutilleux, Herman Feyen, Nathalie Fournier, Framalang, Benjamin Gervasoni, Hugo Gervasoni, Maëlle Gonzales, Jonas Görgen, Marc Hangler, Brendan Huon, Augustin Isaac, Michal Kolbusz, Adrien Krauz, 이영준 (Young Jun Lee), Benjamin Le Roux, Alexander López, Nekane López Azurmendi, Élisa Lorcy, Bertrand Louart, Théo Manent, Camille Martin, Robin Mayol, Célia Michenaud, Mohamad Mortada (محمد مرتضى), Héloïse Ouvry, Jordi Parra, Maxime Pinsard, Martin Randelhoff, Arnaud Robert, Camille Saraiva, Angela Schult, Martin Sirringhaus, Steffi Sixdorf, Mario Stoltz, Lauranne Tesson, Paul Teubner, Sebastián Uribe, José Vera.

Low-tech Magazine appreciates donations through PayPal, Patreon and LiberaPay.

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kris [at] lowtechmagazine [dot] com

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