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 »
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 »
Check out what Maker in Residence Ruby is experimenting with, and pick up some handy how-tos! Origami: Place in a Makerspace An Intro to Origami Origami is a beautiful traditional paper craft whereby we create folds known as mountains and valleys. Once folded, the paper forms a new shape. Read […] more »
Another step in the right direction for our plastic recycling system: honing our bowl-making techniques! After playing around with different melting levels and moulds, we managed to press-mould some stacking bowls into existence! There was an entire Quality Street box used in the process… makes for a nice […] more »
The film documentation of Fix Our City is ready! If you missed the exhibition, check out what it was all about here. more »
Check out what Robin Shepherd, one of our long-standing members, was hiding in piles of cotton wool, balloons, bicycles, and boxes piled up in a corner of Machines Room… Robin turned it all into these swish demonstrations of a stylish new waterproof onesie! He has been busy fabricating this installation […] more »
[youtube //www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrnxcHMG9Fo?rel=0&showinfo=0] Tiny alien friends that interact with your laptop by @_caroline6868 Such a great Saturday! Last weekend Machines Room hosted the final workshop in the Code Liberation series, a seven week collaboration between V&A, Machines Room, and Goldsmiths. The workshop was led by Phoenix Perry and driven by a great […] more »
We were excited to interview Molly Gavriel, member of the DisruptDisability team, to get an update on how the project is going – it’s come so far since they started their residency at Machines Room! Can you tell us a bit about your background as a maker, and your practice […] more »
Meet our Makers in Residence GUK; an architecture practice based in Sicily, designing and creating handmade products. more »