Blog / Inspiration

Do's and Dont's : Communicating well with manufacturers in Scotland.

Tips for approaching factories and manufacturers in Scotland for the first time. Read more

Make Works is taking part in London's Open Mile

Make Works has been invited to take part in Open Mile, an open evening celebrating one square mile of open workshops, artist & design studios, fabricators, galleries, micro-factories, shops and businesses. Read more

How it's Made: The Edinburgh Festival

Behind the scenes with designers and builders of the sets, props and signage required to transform the city into a world renowned festival of the arts. Read more

Packaging boxes: back to basics

For the packaging novice, here are the basic types of boxes that will be on offer, and how to get them made with some of the packaging manufacturers in Scotland that we’ve got listed on Make Works. Read more

Where can I get a prototype made in Scotland?

In an attempt to de-mystify the murky waters of prototyping here’s our advice for textiles, ceramics, glass, furniture-making, electronics and print Read more

Made In Scotland

You would be forgiven for thinking that all Scottish manufacturing has to offer these days, are kilts, cashmere, and whisky. However, from gaskets to first class plane seats, we’ve come to discover there is so much more. Here are some of the things that we’ve come across that are Made in Scotland today. Read more

Standout packaging designs from Scotland and beyond

To restore your faith in packaging, here are some standout designs from Scotland and beyond. Naturally, we’ll explain which production methods were used, and where you can access them yourself. Read more

The Value of Collaboration

We’re big fans of working collaboratively. Here are a couple of examples showing just how mighty collaborations can be. Read more

Production for Illustrators

Are you an illustrator? Here are the Scottish production facilities and manufacturers that you need to know about. Read more

10 Weavers to get you weaving

To feed your weaving habit a little more here are 10 weavers who have been catching Make Works' attention. Read more

Graduate Guide to workshop and fabrication facilities in Scotland

Post degree show graduates will find themselves without a workshop to make their work. As an antidote to the problem of "where do I go now?!" - we've written a guide for graduates to workshop and fabrication facilities in Scotland. Hooray! Read more

Technology and the handmade: Five reflections on our panel discussion

For anyone who didn't make it up to sunny Inverness here are 5 key takeaways from our discussion. Read more