Gather all your broken, beloved belongings—the UCL Repair Cafe is back! Join us at the Institute of Making in Stratford on Friday 13th November, 12:00 - 16:00, to start mending. Get your free, drop-in ticket here: instituteofmaking.org.uk/eve…

The Festival of Stuff is this Saturday, 27th June - here’s how we’re preparing for the heatwave. Find out more about the event: instituteofmaking.org.uk/eve…

Gauge time like a palaeontologist with the help of ancient fossils, use optical illusions to play with human perception and put your estimation skills to the test at this year’s Festival of Stuff. Get ready to measure, manipulate and make! More info: instituteofmaking.org.uk/eve…

The Festival of Stuff is back! Join us for our annual, large-scale, drop-in, completely free Festival at the Institute of Making Stratford on Saturday 27th June 2026. Find out more: instituteofmaking.org.uk/eve… #InstituteOfMaking #Making #Materials #FreeLondon #LondonEvents

Reflecting on all the gusty goodness from our Wind-inspired 2025 Festival of Stuff Stratford Extravaganza! instituteofmaking.org.uk/blo…

Attention repair & reuse enthusiasts! The UCL Repair Cafe is back on Friday 7th November. Join us between 12:00 – 16:00 in Stratford and learn how to mend your broken items for free. Clothing, textiles, ceramics, jewellery, bikes & electronics welcome. instituteofmaking.org.uk/eve…

It's TODAY 🤩 Come and find us on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, 1 - 5pm, today - Saturday 21st June. Free & open to all, no bookings required. See you soon! instituteofmaking.org.uk/eve… #InstituteOfMaking #Making #Materials #FestivalOfStuff #FreeEvent #FreeLondon

Behind the scenes rag rag making with textile artist Rachael Matthews. Even the softest of materials can provide great strength! Join us to turn a huge pile of textile waste into thick, durable rope this Saturday 21st June at the Festival of Stuff: bit.ly/3FSRdOs

We’re hiring a Materials Library Science Lead! Are you a personable, open-minded materials scientist who delights in molecules, minerals and the made world? Have a passion for communication, community-building, hands-on learning and materials and making? This could be for you!

Passionate about making and materials? Love hands-on creative activities? In need of a fun, free, family-friendly day out? Then join us at the Festival of Stuff! - Institute of Making Stratford, UCL Marshgate, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - Saturday 21st June, 13:00 – 17:00

How about investigating our expansive Materials Library in a sensory drawing session with Institute of Making Director, @zoelaughlin? Or learning how to make a unique piece of silver jewellery, or how to turn rags into riches in a hands-on rope-making masterclass?

Keen to delve into the culinary properties of seaweed? Want to immerse yourself in the world of recycled papermaking? Eager to learn how to saw beautifully precise Japanese joinery, or explore historic and electronic embroidery?

Hot off of the press: the Festival of Stuff returns Saturday 21st June! And this year, we have a whole host of exciting making masterclasses leading up to our Saturday extravaganza. instituteofmaking.org.uk/eve… 🧵

We’re hiring a Receptionist! This role will be the first point of contact for visitors at the Institute of Making Stratford: welcoming members into the space, helping with public enquiries and providing administrative assistance. 🧵

This year we have been working hard to fill our publicly accessible digital Materials Library with as many more juicy images and expansive stories about wondrous materials as possible. 🧵

Our Technician team is growing - we’re hiring Workshop Support Technicians! ➡️Find out more and start your application today: instituteofmaking.org.uk/blo… Deadline for applications: Sunday 2nd February, 23:59. #Technicians #WorkshopTechnicians #Techs #InstituteOfMaking #Hiring