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– Demonstrator
From there, after crowdfunding GBP 15 000 from 250 backers on Kickstarter, the founders progressed
to a South London car park where they placed two retrofitted shipping containers meant to be the new
venue of the Library of Things for the next 18 months. Three-hundred and fifty items were sourced
from companies like Bosch, Kärcher, Berghaus, Patagonia and their local B&Q. These items were priced,
catalogued, tagged and photographed before being put at the disposal of the public. Again, the project
got a great response, with about 850 people coming to borrow different items to meet their needs.
Figure 3: The demonstrator phase of the Library of Things
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