We’ve been rather busy whilst the lab is in hibernation working on a number of very cool projects in the UK and in Europe, and we’re really excited to announce the first one that launched today; Taste of Tomorrow powered by Samsung explores how tech advancements are redefining the way […]
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COVID-19: Green Lab Hibernating
COVID-19 Update May 2020 Like all other makerspaces, Fab Labs, co-working spaces, incubators and shared labs the Covid-19 pandemic has hit us hard, making it very difficult to operate and provide regular access to lab services and equipment. Green Lab is no different and in early April we decided to […]
Read MoreFab City Hub launches at Green Lab
Green Lab are excited to announce the opening of a Fab City Hub in London. The Fab City initiative is leading and enabling a shift away from the industrial paradigm of Product-in Trash-out in the context of urban environments, specifically how cities tend to function. The intiative is driven by […]
Read MoreMidushi Kochhar – Material Research Resident at London Design Week
Research resident Midushi Kochhar tells of her experience working at the Lab and exhibiting at this years London Design Festival, 2019. ‘I spent 12 weeks at Green Lab as part of their research residency program, working in the Material Lab to experiment and create alternative material solutions, with a focus […]
Read MoreGrey Consulting announce a strategic partnership with Green Lab
Grey Consulting has announced a strategic partnership with Green Lab: Grey Consulting and Green Lab are on a mission to radically change the way food is produced and consumed. The partnership allows Grey Consulting to provide clients with expertise and innovative thinking when it comes to designing, new sustainable […]
Read MoreLearn to build an Urban Aquaponics system
We’re opening the lab at the weekends to run our regular hands on aquaponic workshop: Design and build your own urban aquaponic farm. We’ll show you how to grow your own food using fish waste and a water recirculating system. Using low cost equipment and recycled materials you’ll learn […]
Read MoreGreen Lab X Seedlip X Lyaness
The Lemon Project The lemon project was a collaboration between Seedlip, Lyaness and Green Lab, developed by our Material Lab curator and researcher Anoushka Cole. With a shared passion for fighting the battle against food waste and championing closed loop design, the lab set about to utilise the citrus waste […]
Read MoreRound up of the Open Design & Manufacture project
Over the past 3 years Green Lab has been involved in an ongoing european funded project – Open Design & Manufacturing (OD&M). This project has involved a consortium of 10 other institutions including Higher education, Businesses and Maker spaces, working together on projects that focus on knowledge exchange and the […]
Read MoreA Closer Look At Bioplastics – A Solution to Plastic Waste?
Caroline Wood, a PhD student at the University of Sheffield (studying parasitic weeds that infect food crops) attended the Circular Economy Club’s event hosted at our openhouse in May, to learn more about the labs involvement in the current bioplastic debate. Since, Caroline has continued her research and published an […]
Read MoreGrowing bannetons from mycelium & food waste – Research Resident Candyce Dryburgh
Candyce is a design and material researcher who is also a baker and fermenter. She has now her Local Forms project to the Lab. Having done her masters in Material Futures at Central Saint Martins, many of her projects are often driven and dictated by materials. Her current project, Local […]
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