New Age Design

Stuff I’m ashamed not to have known about already:

Instructables website – www.instructables.com

“is a place that lets you explore, document and share your creations”. Exactly my cuppa tea!

The Amazings

A past website aimed at enabling retired people to pass on their skills. Now owned by Autodesk

See

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-12/06/the-amazings

http://giving.nesta.org.uk/project/the-amazings/

Autodesk website - http://www.autodesk.com

Lots of stuff on new age design and making.

Look at its sustainability workshop.

http://www.autodesk.com/sustainable-design/sustainable-design-education

Quirky website https://www.quirky.com

“Democratic design” – getting other people to collaborate with you to refine designs and make them.

Ponoko - https://www.ponoko.com

Makes stuff from sent in designs using new age techs.