[youtube //www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-9igO5XKgc] This year is the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, and there’s a great season of events to mark the occasion. We at Machines Room were lucky enough to work with Artichoke, those wonderful people who bought you the Sultan’s Elephant, on their event which is […] more »
Waste sorting design workshop with Wrap and B&Q
Join Katrine Hesseldahl and B&Q here at Machines Room on Wednesday 7th September from 10am til 1pm to work with designers and makers to create a waste sorting system specifically tailored to your home. If you’re interested please email katrine.hesseldahl@wrap.org.uk for more info. more »
Maker Raft Race Triumph!
Well, our boat was almost too good – one of our Makers in Residence, Ross Andrews, used the Shopbot to cleverly recreate a punt originally designed in the 1940s. After a week of sleepless nights piecing the craft together with the help of Mark, he emerged on Saturday morning covered […] more »
First Machine in Residence – Machine Supply
We are excited to announce our first Machine in Residence – Machine Supply by Matt Webb, an internet connected book vending machine stuffed with personal recommendations. Machines Room staff have suggested some of their favourites to be stocked and the bottom shelf is being kept book-free so that we can put […] more »
The Inaugural Maker Raft Race this Saturday!
Ahoy mehearties! We are proud to be participating in the inaugural Maker Raft Race 2016 this Saturday. Please come see the awesome boat that Ross is building, cheer us on, and join in the fun! All details in the attached flyer… Hope to see you there. more »
Fix Our City exhibition 19th-23rd September: Full Schedule of Events Announced!
Image courtesy of Smile Plastics. The full schedule of events to accompany Fix Our City exhibition is now available! Choose from an exciting, huge range of activities, workshops, and presentations for all levels and ages! Schedule of Events Monday 19th (open 12-8pm) 1-3pm: Clear Village/Bedfords Park Walled Garden Vertical Angel Garden […] more »
Hack on Wheels: Hackathon
We had a busy time last Saturday with 30 makers hacking the idea of what a wheelchair can be. #HackOnWheels is the brainchild of our Maker in Residence Rachael Wallach and the make-athon brought together wheelchair users, designers, engineers, and makers to design, develop and test the first open source […] more »
CRL Hardware accelerator comes to East London
Last night Machines Room was packed with people talking Hardware. CRL, London’s newest Hardware Accelerator, held an evening inviting applications to their second cohort of hardware startups. There was a really interesting discussion chaired by Mat Hunter with Alex Peet, CRL’s ex-Dyson Workshop Manager, and Matt Webb, ex Berg mentor […] more »
13/07 MLN Residency Showcase: Craig Dunlop & Peter A. Smith
Craig Dunlop (//machinesroom.org/members/CraigDunlop) and Peter A. Smith (//machinesroom.org/members/PeterASmith) have spent the last month experimenting in Machines Room as part of their Maker Library One Month Residencies. Craig is Maker Librarian in WorkSpace, Cape Town, South Africa and has spent his time learning digital fabrication techniques, building a plastic shredder, renovating an old […] more »