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 »
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 »
Spring into making this Friday as we open up for 2 maker workshops: vertical farms & upcycled plastic jewellery Up-cycled and perspex jewellery workshops Our Maker in Residence Elizabeth Joseph will be running jewellery workshops all day. Using acrylic scraps from our laser cutter, and up-cycled jewellery and charms, she creates […] more »
Kristin tells us about Machines Room’s unique mission as a maker space in east London that’s open to the public. Post originally appeared: //www.opendesk.cc/blog/meet-the-makers-kristin-in-londonLying next to Regent’s Canal, between Victoria Park and London Fields, you’ll find Machines Room. Just a stone’s throw from Opendesk, on the notoriously creative Vyner Street, this […] more »
Get to grips with microcontrollers and electronics by making an Automaton truly autonomous using Arduino, some code, sensors and a variety of other electronic components. Will you make yours respond to sound, light or motion? The cost includes the Automaton, Arduino and sensors to take away, so you can continue […] more »
Get to grips with Arduino and electronics by making a moving sculpture! more »