Azuko
10 September 2018
Discovering community-led design in China
Jo Ashbridge, Director of the architecture charity AzuKo and Hello Shenzhen alumni, reports on her exploration of rural-urban regeneration and community-led design in China
Ross Atkin
10 July 2018
Makerspaces without borders
Hello Shenzhen alumni Ross Atkin shares how a chance encounter on the programme led to a successful new robot kit and reflects on the role of Makerspaces in fostering international collaborations
Disrupt Disability
30 April 2018
Designing a modular wheelchair
Molly Gavriel from Disrupt Disability reports on the team's prototyping process and the collaboration with Hello Shenzhen resident Kang Cheng
Andrew Sleigh
1 March 2018
Maker culture in Shenzhen: bottom-up meets top-down
Hello Shenzhen host and Lighthouse Creative Producer Andrew Sleigh reflects on his recent trip to Shenzhen where he produced a series of podcasts with local makers and entrepreneurs
Design Society
27 November 2017
Guest blog: Designer-led Learning at Design Society
Hello Shenzhen resident Ross Atkin shares, via V&A Shekou, how maker education can be used to engage young people with problem solving through making
17 September 2017
Hello Shenzhen: Legacy and follow up grants
Discover the supported projects connecting the UK and Chinese maker cultures through collaborative exchange.
5 June 2017
Inside Shenzhen’s DIY robotics construction platform
Guest blog: Martin Goodfellow blogs about his experience in the STEM education and robotics startup, Makeblock, in Shenzhen and taking part in a 24 hour “Makerathon”
24 May 2017
Will all manufacturers become makers?
Guest blog: 'Hello Shenzhen' maker resident Ross Atkin looks back at his time in Shenzhen to explore what the UK manufacturing industry could learn from the unique Chinese ecosystem
Marc Barto
4 May 2017
From repair culture to 3D printed panda: Shenzhen makers residencies in the UK
In March 2017 seven UK makerspaces and creative organisations hosted makers from Shenzhen. Find out in our video reports what the makers and hosts accomplished together during the residencies...
Laura Elvira
20 April 2017
Guest blog: Designed in Shenzhen - an insight into a 3D printing studio in China
Hello Shenzhen participant Laura Elvira, resident at Pineprint, writes about her experience as a guest designer in Shenzhen