We’re exploring what we think is a clever new solution to a lot of day-to-day problems in cities. Working with Cargobike Life, we’ve conducted a feasibility study for the City of London Corporation Clean Air Team – What we all want to know is: what does a community-led cargo bike […] more »
Thanks to everyone who came and contributed to A New Normal, a highlight of Machines Room’s year and an opportunity for us to showcase all the amazing projects we have helped cultivate, which are truly experimenting with and rethinking traditional design and manufacturing processes. A success from start to […] more »
A New Normal 18-23 September 2017 A New Normal, Machines Room’s exhibition for the London Design Festival, is an exhibition which asks the question ‘Who is making products for a world beyond mass-production?’ The participants, many of whom have been incubated by Machines Room, were chosen because they are making […] more »
Build a creative space from the ground up in Ukraine with veteran Maker in Residence Michael Obrizkiv! more »
Susanna Gibson is a maker who has been involved at Machines Room for a long time now, and starting as a Maker in Residence is yet another fascinating chapter in her time here! We caught up to see what she has in store for the residency. Can you tell us […] more »
We are VERY excited to announce the Kickstarter launch of Machines Room residents Kniterate. It’s a new tool for digital knitting. //www.kickstarter.com/projects/kniterate/kniterate-the-digital-knitting-machine What is Kniterate? Kniterate is a digital knitting machine that uses yarn to “print” digital clothing files. Via an easy-to-use internet platform, users can design garments from scratch, […] more »
Last November, Machines Room took part in the Craft Council’s excellent biennial conference, Make:Shift, at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester. It was attended by over 250 people and presented the work of 55 leading specialists, practitioners and experts from the fields of craft, design, science, engineering, technology, medicine and […] more »
To launch the Voices series, I would like to discuss three concepts which lie at the heart of what we’re trying to achieve at Clear Village. They are, in a sense, the DNA of our organisation. I believe that they are also part of a wider trend in placemaking and […] more »