Midushi is a product designer and material researcher who is pursuing her master’s degree in Industrial Design at Central Saint Martins UAL. For her 12 week research residency here at the lab she is using her material driven approach to concoct sustainably derived materials from the sea and wasteful everyday […]
Read MoreLab Project
MYCHROME PROJECT – research resident Valentina Dipietro
Valentina Dipietro is a material designer and researcher about to complete her MA in Textiles at the Royal College of Art. She is currently undertaking a 12 week research residency here at the lab, utilising our developing material lab to experiment with mycelium materials with an outcome to make them […]
Read More
OD&M Future Algae presentations
On Wednesday 28th November we saw the MA Industrial Design students from Central Saint Martins, working on the OD&M Future Algae brief, present there projects exploring the immense potential algae holds. For the the final crit all the students from across the course came together to present the projects they’d […]
Read More
The MICRO_FOOD Library by research resident Sneha Solanki
Sneha Solanki of the A to Z Unit joined our research residency programme in October and is spending 3 months at the lab working on her project the MICRO_FOOD Library. ‘The MICRO_FOOD Library aims to bring the microbial transformers from our food systems to the forefront as a library of […]
Read More
Future Algae – exploring the Margate coastline, Haeckels and seaweed
Yesterday the Green Lab team took a group of students from MA Industrial Design, Central Saint Martins to Margate for a day of exploring the potential of seaweed for the OD&M (open design & manufacturing) project. With a focus on the future potential algae holds we have challenged students to […]
Read More
Algae: a material for healthier urban environments
The lab is continuing it’s work as a partner with University of the Arts London (UAL) for the EU funded project OD&M (Open design & Manufacturing). This project connects universities, makerspace and enterprises to work collaboratively encouraging open-design principles, innovative practice and sharing ethos to design towards social good. As […]
Read More
We’ve space for you to #grow #farm #ferment #experiment
With the Lab staying put in Bermondsey we now have some affordable temporary project space – if you have an exciting project or area of research you are working on and think you would be a good fit and one of the below options suits your needs make sure you […]
Read More
Southwark… we’re sticking with you
The Lab has gone a little quiet over the last week – with big decisions to be made… With the news that our Bermondsey home will stay standing until early 2019 we have decided to stay put and halt our move to Brixton – that’s right Lambeth – I’m afraid […]
Read More
Open Design & Manufacturing
Green Lab is partnered with University of the Arts London (UAL) as part of an EU funded project OD&M (Open Design & Manufacturing). The project connects universities, makerspaces and enterprises to work collaboratively encouraging open-design principles, innovative practice, and sharing ethos to design towards social good. As a makerspace with […]
Read More
Green Lab is looking for a new home! can you help?
We need your help!!! We’re calling on all of you to help find us our new home. Having out-grown our current site we are looking for a new space to call home in the next 6 months or so. It will house our community of makers, researchers and startups searching […]
Read More