Our newest Makers in Residence Laura Martinez and Natsai Audrey Chieza are up to some fascinating experimentation with biological dyeing processes and are pushing the boundaries between traditional craft and technology. We asked them how their residency was going and got some insightful answers: Can you tell us a bit about your […] more »
We are VERY excited to announce the Kickstarter launch of Machines Room residents Kniterate. It’s a new tool for digital knitting. //www.kickstarter.com/projects/kniterate/kniterate-the-digital-knitting-machine What is Kniterate? Kniterate is a digital knitting machine that uses yarn to “print” digital clothing files. Via an easy-to-use internet platform, users can design garments from scratch, […] more »
It has been over a month since Machines Room said goodbye to our Hello Shenzhen Maker in Residence, Kang Cheng, but far from being a final farewell, the exchange programme has proven to be only the start of what we hope will be a long-term collaboration between our East London makerspace […] more »
We caught up with Zaynab Hamdi, who is currently crowdfunding her first product Letter Connector, an Arabic language teaching tool. She developed her product at Machines Room over the first year of her membership here. Help support the launch of the product here! Can you tell us a bit about […] more »
Want to grow local food? Bring Nature back to the city? You need a Growroom! Space 10, supported by IKEA have released Open Source plans for this fantastic large wooden sphere with walls made of planters – in essence it creates an outdoor room, with walls made of plants. Full […] more »
Last November, Machines Room took part in the Craft Council’s excellent biennial conference, Make:Shift, at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester. It was attended by over 250 people and presented the work of 55 leading specialists, practitioners and experts from the fields of craft, design, science, engineering, technology, medicine and […] more »
Julien Vaissieres and Dylan Bahnan, founders of Plyset, have created a new auto-print technique and you can download their instructions more »
Kniterate (think 3d printing clothes) have been maker’s in residence for 6 months. Celebrate the launch of their Kickstarter campaign next wednesday We need your help to reach our target of £100,000. Kniterate is bringing garment manufacturing back to your neighbourhood. After moving to China, spending countless hours developing Kniterate, and living […] more »
Elizabeth Joseph is Maker Library resident this month up-cycling melted milk bottles and acrylic laser cut scraps into jewellery Can you tell us a bit about your background as a maker, and your practice and areas of interest? I’ve been making one-off jewellery for over 5 years. I use vintage […] more »