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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Get to grips with Arduino and electronics by making a moving sculpture! more »
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 »