Zoe Laughlin
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Director of Stuff, Producer of Things, Maker of Objects and Collector of Materials. Co-Founder/Director @of_Making . Radio and TV, BBC #HowToMake +
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Honoured to have been awarded this magnificent trophy for “outstanding contributions to design engineering” by the
@InstEngDes
. Such an incredible roll call of names around the base - Sir J. Ive, Heatherwick, Baylis, Dyson etc. In the 35yr history of the prize, I’m the 1st woman!
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Here is a DIY Face Shield design & making guide for those working on a domestic scale (home carers, shop workers etc) with no other options open to them. It is not a medical device, but it has been reviewed and approved by expert colleagues at UCL.
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Each of these scenes have 10 golden eggs hidden within. Happy hunting!
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This “sustainable power” facility in Kent imports wood from Canada, which it then burns to create electricity. Imagine the energy used to fell, transport across the Atlantic and then chip up these trunks prior setting them on fire. What a mad world we live in.
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Thinking of wearing or making a face covering/mask? We’ve been road testing a wide range of homemade options and have drawn up a FAQs page to share what we’ve learnt. Material selection, tips for glasses wearers and hearing aid users included.
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Brace yourselves: “will it be safe, are we all going to die?”
@Lucy_Worsley
and I have been making a TV show. 9pm, BBC4, Wed 7th March.
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Thanks to my mum for her compliance, patience and focus (and to my dad for joining in). We made the following photographs in homage to techniques of improvisations and the paraphernalia of the 1918 flu pandemic.
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I sprayed my shoes with a hydrophobic coating. When it rained I realised I've inadvertently waterproofed my yard.
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Tonight’s the night! My new documentary “The Secret Story of Stuff” premiers on
@BBCFOUR
at 9pm. Boilersuits, choc ices and 5D memory glass - what’s not to like!
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If you like making, engineering, craft, design and tech, or just a bloody good cry and inspirational humans, tune into
@BBCTwo
at 8pm. The Big Life Fix is back, and this time we’re Inventing the Impossible!!!
#biglifefix
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Join me for a hands-on romp around the material world in my new documentary “The Secret Story of Stuff”. Wednesday 31st Oct, 9pm,
@BBCFOUR
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Let me know if you give pancake portraiture a go. Rendering
@jayrayner1
in batter is surely the Pancake Day tradition every household has been waiting for.
#bbctkc
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Sign of a good time. Thanks to all the crew at
@thismorning
for having me again, despite the epic mess.
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A COVID-safe welcome to my newborn niece, currently in St Thomas’ Hospital.
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The editing and voiceover for tonight’s episode of How To Make were performed under the constraints of lockdown. Fingers crossed it looks and sounds the business. Hopefully you won’t hear the rustle of my recording tent!
#howtomake
#howtomakehowtomake
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Tonight on “How to Make” I tackle headphones. Its an ecccentric one! Here are a few behind the scenes snaps from when I was locked in an anachoic chamber and strapped into a cockpit acoustic simulator. Plus, keep your eyes peeled for a cameo from
@Misskeeleyhawes
? 8pm
@BBCFOUR
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When you look like the new Eastenders villain and your friends take your photo.
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Fire and ice on
@thismorning
today. Great snap of
@Schofe
with a flaming head of hair. A pleasure to work with such an enabling team.
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A demonstration of the full Laughlin Baked Potato Method is now archived for posterity on my Instagram page. It starts thus...
(And be sure to check out the glorious new song from
@RealMattLucas
- the perfect accompaniment) Go team potato!
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Over three nights this coming week I’ll co-presenting
#planespottinglive
on BBC4. Now, which boilersuits to pack?
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A range of 3D printed titanium structures for your delectation. Today I recorded the voiceover for a new documentary that will feature a little of this magic, amongst other material wonders. Coming soon too
@BBCFOUR
.
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Considering making a little series of films on my phone celebrating some of the items on my ‘interesting things’ shelf. Here is my test from today. Question is, should I include a voiceover narration or just leave them silent? What do you think?
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Boilersuits at the ready! “Will it be safe? Are we all going to die” Tune in to
@BBCFOUR
at 10pm this evening to find out. The FIREWORKS related capers of
@Lucy_Worsley
and I are seeing the 5th of November out in style.
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Like a bit of Saturday morning telly? Series 2 of The Big Life Fix is being repeated at 9am today on
@BBCTwo
. It will then also then run on iplayer for those who would like to watch at their leisure.
#biglifefix
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Tonight at 9pm on Sky Max,
@GuzKhanOfficial
James Acaster and I grapple with The Unofficial Science of Home Alone. What could be more festive!
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Playing camps? No! Trying to record the voice over for episode 3 of How To Make, from a make-shift recording studio at home.
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Very touched to have been awarded an honorary fellowship by
@AberystwythTFTS
today. I’d like to dedicate it to my old professor, mentor and mate, Mike Pearson. Thank you Mike. There is magic here at the end of the train line.
Loved the speech from
@zoelaughlin
- she gave the new
@AberUni
grads the best advice:
1)Be brave,say yes & develop your antenna
2)Be persistent - try hard & try properly
3)Be nice - no one wants to work with an arsehole!
Sound advice for success in the next chapter 🎓👏🏻
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Its always great to blend in when one is in a foreign country. 🇸🇪
#boilersuitsarealwaysappropriate
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I made a 120 cakes that looked like potatoes, by way of a birthday cake for my dear friend Martin.
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Is it time to change my Twitter avi? Or does continuity trump all else?
My current picture was taken seven years and quite a bit of grey ago. Had this snap taken for a magazine recently. I mean business!
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Tonight’s episode of
#BigLifeFix
is a cracker. Such a pleasure to get to know Tobija and his family. 8pm,
@BBCTwo
. And as you can see for the still, there are some nifty calliper-based skills at work.
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SWEETNESS ALAERT
Down on the farm for the Easter bank holiday weekend to find baby bunnies in the barn. Rescued after their mother was killed by a fox.
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Went to pay my respects to The Queue today by walking its length, in reverse. Once I got to the end I was issued with this commemorative wristband, before headed home. A grand day out! Highlights included Henrietta (on the right) who has opened her loo to those in
#TheQueue
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Looking for an excuse to eat chocolate for breakfast, a fish finger sandwich for lunch and dunk three different types of biscuits into your tea/coffee? You are not alone. Tune in to this morning’s Kitchen Cabinet on
@BBCRadio4
at 10:30am.
#bbctkc
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Calling all
#teampotato
. Today’s Kitchen Cabinet is for you.
They even play in an archive clip of me singing a tribute to
@RealMattLucas
’s original baked potato ditty!
Remember, score the special line, 3 hrs min, but the full 5 hr method attached.
@BBCRadio4
, 10:30am
#BBCTKC
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It was such an extraordinary programme to be part of. Thrilled we have been nominated along side real heavyweights: Attenborough’s Blue Planet II and the triumph that was
@lizbonnin
’s Drowning in Platic. Well done to all involved and thanks lovely twitter crew for tuning in!
#RTSAwards
2019 -
#TheSecretLifeOfLandfill
: A Rubbish History is nominated in the Science & Natural History category:
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A material rich in energy, politics, folklore and symbolism; a lump of high quality anthracite coal. Harder and less dusty than other coal types, it has a deep glossy appearance. Problematic, provocative and magical.
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How To Making is being repeated on BBC Four and is available for catch-up on the good old
@BBCiPlayer
Adventures in materials and making abound!
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Even my parents won’t be watching the start of my show. Clap our NHS, carers and public facing workers at 8pm (then tune in?)
#clapforourcarers
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Many hands make light (ish) work. I’ll be live on
@thismorning
at 11:30 attempting to walk in water.
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Keep an eye out for my Top Gear audition piece in tonight’s Secret Science of Sewage. BBC Two, 9pm.
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Coming soon! Just in time for those quite nights in infront of the telly. Haven’t quite finished making the last episode of the series yet, so wish us luck!!
#howtomake
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How To Make is back on the old iPlayer. I’m please to report the trainers are still holding up (surprisingly) however the toothbrush has retired to the “needs more work” shelf.
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Such a privilege and a treat to be invited to judge the fish course finals of the Great British Menu. Bring on the bonkers! Tonight, 7pm on
@BBCTwo
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Tonight,
@BBCFOUR
, 9pm. The Secret Life of Landfill: A Rubbish History. I can still smell it.
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Roll up roll up for the Slime Olympics! We’re celebrating all things slime related at the Institute
@of_Making
this coming Saturday,24th March, 1-5pm, free and open to all. Drop in any time.
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The flowers in this low tragic neighbourhood street planter in Elephant and Castle have attracted a humming-bird hawk-moth!
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It’s raining. Someone shouted “it suits you”. Do you know what, I think they are right!
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Walking home at dusk. No street lights. Beautiful gloom.
My Dad: “walk on the white lines. Dogs don’t poo on lines”
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Studio set, sunlight defused by tracing paper and strategically draped curtain, plus propers ready and waiting. Join me today on ITV’s
@thismorning
, live and direct from home.
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My book is fetching nearly £900 on Amazon! Blooming heck. If any students (or non-superrich) want a PDF version for free, let me know.
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The
#BigLifeFix
is back! Series two begins on Thursday 26th July, 8pm, BBC2. I’ll be on The One Show this evening with Tobija (pictured) to celebrating some of what we got up to.
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Happy birthday and long live the
@OpenUniversity
! For 50 years they have been educating the nation and providing opportunities to those for whom the traditional higher education system isn’t right. They have also been sponsoring top television programmes along the way.
#OU50
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Do you or someone you know work in road maintenance/services instillation. Can you explain the practice of leaving a length of polypropylene rope poking out? An aide to pulling cables through? Future proofing?
Underworld escape hatches?
Do share a picture if you spot one!
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Can anyone explain this harvesting pattern as I’ve not seen the like before. GPS enabled combine set to fuel efficiency mode or an aesthetically minded farmer?
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Behold, I’ve made a thing.
Millwallnut Stanley Knife, 2017.
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Introducing the Cheese Henge!
All will be explained on today’s Kitchen Cabinet. BBC Radio 4, 10:30am
#bbctkc
If you feel inspired to build your own,
#showusyourhenge
?!?
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To The Makers:
If you or anyone you know is involved with manufacturing, has had experience of producing any part of medical devices or similar, please fill out or pass on this form.
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Raise a glass to my great auntie Doreen (left) who died yesterday. Pals with Ava Gardener, Hepburn and Sinatra, married into Mexican bullfighting royalty and in her 99th year would spit with anger at any mention of Trump’s name.
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Come poo spotting with me and
@georgecmcgavin
this Thursday evening. 9pm
@BBCTwo
The Secret Science of Sewage. This photo will help you get your eye in...
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Twinkle toes and high knees with
@Schofe
and
@hollywills
as we scampered across a pool of non-Newtonian fluid on
@thismorning
today. For those who missed it...
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The Secret Story of Stuff is being repeated on
@BBCFOUR
this evening at 10pm, so if the exit polls leave you reeling, come on over to
#SecretStoryOfStuff
!
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Brushing teeth. Me 1: “that’s a good idea, write that down”
Me 2: “don’t be silly, it’s such a great idea, how could I possibly forget it”
Finish brushing teeth, idea totally forgotten. That’s the Ig Noble Prize down the pan. Take a look at this instead
#thingsnotputbackproperly
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Behold, the cereal bowls I made for today’s episode of The Kitchen Cabinet. All ready to set sail on a pool of milk. Catch up now via
@BBCSounds
etc, to hear the results of the ultimate sogginess test.
#bbctkc
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On what is set to be the hottest day of the year, consider this...
Alex is 10,000 times more sensitive to the sun than you or I. Check out how we tried to help on 'Inventing the Impossible: The
#BigLifeFix
' tonight at 8pm on
@BBCTwo
.
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Body Confidence Tip: if you don’t shave your armpit hair, people won’t notice your bingo wings when you wave.
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Like the Queen, I like to coordinate my gloves with my shoes. Behind the scenes of the
#BigLifeFix
. Tune in tomorrow/Wed 21st, 9pm, BBC2.
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Cross-section of an aluminium extrusion marked-up to reveal the internal flow of material.
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We’re looking for an experienced, friendly and encouraging maker to join our team of technicians
@of_Making
for a spell of maternity-leave cover. APPLICATION DEADLINE 5th Feb. More info and the application form can be found here:
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Thanks for all your words of encouragement and support on the boilersuits front. For tonight’s show I’ve gone for the ultramarine blue.
#boilersuitsarealwaysappropriate
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The cross-section of a flat-bottomed railway track. Made from high-quality steel, the rail is designed to withstand huge stresses whilst sitting immutably on sleepers. To join lengths of track together, a powerful thermite reaction is employed. One to take a look at on YouTube.
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“The Viscosity-Function Sauce Continuum Chart”, as discussed on today’s Kitchen Cabinet. Catch up via
@BBCSounds
and let us know if your favour binders, coaters or wetters.
#bbctkc
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The Kitchen Cabinet is back for our 38th series! We talk corn and cricket teas from my old school hall. Tune in to hear the capers on
@BBCRadio4
at 10:30am. Teaser Alert: I shall post a photo of “the tower” after the show.
#bbctkc
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Thought you’d reached peak lockdown making your own bread? Take it to the next level by making your own butter! From cream to baked potato in less than 5 minutes. A transformative delight. Full details in today’s Kitchen Cabinet on
@BBCRadio4
at 10:30am
#bbctkc
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Performing an autopsy on a mobile phone - a clip from the new documentary I’ve made about the things we throw away. The Secret Life of Landfill airs Thursday, 9pm
@BBCFOUR
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Brace yourselves and stand well back!! I shall be on ITV’s
@thismorning
tomorrow morning making an almighty mess with
@Schofe
&
@hollywills
. They have covered the lights above my area in preparation.
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Which shape holds most sauce?
The results are in.
Tune in to today’s Kitchen Cabinet to find out the results of the ultimate pasta-shape-off.
@BBCRadio4
10:30am
#bbctkc
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How To Making is now back on the
@BBCiPlayer
.
Episode 1, “The Trainer” can be found here:
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Due to popular demand (one person insisting and providing the chocolates) I have staged another of my infamous choccy hunts. Starting you off with some easy ones here. There are 10 to find. Answers on a post card.
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We didn’t win, but yes, I did wear a boilersuit to a black tie do. Here I am attempting to strut my stuff on the red (blue) carpet with the director Craig Collinson.
#boilersuitsarealwaysappropriate
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A new workout craze is born - monster slime making! Tune in to
@thismorning
at 11:20 to see the fruits of my labours, plus a few other delightful demos.
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For those of you staycationing in London, the
@NovAutomation
is open again. I can’t recommend it enough for all ages. Every Saturday, 11-6.
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