MAKERS is a collaborative research project (PRC), involving multidisciplinarity in SHS (ergonomics, sociology, management, urbanism and territory) in partnership with SPI (industrial engineering, ecodesign). The research team has already worked together, this project being in continuity with the ORCILAB project, which had shown a difficulty of collaboration between fablabs and industrials on innovation projects. The MAKERS project aims to understand the makers activity, considering them as "designers" in alternative production organizations. These communities respond to societal needs on a territory with citizen solutions, for which it is important to measure the consideration of ecodesign, ergonomics, safety and sustainability of projects. Our research questions concern their capacity to work together, in a network, to create original solutions and to be part of design process and sometimes to change scale (circular economy using the territory resources). The methodologies are mainly qualitative on twenty projects with interviews and observations of activities. We will also propose participatory approaches of simulation and experimentation to accompany some makers projects identified as holding sustainability objectives. The deliverables are well integrated in the industry of the future with the production of knowledge on sustainable and citizen innovations in the territory logic, carried by these communities. The production of design guidelines (eco-design, ergonomics, etc.) is also expected to support the makers in their activity and to changes of scale for some project.