We are accepting applications for residencies starting early 2017 You can join us from January as a six month professional resident. Residencies are intended for professionals who would use Machines Room as their main place of work and are here full time. The six month residency is primarily for prototyping […] more »
Maker Project: Robin Shepherd for Raynsie
Check out what Robin Shepherd, one of our long-standing members, was hiding in piles of cotton wool, balloons, bicycles, and boxes piled up in a corner of Machines Room… Robin turned it all into these swish demonstrations of a stylish new waterproof onesie! He has been busy fabricating this installation […] more »
DisruptDisability: Makers In Residence
We were excited to interview Molly Gavriel, member of the DisruptDisability team, to get an update on how the project is going – it’s come so far since they started their residency at Machines Room! Can you tell us a bit about your background as a maker, and your practice […] more »
GUK: Makers in Residence
Meet our Makers in Residence GUK; an architecture practice based in Sicily, designing and creating handmade products. more »
Along the Maker Mile: Fix Our City at Machines Room!
So, Fix Our City seemed like it only happened yesterday! It’s still so fresh on all our minds here at Machines Room. The exhibition and events programme, part of the Maker Mile and London Design Festival, created quite a rich snapshot of a huge range of amazing projects which have […] more »
Jasmine Johnson: Maker In Residence
We caught up with Jasmine Johnson, who has just completed her Maker in Residence at Machines Room, to find out her thoughts and responses about the experience: MR: Can you tell us a bit about your background as a maker, and your practice and areas of interest? JJ: I am […] more »
Precious Plastic Meetup 16.11.16
It’s autumn and time for our community project, Precious Plastic to wake up again after its summer pause. We have a shredder, of sorts, we can melt and we have an injection moulder, so it’s time to work out what we want to make and how to get there. Join […] more »
Code Liberation workshops: V&A, Goldsmiths and Machines Room
Ever wanted to make an interactive toy or game but not known how? In this V&A workshop series starting October and ending in an exhibition of student projects at the V&A Late, you will learn everything you need to get off the ground in the world of basic game design. One […] more »
Virtual Reality showcase – come and paint, dive and play.
Ever wanted to paint with light in three dimensions? Or go to the bottom of the ocean without getting wet? Well, for one night only you can. We are hosting a demo of the HTC Vive VR headset on Wednesday 14th September from 18.30 to 20.00. Come down to this […] more »