It’s the start of a new year and someone asked me to come in and talk about the internet of things. This has happened countless times but the beginning of the year and the sight of discarded Christmas trees pushed me to take some time to reflect on the last 8 years of work. (I… Continue reading Future hopes for the internet of things
I make things: mapping the creative industries
I had the great pleasure of attending the V&A’s Power of Making symposium last month and chaired a panel with Bre Pettris, Adrian Bowyer, and Marloes Ten Bhomer. The whole day was fascinating and I think I might ask the panel more questions and publish them here. One thing that really gnawed at me during… Continue reading I make things: mapping the creative industries
Review of Open Design Now
Last summer I reviewed Open Design Now and Leonard Reviews have just published it. If you’re into the same things I’m into, you should read it :)
FRSTEE: Making a business out of rapid prototyping
As part of RIG, I worked closely with Phil, Andy and Amanda (an absolute pleasure, you should hire them, seriously) to launch FRSTEE a few weeks ago. The most interesting thing about this project for me was the opportunity to work with rapid prototyping in a way that made economic sense. To build a micro-business… Continue reading FRSTEE: Making a business out of rapid prototyping
Tech City UK: one year later
So it’s been a year since I wrote my long rant about Tech City UK. Someone asked me the other day what I thought about things now so I thought I’d write about it again. Silicon Roundabout / Tech City: it’s not about location Since November 2010, things haven’t changed much in Old Street, except… Continue reading Tech City UK: one year later
MapCodes: maps for an internet of things
A few months ago, I started exploring a simple idea around keyrings. This turned into material explorations using laser cutting and wood and finally perspex. The perspex version I built looked a lot more abstract, a little 1920s jewellery, but later it occured to me that what I had designed, through a material exploration was… Continue reading MapCodes: maps for an internet of things
Archetypes of "Internet of Things" businesses
The Internet of Things is now strongly established as a trend, not necessarily a market yet. Most people in the field will agree it usually describes how ubiquitous technologies and infrastructures like Wifi, 3G (5G soon), Bluetooth might help us connect not only technology-centric products like phones, tablets and laptops but a plethora of physical… Continue reading Archetypes of "Internet of Things" businesses
Shame & awe
Rocking it with the dinosaur
Just a little public note to announce that among the many various little and bigger projects I’m working on, I’m also helping Mozilla as Local Producer for their upcoming London-based Festival on November 4th-6th. It’s gonna be about media & freedom and in light of the recent public debate around the role of media in… Continue reading Rocking it with the dinosaur
Making in London
I’m starting to put together a little map (duh) of digital making resources in London I have used or know about. Mostly laser cutting services for now, but will add more. If you think of anything else, drop me a line! View Making in London in a larger map