The low-tech way of thought allows you to live better with less. We are convinced of this. If it was more widely known, accepted and adapted, it would allow us to fight efficiently against all the environmental, social and societal evils of the 21st Century. Since 2013, we have noticed that there are many low-tech answers around the planet and that individual and/or collective initiatives are emerging spontaneously all over the world.
The mission we’ve given ourselves is to share the solutions and the spirit of low-techs with as many people as possible, so as to give each and every one of us the desire and means to live better with less:
Explore to find low-tech solutions and projects all over France and the world.
Experiment in different contexts and fields, to test the approach in real conditions and show its relevance in practice.
Documenting low-techs means being interested in technical aspects and their environmental and economic potential. It also means observing the relevant and coherent ways of sharing them. All of this as an open-source and for free.
By giving access to collaborative tools and community programmes, the Low-Tech Lab allows each and every one of us to make progress in the low-tech way while contributing globally to the movement.
The Low-tech Lab shares the experience and testimonies of low-tech ambassadors. We show you what is possible to allow you all to draw inspiration from them.
Individuals - Students - Entrepreneurs - local organisations
The story of the Low-tech Lab began in Bangladesh in 2010. On board a prototype boat made of natural jute fibre, Corentin de Chatelperron set off on an expedition to test self-sufficiency using small, low-tech systems. Gradually, he noticed the ingenuity developed all over the world to meet people’s needs in simple, accessible and sustainable ways. His interest in low-techs was born. In 2014, the Low-Tech lab was launched with the creation of a collaborative documentation platform and the beginning of the Nomade des Mers expedition: going around the world discovering low-tech innovations.
Then followed a series of explorations and experimentations of low-techs in different contexts and the development of programmes aiming at sharing the solutions and the low-tech approach with a wide audience (you can find these on our “Actions” page).
To (re)discover the full history of the organisation, why not visit the museum-website of the mother organisation:
The Low-tech Lab is made up of members who embody the different approaches and visions of low-tech. Here they are:
Lydie Caetano
Coordinatrice du réseau
Clément Choisne
Responsable Animation du Réseau des Communautés Low-tech Lab
Xavier Bourgois
Responsable Communication & Imaginaires
Marion Bouder
Responsable Pédagogique des Outils Communs
Nathanaël Leprette
Responsable Technique des Outils Communs
Martine Monteghetti
Responsable administrative
Sophie Vercelletto
Membre réélue le 22 avril 2026
Fondatrice et directrice du fond de dodation Explore
Julie Mittelmann
Membre élue le 24 avril 2025
Ancienne salariée, co-porteuse de l’expérimentation “Vers un territoire low-tech en Cornouaille”
Amélie Berdou
Membre élue le 22 avril 2026
Coordinatrice du projet “Vers un territoire low-tech” au Low-tech Lab Grenoble
Emma Bousquet-Pasturel
Membre élue le 22 avril 2026
Ancienne salariée du Low-tech Lab et de Biosphère Experience
Corentin de Chatelperron
Président d’honneur et ancien salarié
Porteur des projets “Nomade des Mers” et “Biosphère”, co-porteur de Biosphère Expérience
Amandine Garnier
Ancienne salariée
Responsable communication et communautés, co-fondatrice de l’Agence de Communication Les Raisonné·e·s
Clément Chabot
Ancien salarié
Co-porteur du projet d’expérimentation “Habitat Low-tech”, porteur du projet Virage Commun
Marjolaine Bert
Ancienne salariée
Développement du programme “Low-tech Explorers” et porteuse d’EKO et du projet Low-tech with Refugees
Pierre-Alain Lévêque
Ancien salarié
Co-porteur du projet d’expérimentation “Habitat Low-tech”, formateur à l’acculturation low-tech et créateur de la Base Low-tech
Guénolé Conrad
Ancien salarié
Coordinateur technique et gestion des outils collaboratifs
Caroline Pultz
Ancienne salariée
Co-porteuse du projet “Biosphère 2”, co-porteuse de Biosphère Expérience
Quentin Mateus
Ancien salarié
Porteur du projet d’exploration “Les Enquêtes du Low-tech Lab”, co-porteur du projet “Vers un territoire low-tech en Cornouaille”
Kévin Loesle
Ancien salarié
Coordinateur des programmes communautés et low-tech explorers, co-fondateur et salarié du Low-tech Lab Grenoble
Baptiste Le Sommer
Ancien président du Low-tech Lab (2022-2024)
Thomas Durand
Ancien Trésorier du Low-tech Lab
(blue: 50 low-techs spotted in 27 countries size: m)
tested, documented and shared in open source
(blue: 400,000 views from 175 countries size: m)
on the tutorial platform since it was created in 2017
(blue: 15 + conferences and round tables size: m)
per year
(blue: Two 52’ films, thirty-two 26’ ARTE documentaries size: m)
three books, three exhibitions
(blue: 30 + publications/appearances per year size: m)
in local, national and international media
The local branches carry out the mission of the Low-tech Lab by developing activities adapted to the needs in their respective areas.
They can also focus on certain directions and programmes:
Le réseau Low-tech Lab met en marche une société plus sobre, plus résiliente et plus conviviale.
Soutenez notre réseau engagé ou mieux : rejoignez-nous !