As a reaction to perceptions of the inertia, bureaucracy and remoteness of the State, in the 1970s, a movement emerged with a considerable magnitude, Do it yourself, it quickly became a national hobby and a very lucrative retail market in materials and equipment. Today everyone can accessed information, and to practice these new skills. Emerging figures of these activities are the handyman and other the amateur. The handyman may be able to do everything, myself I “bricole”, but what is it “bricoler”? Who “bricole” and why? Thanks to the collective intelligence provided by the network, simple amateur departure may also raise identical skills to that of the expert knowledge and change of status (as an amateur expert). Democratization of production tools will trigger a new revolution? Amateur become specialists? Amateur work leads there on activities and works of qualities? Amateur can it erase the figure of the designer?
