Machines Room was a Clear Village project that ran from 2012 – 2019. London’s first Fab Lab, it was a vibrant community of East London designers, architects, artists and engineers, with facilities for laser & vinyl cutting, 3D printing and CNC machines. Incubating artists, makers and micro businesses with a […] more »
Clear Village is a partner in CIRCuIT – Circular Construction in Regenerative Cities – a collaborative project involving 29 ambitious partners across the entire built environment chain in Copenhagen, Hamburg, Helsinki Region and Greater London. Funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme, the project will support the creation of regenerative […] more »
Penmachno Community Hub Design Sprint & Digital Skills Taster Session Back in March 2019 Clear Village Project Lead Kristin Johanna Luke led a community hub sprint and open day, teaching digital skills and fabrication techniques to reimagine the local Welsh tapestry unique to Penmachno, and to develop design ideas for […] more »
Last week we had the pleasure of visiting the Canning Town site of European Metal Recycling or EMR and met site manager Tom Fenton to discuss how EMR separates, treats and transports different metal recycling streams. “A great experience to get a true insight into the sheer scale and complexity […] more »
In June Clear Village hosted a successful CIRCuIT City Hack which attracted designers, architects, engineers and built environment experts from around the globe as part of the CIRCuIT circular economy event for#CEWeekLDN2020. The first Circular City Hack which is a part of a series of hackathons in London, explored creative […] more »
After 6 years and 2 locations as East London’s impact maker space, Machines Room is changing. We’d like to introduce Batch.works a long-time collaborator with Machines Room, having joined machines room in 2016 to start their 3D printing factory. When we first moved, Batch.works came with us, becoming our neighbour […] more »
Re:flex is a team working to make shape-memory materials accessible. We developed our own composite material that can change its shape with heat and are exploring its applications in an everyday context – beyond the traditionally technical fields that shape-memory materials are normally used in. What brought you to Machines […] more »
GoodWaste is a new design studio working on projects that create social and environmental good by reconsidering how objects are made. We research localities, investigate material flows, and experiment through making. We use objects as commentators and communicators for bigger ideas around sustainability. What brought you to Machines Room? We […] more »
We are once again opening our doors for London Design Festival this year. We will be open for the public to look around machines room and running some exhibitions and workshops too! Cohort Residency Exhibition – Private View 20th of September Since the start of August, Machines Room has been […] more »