Mechanical Gadgets
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Sculpture
Most of the sculptures featured here are made from metal or mixed materials. I find sculptures inspiration, just because something does not have a pure functional purpose does not mean it does not have value.Sculpture
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Responsibility and common sense
Are bowls food safe? Jimmy Shaw brought up an interesting discussion on twitter the other day about where to draw the line for advising viewers. My thought was that this specific item should have been mentioned. The reasoning is that
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Tags: common sense
Maker <> Crafter
The other day I saw a tweet from Kris Howard, she was enraged that Maker culture excluded lots of crafters. This got me thinking about the definitions of maker and crafter as I’ve never really thought of myself as a
Posted in: Inspiration
Theme Park Engineering
This weekend I was lucky enough to visit a theme park, as well as enjoying the rides, attractions and freshly cooked doughnuts, I also marvelled at the engineering. Back in the early 1990s, I was at Dowty learning to become
Posted in: Inspiration
Tags: simulator, theme park
Top Women Makers
Following on from the previous two posts on top women makers, here’s some more of my favourite makers. Debbie Stirling I first saw Debbie when she gave a talk at the IET back in 2014. She’s an inspirational speaker and
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Tags: women makers
The future of design
CGTrader asked me to share insights on the topic “Designing for the future: trends we need to consider now” and be a part of broader discussion of how the future of design will look like. Here’s my take on how
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Tags: designingforfuture
