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Daniel Charny is an acclaimed curator and design educator deeply interested in the role of making in our future lives. He is creative director of the London-based consultancy From Now On and co-founder director of the award-winning social design initiative Fixperts. Daniel is Professor of Design at Kingston University and guest professor at KADK in…
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Make Works are making manufacturing accessible. Think of it like a public library. An open resource made by dedicated factory finders where you can discover skilled manufacturers, tools and materials to make work with in your area. Fi Scott is a manufacturing geek and the founder of Make Works, which she started in her final…
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Eddie Kirkby is a multi-disciplinary engineer who graduated with a 1st class honours degree in Mechatronics. While studying for his degree, he spent a year as a manufacturing engineer at Vauxhall Motors. He then became involved in the quality and commercial management of automotive injection mould tooling projects for Global Engineering Solutions. Following a period…
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Made By Those was founded in 2014 by Jim Rhodes and Barney Mason, a studio with the intent to pursue the use of technologies in design. It focuses on connecting the physical and the digital worlds. Its first product was Woodpecker, a scalable digital drawing tool that can be placed and programmed to draw on…
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Alice Rawsthorn writes on design in the International New York Times, and is a columnist on design for Frieze. Her latest book, the critically-acclaimed ‘Hello World: Where Design Meets Life’, explores design’s influence on our lives: past, present and future. An influential public speaker on design, Alice has participated in important global events including TED…
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Samuel Wilkinson’s commitment to designing interesting objects is apparent in his work, always looking to add a fresh dynamic approach in either form or function. His deep understanding of materials and manufacturing helps him to push the boundaries, whilst still achieving a high level of detail and craftsmanship. The studio’s work diversifies across various disciplines…
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Claire Norcross is an award-winning lighting designer based in Preston. Claire’s practice is closely rooted to her beginnings as a ‘designer maker’ within the craft market, and while she has produced bespoke designs and exhibitions pieces, she is best known for the commercial lighting designs for retailers such as Habitat and Made.com. By making the…
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