Institute of Making

{{Short description|Research club at University College London}}

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The Institute of Making is a multidisciplinary research club based at University College London.

Composed of the Materials Library and the MakeSpace, its work focuses on hands-on research into materials and making from many different perspectives. Members are encouraged to "make, break, design and combine both advanced and traditional tools, techniques and materials".{{cite web|title=Institute of Making, About|url=http://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/about|publisher=University College London|accessdate=5 March 2014}}

It was founded by directors Mark Miodownik, Zoe Laughlin and Martin Conreen in 2010{{cite web |url=http://www.materialslibrary.org.uk/MaterialsLibrary/people.htm |title=People |accessdate=2010-10-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211144041/http://www.materialslibrary.org.uk/MaterialsLibrary/people.htm |archivedate=2010-02-11 }} at King's College London and moved to UCL in 2012, officially opening on 16 March 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/blog/2013/01/the-grand-public-opening |title=The Grand Public Opening |author= |date=January 25, 2013 |website=Institute of Making |access-date=February 7, 2021 }} The institute has produced some notable projects and research in the fields of making and maker culture and sensoaesthetics.