Julien Vaissieres and Dylan Bahnan, founders of Plyset, have created a new auto-print technique and you can download their instructions more »
Kniterate Kickstarter Launch!
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 »
Turning plastic into treasure
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 »
Hello Shenzhen Showcase
Join us on Thursday at Impact Hub Westminster to see how Kang has approached the Disrupt Disability brief to design a multipurpose hub for a wheelchair. > Register to attend here more »
Wheelchair masterclass
Dan Chambers from Draft wheelchairs came to visit Hello Shenzhen resident Kang Cheng at Machines Room to show him how wheelchairs are measured and made. Crammed into the Maker Library we went through all the parts of the wheelchair and learnt about the purpose of the different parts. It was amazing […] more »
Hello Shenzhen residency
We welcome Kang Cheng as a new resident in the Maker Library, all the way from Shenzhen, China! He joins Machines Room as part of the British Council Hello Shenzhen maker residency programme. Kang is a 3D printing specialist and Techincal Director at Zealfull Tech, and is joining us at Machines […] more »
Making tiny farms
Chris Verbick wants everyone to have their own bag of land and he’ll be spending March as Maker Library Resident making tiny farms. We asked him a few questions about his plans. Can you tell us a bit about your background as a maker, and your practice and areas of […] more »
New Makers In Residence
Machines Room is now hosting new residents Julien Vaissieres and Dylan Bahnan as they develop their project Plyset. We wanted to know more about their background and how the whole collaboration came to be: Can you tell us a bit about your backgrounds as makers, and your practice and areas of […] more »
Data Physicalisation
Ruby Childs expands on her experience with Data Physicalisation, a key element in her Maker in Residence project here at Machines Room, and surveys some Data Physicalisation projects which inspire her. Data Physicalisation is the process of representing data in the physical world. We’ve seen a wealth of techniques in […] more »