Past Events
Design-Led Materials Finale: Talk, Show & Tell and Discussion
Monday 14 March 2016 10:00am - 2:30pm
Five collaborative teams of researchers with partners from UCL, Manchester, Leeds, the Crick Institute, Goldsmiths, CRI, the London College of Fashion and Dundee have been working on design-led materials research and community-building projects over the last 6 months.
Part of Member Events, Research Events, Public Events
Public Open day: It’s our 3rd Birthday
Saturday 12 March 2016 1:00pm - 5:00pm
The Institue of Making is turning 3, come and celebrate our birthday with us!
In March we will be throwing open our door for an extravaganza of materials and making.
Part of Public Events
Member Masterclass: Fabric Colour adding and subtracting Masterclass
Monday 29 February 2016 10:00am - 5:00pm
Join print designer Faye McNulty to explore fibre and experiment with hand dyeing and screen-printing processes to add or take away colour.
Part of Member Events
Member Factory Tour: Airbus
Monday 22 February 2016 7:30am - 7:30pm
Airbus’ Filton, location focuses on design, engineering and support for Airbus wings, fuel systems and landing gear integration, with additional teams working on systems, structures and aerodynamics projects.
Part of Member Events
Member Masterclass: Enamelling, Afternoon Session
Monday 25 January 2016 2:00pm - 4:30pm
This masterclass will be led by maker Helen Carnac, who will introduce the process of applying enamel to metal resulting in participants making disk or badges to take away.
Part of Member Events
Member Masterclass: Enamelling, Morning Session
Monday 25 January 2016 10:00am - 12:30pm
This masterclass will be led by maker Helen Carnac, who will introduce the process of applying enamel to metal resulting in participants making disk or badges to take away.
Part of Member Events
Public Masterclass: Fish printing
Thursday 10 December 2015 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Ever wondered how fishermen recorded the size and species of their catches before the invention of photography?
The old Japanese printing technique of Gyotaku or ‘fish rubbing’ provided a solution.
Part of Public Events
Exploring Curious Materials
Monday 07 December 2015 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Are you a designer, architect, engineer or maker looking for new materials to incorporate into your work? Are you interested in getting hands-on with conductive and thermochromic inks, low-melt and impact protection polymers and shape-memory metals?
Part of Public Events, Member Events, Research Events