Future Factories brings together leading interaction designers, economists, and developers in a conversation about the future of making cultures—from domestic kitchen-sink creators to the global trend-makers shaping Industry 4.0. Shifts in contemporary manufacturing process will be contextualized in wider conversations relating to industrial history as well as new modes of production. Free and open soft- and hardware, gift and share economies, and for-profit structures such as leasing, licensing and service development will all come under discussion.