A bit of a #makermile success story this week. Working with Helen from East London Printmakers up the road we have printed 200 of our new flyer/pamphlets designed by Phillip Raiford Johnson. They look brilliant! come and grab one they are full of the next two months events and workshops. […] more »
Learn about Internet of Things!
The Internet of Things (IoT) is profoundly changing the way we live. Join this industrial revolution and learn how to remotely monitor and control your environment. This workshop is for beginners who want to control heating with a smartphone app or have their oven send a tweet when the pizza […] more »
Live Laserbugs test by So Kanno
Artist So Kanno will be testing out his laser bugs in the classroom this wednesday evening, pop by and see some awesome robots, pop by on Wednesday 6 – 9 to have a look! more »
Building the Precious Plastic recycling machines
We are building Dave Hakkens’ Precious Plastic machines! It’s a fantastic suite of 4 machines that start with shredding and then move through extrusion, injection and compression. The first stage is to build the machines – this is what they will look like… we hope! Then the next stage is […] more »
Weeknotes 15.04.16
We’re going to start writing weeknotes.. observing and documenting all the amazing things (as well as some of the mundane ones) that happen in a week at Machines Room On Wednesday night we had what seemed like hundreds of people here for Oscar Lhermitte’s Moon launch – the most accurate […] more »
Maker Library Showcase: Matt J Gilbert
Maker Library Maker in Residence Matt J Gilbert showcased the designs he has been making over the course of his time at Machines Room. Matt used the time to get ready for Milan Design Festival and quickly moved through prototyping to final product creation. For the showcase he displayed tests […] more »
Maker Library Network think tank
The Maker Library Network held their global think tank here and connected in person at Machines Room and with participants from over 10 countries online. Ideas for the future of the programme were discussed and a new communications model for the network was piloted. more »