Past Events

Design-Led Materials Finale: Talk, Show & Tell and Discussion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  

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