Events (June 2014)
21-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Public open day
Join us for our extravaganza of Stuff! For the first time ever we will be spilling out onto Malet Place filling it with demo-stalls and making stations, meaning that we will be bigger and better than ever before.
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20-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Afternoon Session - Spoon Carving Masterclass
Join Barn where he will be teaching basic knife carving techniques in a spatula-carving masterclass where you will be able to create your own spatula.
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20-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Afternoon Session - Wood Turning Masterclass
Join Jim Steele, master pole-lather, and compare this ancient technique against the modern machine lathe.
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20-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Midday Session - Spoon Carving Masterclass
Join Barn where he will be teaching basic knife carving techniques in a spatula-carving masterclass where you will be able to create your own spatula.
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20-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Morning Session - Wood Turning Masterclass
Join Jim Steele, master pole-lather, and compare this ancient technique against the modern machine lathe.
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20-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Morning Session - Spoon Carving Masterclass
Join Barn where he will be teaching basic knife carving techniques in a spatula-carving masterclass where you will be able to create your own spatula.
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19-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Session Three - Blacksmithing Masterclass
Richard Pace from Artisan Ironwork will be setting up their mobile forge at the Institute of Making for one day only.
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19-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Session Two - Blacksmithing Masterclass
Richard Pace from Artisan Ironwork will be setting up their mobile forge at the Institute of Making for one day only.
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19-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Session One - Blacksmithing Masterclass
Richard Pace from Artisan Ironwork will be setting up their mobile forge at the Institute of Making for one day only.
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18-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Session Two - Materials Library Evening
Join the Institute of Making team and its directors Zoe Laughlin, Mark Miodownik and Martin Conreen in exploring the Library’s curious collection to see, touch, research, discuss, play with and learn more about the extraordinary material world that surrounds us.
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18-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Session One - Materials Library Evening
Join the Institute of Making team and its directors Zoe Laughlin, Mark Miodownik and Martin Conreen in exploring the Library’s curious collection to see, touch, research, discuss, play with and learn more about the extraordinary material world that surrounds us.
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18-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Animatronics Masterclass
Back by popular demand, independent animatronics consultant and co-creator of Inkha (the robotic receptionist at Kings’ College London) Matthew Walker will be leading this fantastic animatronic masterclass. Participants will build an animatronic copy of their own eye!
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18-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Arduino for beginners Masterclass
This introductory workshop is aimed at makers with minimal or no electronic or programming skills. In this hands-on morning session, participants will learn the basics of how to make an object interactive or animated.
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17-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Afternoon Session - Felt Making Masterclass
In this masterclass, lead by master felt maker Heather Belcher, you will prepare and blend coloured wool fibres to make a small piece of felt cloth. You will also learn how to make a solid felt ball.
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17-6-14
Festival of Stuff: Afternoon Session - Soap Making Workshop
This session explores the basic chemistry of soap making. Make your own soap mould using our vacuum former, and learn how to make your own olive oil and coconut soap, scented with essential oils.
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