The latest 20 images from my Instagram feed:

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View fullsize It has become increasingly clear that, during this COVID-19 pandemic, many people are desperate for PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) solutions. Whilst much fine work is taking place to design and make quality solutions for NHS/medical staff, there
View fullsize 3 years on #crackingup #trackingpoints #slowlydoesit
View fullsize scratch and sniff #peelingpaint #rectangle #pickingattheedges
View fullsize Chalk, Grass, Wall #textures #materials #arangement #wall #chalk #grass
View fullsize The remnants of a luted crucible made in a bronze casting workshop, run by the wonderful @piers.watson. The right ratios of copper and tin are held in one end of the luted crucible whilst at the other end the wax form is encased. The crucible then e
View fullsize You can polish a turd! Fossilised turtle faeces (official name Coprolite) sliced and buffed to a glassy finish. #coprolite #polishaturd #fossilized
View fullsize Kiln-fired clay-trap-carp. Every now and again an almighty pong emanates from the sink heralding the joys of scooping out great dollops of smelly sediment. If carefully handled, the layers of past project detritus are visible in the slop. This ceram
View fullsize Mycelium brick post burn test. The vegetative part of the fungus network was grown on a substrate of wood chip, use coffee grounds and hair trimmings. #mycelium #charred #fungus #materials
View fullsize Expanding polyurethane foam, made from two organic compounds; a polyol and an isocynate. When mixed together with a small amount of water, bubbles of gas are created, causing the mixture to expand into a foam. #polyethylene #foam #expansion
View fullsize The latest in my material-process-performance series #failedtoprint
View fullsize When a polyurethane trainer/sneaker sole is made, a small amount of the expanding foam drips out of the back of the mould and drops onto the floor. Over time these drops build up and make these characterful blob piles. #polyurethane #blob #trainerli
View fullsize This is the vulcanised rubber solo of an early tennis shoe. This proto-trainer was made in the 1890s by Willian Hickson & Son in Northampton. The addition of sulphur to the rubber helps stabilise the material and is the secret to vulcanisation.
View fullsize Pull some shapes, it’s deltahedron time! AKA a polyhedron where all faces are equilateral triangles. In this case, a regular icosahedron with 20 faces. #thewayweroll #shapes #deltahedron #polyhedron
View fullsize Rooted #planetree #trunk #urbantrees #tree_brilliance #platanus #pavementplants
View fullsize Absorbing heat so the table doesn’t have to. #blowtorchtime #ceramictile #beige
View fullsize Thinking through doing. #prototyping #plansafoot #aluminium
View fullsize Road Blanket. #materials #resurfacing #reinforcement #grid #matting
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