Blog - MAKE CIC

Make Hamilton Garden Update

By Amy Higham on August 3rd, 2022 in Uncategorised

Make Hamilton has undergone a huge transformation in the last three years. What used to be the Treasury Annexe Building – a large, vacant site off Hamilton Square is now […]

3rd August 2022

Wirral Wave turn Three!

By Amy Higham on June 23rd, 2022 in Make Hamilton Square| Residents

Wirral Wave Radio CIC Celebrates Third Year. Community radio station, Wirral Wave, celebrates its third year of broadcasting to the Wirral and beyond, this June 2022. Now based in Make […]

23rd June 2022

Make’s Fathers Day Gift Guide

By Amy Higham on May 26th, 2022 in Residents

Fathers Day is just around the corner and if you’re anything like me, you’ll find dads a little more difficult to buy for. But fear not, we’ve rounded up some […]

26th May 2022

Make CIC Appoints New Board Member

By Amy Higham on May 24th, 2022 in Team

Make CIC has successfully appointed a new board member to support the organisation as it grows its reach and impact across the city region. Gavin Thomas joins as a voluntary […]

24th May 2022

Make CIC appoints new Enterprise Manager

By Amy Higham on May 17th, 2022 in Enterprise Hub

We’re excited to reveal our new Enterprise Manager, welcome to the team AJ! This new role will be to lead on all things enterprise and business support at Make CIC […]

17th May 2022

Made by Make: The Good Business Festival

By Amy Higham on May 6th, 2022 in Made By Make

This March, we collaborated with The Good Business Festival on not one, not two but FOUR exciting Made by Make projects, all in aid of the festival’s three-day event, which […]

6th May 2022

Monthly Maker: Alison Ashton – Make Mosaics Workshops

By Amy Higham on March 31st, 2022 in Monthly Maker

Our monthly maker series is making a comeback, and what better way to get it going than with Alison Ashton; community educator and workshop leader. If you’ve been to one […]

31st March 2022

Makes Enterprising Women

By Amy Higham on March 8th, 2022 in Enterprise Hub| From Rosie Ashton| International Womens Day

This year to celebrate International Women’s Day, we thought we would take a moment to highlight some of the incredible things that women on our Enterprise Hub Skills programme have […]

8th March 2022

Makes Mothers Day Gift Guide

By Amy Higham on March 2nd, 2022 in From Amy Higham| Residents| Uncategorised

Mothers Day is just around the corner and it’s important to make sure you let your Mother, parent or those you love know how much you mean to them, because […]

2nd March 2022

Job Opportunity at Make – Estates Manager

By Liam Kelly on February 24th, 2022 in Jobs at Make

ESTATES MANAGER We are looking for someone to join the Make CIC team as an Estates Manager. This role will lead, manage and deliver the organisation’s estates strategy; to have […]

24th February 2022

Join our board

By Liam Kelly on February 24th, 2022 in From Liam Kelly| Jobs at Make

CO-OPTED BOARD MEMBER (Portfolio: Property / Estates) We are looking for someone to join our board as a co-opted member to support the organisation as we open a new hub […]

24th February 2022

Job Opportunity at Make – Enterprise Advisor

By Liam Kelly on February 24th, 2022 in Jobs at Make

ENTERPRISE ADVISOR We are looking for someone to join the Make CIC team as an enterprise advisor. This role will lead on the delivery of Make’s enterprise programme, directly supporting […]

24th February 2022

RFQ: Make CIC Annual Report 2021-22

By Amy Higham on January 18th, 2022 in From Amy Higham

Make CIC has drafted an annual report for 2021-22 and is now seeking support to move the document from draft to finished, ready to publish in April. The report needs […]

18th January 2022

Is Carbon Tunnel Vision preventing SME’s taking action?

By Rosie Ashton on December 24th, 2021 in From Rosie Ashton

COP26 has put into razor sharp focus the need for businesses to take action to help the world “keep 1.5 alive”. But is Carbon Tunnel Vision preventing SME’s making 2022 […]

24th December 2021

Makes Festive Gift Guide

By Amy Higham on December 3rd, 2021 in From Amy Higham| Residents| Uncategorised

Welcome to our independent gift guide! Make is full of makers, thinkers and doers creating wonderful products all year round. It’s always important to support our small independent businesses when […]

3rd December 2021

Monthly Maker: Mary Hennessy Jones

By Amy Higham on November 29th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

For November’s monthly maker, I sat down with Mary Hennessy Jones, an artist working towards a Masters of Fine Art at Liverpool John Moores University. Mary is currently working on […]

29th November 2021

Job Opportunity at Make – Cafe Assistant Kickstarter

By Amy Higham on November 22nd, 2021 in Make Hamilton Square| Uncategorised

Cafe Assistant Kickstarter These roles are provided by the KICK START SCHEME and are both subject to eligibility criteria. CAFE ASSISTANT Key Responsibilities Ensuring the smooth running of […]

22nd November 2021

COP26 ARUP and C40 Cities Commission

By Amy Higham on November 3rd, 2021 in Made By Make

We’re excited to reveal our most recent Made by Make commission which we have been working on for the past few months. Last month we worked from concept to build […]

3rd November 2021

Monthly Maker: Melody Rule – Curious Twist

By Amy Higham on October 29th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

For October’s Monthly Maker, we caught up with cross-stitch extraordinaire, Make Hamilton resident, and Founder of Curious Twist, Melody Rule. We chatted about Melody’s craft whilst she worked on some […]

29th October 2021

Our classes are coming to Liscard!

By Amy Higham on October 14th, 2021 in Uncategorised

Make’s creative classes programme will be coming to the heart of Liscard this winter in a pop up shop at Liscards Cherry Tree Shopping Centre. The free classes programme, funded […]

14th October 2021

Monthly Maker: Marilynn Baby

By Amy Higham on September 24th, 2021 in Monthly Maker

We’re back with our September monthly maker, and this month we caught up with Marilynn Baby, Artist and North Docks resident. Marilynn is a cast artist focussing mostly on body […]

24th September 2021

Generations For Change: Ruvimbo Bliss Munodawafa

By Amy Higham on September 2nd, 2021 in Uncategorised

A pre-word from Make CIC Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA), in partnership with Curious Minds; a charity dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people through great […]

2nd September 2021

Monthly Maker: Sue Grafflin

By Amy Higham on July 30th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

We’re heading into summer with a brand new monthly maker from stained glass artist and Make Baltic resident, Sue Grafflin. Sue and I met at our Baltic open-plan studios on […]

30th July 2021

Winner of the Creative Impact Award!

By Amy Higham on July 8th, 2021 in Uncategorised

Yes that’s right, we picked up the Creative Impact Award at the 2021 Liverpool Echo Regional Business Awards! This years ceremony took place virtually, a little differently to the usual […]

8th July 2021

Monthly Maker: Ruvimbo Munodawafa – Generations for Change

By Amy Higham on June 30th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

This month I chatted with Ruvimbo Munodawafa, creative and Young Producer at Make. Ruvimbo joined us through the Generations for Change project, a paid placement for young creatives of Black, […]

30th June 2021

Make CIC 2020-2021 Annual Report

By Amy Higham on June 23rd, 2021 in Uncategorised

2020 was an unprecedented and uncertain year for everyone. We’ve taken the time to reflect over the 12 months of our financial year and produced an annual report which tells […]

23rd June 2021

RFQ: Make CIC Website Redevelopment

By Amy Higham on June 11th, 2021 in Uncategorised

Request for Quotation Redevelopment of Make CIC’s website Brief Make CIC is seeking to appoint someone to lead and deliver the complete redevelopment of the organisation’s website. The website […]

11th June 2021

Call for Artists: Mural Commission

By Amy Higham on June 2nd, 2021 in Make North Docks| Uncategorised

Call for Artists Mural at Make North Docks Make is excited to commission a local artist to brighten up the colourless courtyard walls and workshop roller shutter at Make […]

2nd June 2021

Monthly Maker: Lewis Claus – Mind Kontrol

By Amy Higham on May 28th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

For May’s monthly maker we’re shining a spotlight on Lewis Claus, graphic designer and founder of music event and streetwear brand Mind Kontrol. Lewis joined us at Make through the […]

28th May 2021

Monthly Maker: Aurélie Vanbergen – Aura Living

By Amy Higham on April 30th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

This month I met with North Docks resident, ceramicist and founder of Aura Living Aurélie Vanbergen. We met in our North Docks hire space and chatted about Aurélies’ journey into […]

30th April 2021

Job Opportunity at Make – Maintenance Assistant

By Liam Kelly on April 19th, 2021 in Uncategorised

These roles are provided by the Kick Start Scheme and are both subject to eligibility criteria. Job Purpose and Summary The available roles of the Maintenance Assistant is to enable the […]

19th April 2021

Make Hamilton Garden Update – Community Garden Week

By Rosie Ashton on April 8th, 2021 in Make Hamilton Square| Uncategorised

Our most recent space, Make Hamilton is home to our community garden, Birkenhead’s urban oasis. Formerly Wirral Council’s Millennium Garden, the garden had become neglected and overgrown over many years. […]

8th April 2021

Monthly Maker: George Ashton Woodworking

By Amy Higham on March 31st, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

We’re back with March’s monthly maker. This month I chatted with North Docks resident and woodworker, George Ashton. We met in our North Docks hire space with the very apt […]

31st March 2021

RFQ: Make’s 2020-21 Annual Report

By Liam Kelly on March 26th, 2021 in Uncategorised

Make CIC has drafted an annual report for 2020-21 and is now seeking support to move the document from draft to finished, ready to publish in April. The report needs […]

26th March 2021

Women of Make CIC on International Women’s Day 2021

By Amy Higham on March 8th, 2021 in From Charlotte Harkins| Residents

International Women’s Day is a global day to celebrate the achievements of women; from social and economical, to cultural and political. There’s no doubt that during the last 12 months […]

8th March 2021

Monthly Maker: Rachel Owen Art

By Amy Higham on February 26th, 2021 in Monthly Maker

We’re back with our second monthly maker of the year and this month we chatted to Rachel Owen; artist, graphic designer and Make North Docks resident. Sat in our wonderfully […]

26th February 2021

Monthly Maker: Alex Fletcher Art

By Amy Higham on January 29th, 2021 in Monthly Maker

Well, we made it to 2021! And we’re starting the year off with a monthly maker from Alex Fletcher, an artist, painter and one of our residents based at Make […]

29th January 2021

Monthly Maker: Brantina Chisango – B’VARI

By Amy Higham on December 30th, 2020 in Monthly Maker

It’s time for the last monthly maker of the year, and what a year it’s been! What better way to finish it off than with an interview with the super […]

30th December 2020

Eight Ideas to Build Bootle Back Better

By Liam Kelly on December 15th, 2020 in Bootle Festival of Ideas

The Bootle Festival of Ideas, backed by Sefton Council, gave residents a chance to develop ideas and win a share of a starter-grant. Over the course of six events, 161 […]

15th December 2020

Lee’s Legacy – In memory of Lee Kent

By Amy Higham on December 14th, 2020 in From Kirsten Little

The best part about my job is the time I get to spend with people. From the quaint to the queer; the quiet to the down right extrovert, I count […]

14th December 2020

Bootle Festival of Ideas celebration event, gate-crashed by visitors from the future.

By Liam Kelly on December 7th, 2020 in Bootle Festival of Ideas

On Wednesday 2nd December we gathered on Zoom to hear about the fantastic ideas that have emerged from the Bootle Festival of Ideas, held as part of the Sefton’s year […]

7th December 2020

Bootle Festival of Ideas Celebration

By Amy Higham on December 2nd, 2020 in Bootle Festival of Ideas

Let’s celebrate the ideas that can #BuildBootleBackBetter. It feels like a different time, but back in September, we launched Bootle Festival of Ideas. Alongside Kindred, the project was commissioned by […]

2nd December 2020

Monthly Maker: Alex Walker – Blast from the Past Vintage

By Amy Higham on November 30th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker

For November’s monthly maker, I caught up with one of our workshop members and founder of Blast from the Past, Alex Fletcher. Alex runs an online vintage store and also […]

30th November 2020

Makes Independent Gift Guide: Part 2

By Amy Higham on November 26th, 2020 in From Amy Higham

We are back with part 2 of our independent gift guide! If you’ve read part 1, then you have already seen some of the talented makers we included from the […]

26th November 2020

Makes Independent Gift Guide: Part 1

By Amy Higham on November 12th, 2020 in From Amy Higham

Welcome to part 1 of our Independent Gift Guide. What a year! If the last eight months have reminded us of anything, it’s that community is at the heart of […]

12th November 2020

Monthly Maker: Charlotte Walford – Lottie Knits

By Amy Higham on October 30th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker

It’s time for another monthly maker and this time I had a chat with Make Hamilton resident, and founder of Lottie Knits, Charlotte Walford. After what felt like forever, Lottie […]

30th October 2020

Job opportunity at MAKE CIC – Office Manager & Executive PA

By Liam Kelly on October 20th, 2020 in From Liam Kelly

OFFICE MANAGER & EXECUTIVE PA Job Purpose and Summary Make CIC’s vision is to see people to turn passion into prosperity. The organisation’s mission is to provide services; support people; […]

20th October 2020

Winter Arkade 2020

By Amy Higham on October 19th, 2020 in Events| Festivals| From Amy Higham| Uncategorised

Make North Docks and Invisible Wind Factory are collaborating once more to bring you Liverpool’s most alternative and unique festive shopping experience for the third year running. The festive season […]

19th October 2020

Monthly Maker: Sophie Mason – Pop Up Poetry

By Amy Higham on September 29th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker

It’s time again for our monthly maker and this time we chatted with one of our newest Make Baltic residents, Sophie Mason founder of Pop Up Poetry. Sophie and […]

29th September 2020

Autumn Arkade 2020

By Amy Higham on September 18th, 2020 in Events| Festivals| Uncategorised

This October you’re invited to stop in for a spell at Make Hamilton for our first Autumn Arkade. For the family, there’ll be safe, socially distanced, themed workshops for all […]

18th September 2020

Monthly Maker: Lee Pennington – Open Door Charity

By Amy Higham on August 28th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker

This month we’re chatting to one of our newest residents at Make, Lee Pennington, founder of the Open Door Charity. I was thrilled to hear that the Open Door Charity […]

28th August 2020

Make leads Festival of Ideas in Bootle

By Amy Higham on August 19th, 2020 in Bootle Festival of Ideas

We’ve just launched a new project, backed by Sefton Council, which aims to give Bootle residents a say in how to ‘build back better’. Sefton Council has asked us to […]

19th August 2020

Monthly Maker: Duane Chong GROW-Wellbeing

By Amy Higham on July 29th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker

For July’s monthly maker I caught up with forest school leader, founder of GROW-Wellbeing, and Make Hamilton resident Duane Chong. Duane was one of our first residents at Make Hamilton, […]

29th July 2020

Monthly Maker: Anthony Parry Cappa E Spada

By Amy Higham on June 30th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker

It’s time for June’s monthly maker. A month back, I met with North Docks resident and furniture design whizz, Tony Parry, founder of interior design brand Cappa E Spada. I […]

30th June 2020

Make Solidarity Prints – Crowdfunder Campaign

By Amy Higham on June 26th, 2020 in Crowdfunding

We’ve launched a series of solidarity themed prints. We’ve all found the past few months challenging in different ways. In particular lock-down has impacted small businesses and sole traders. But […]

26th June 2020

Black Lives Matter – Make CIC’s next step

By Liam Kelly on June 18th, 2020 in From Liam Kelly

Make CIC recognises that more must be done to address systemic racism. For us, this has to be a moment of introspection where we listen and learn about what our […]

18th June 2020

Monthly Maker: Rowan Watts VIP Puppets

By Amy Higham on May 22nd, 2020 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

One of my favourite times of the month is when I get to sit and chat to our residents, find out things I never knew before, all of the exciting […]

22nd May 2020

Monthly Maker: Claire Buckley

By Amy Higham on April 16th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

It’s time for April’s Monthly Maker and time for me to put technology to the test once again. Tea, tablet and notepad at the ready, I caught up over the […]

16th April 2020

Monthly Maker: Annabelle Gralton

By Amy Higham on March 26th, 2020 in Monthly Maker| Residents| Uncategorised

For this month’s monthly maker, I caught up with our fantastic North Docks resident and artist Annabelle Gralton. Sat at my makeshift working desk (formerly makeup desk), with a cup […]

26th March 2020

Covid-19 FAQ’s for the Make CIC community

By Liam Kelly on March 24th, 2020 in Uncategorised

Frequently Asked Questions Last updated: 18 / 06 / 2020 – 17:08 This post is dedicated to keeping members of the Make CIC community updated by answering frequently asked questions. […]

24th March 2020

Make CIC’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19)

By Liam Kelly on March 18th, 2020 in From Liam Kelly

Make CIC is continuing to do the best we can, following the advice available from the government as it becomes available. It is our intention for all of Make CIC’s […]

18th March 2020

Monthly Maker: Ben Evans

By Amy Higham on February 29th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

February’s monthly maker is none other than our very own, Ben Evans. At Make, we have an eclectic mix of makers, from puppeteers to silversmiths and beyond. But it’s not […]

29th February 2020

Job opportunity at MAKE CIC – Education Manager

By Liam Kelly on February 28th, 2020 in From Liam Kelly

EDUCATION MANAGER Job Purpose and Summary Make CIC’s vision is to see people turn their passion in to prosperity. The mission is to provide services; support people; facilitate resources and […]

28th February 2020

Monthly Maker: Catherine Rogers Cut Out Collage

By Amy Higham on January 22nd, 2020 in Make Baltic| Monthly Maker| Residents

We sat down with Catherine Rogers, founder of Cut Out Collage and Resident of Make Baltic, to bring back our Monthly Maker series. Catherine makes beautiful collage pieces, fine line […]

22nd January 2020

New Year, New Skill

By Amy Higham on January 9th, 2020 in Classes| Uncategorised

Learn a New skill this New Year What better way to start off your year than by learning a new skill or craft. Most of us set ourselves new year’s […]

9th January 2020

Make Hamilton looking for a cafe operator

By Liam Kelly on December 17th, 2019 in From Liam Kelly| Make Hamilton Square

Make CIC has recently launched a new Creative Hub in Birkenhead, Hamilton Square. It is growing into a hive of activity with 10 of 15 private studios already filled; plans […]

17th December 2019

Winter Arkade & Winter Arts Market Favourites

By Amy Higham on December 9th, 2019 in Events| From Liam Kelly

Twas the month before Christmas, when all through the city… markets showcased the best of the region’s independents. So, just in case you missed either, here is a round up […]

9th December 2019

The Festive Season at Make

By Amy Higham on November 20th, 2019 in Classes| Events| From Amy Higham| Uncategorised

It’s already November and the festive season is just around the corner, and at Make, were ready for it! If you’re looking for some slightly alternative gifts, or just some […]

20th November 2019

The Dead of Night Film Festival at Make North Docks

By Amy Higham on October 5th, 2019 in Events| From Amy Higham| Make North Docks| Uncategorised

The Dead of Night Film Festival is brought to you by Two-Headed Snake Entertainment and The Liverpool Horror Club. Their festival objective is to bring new independent horror short and […]

5th October 2019

Winter Arkade 2019 Stallholders Call Out

By Amy Higham on October 3rd, 2019 in Events| From Amy Higham| Make North Docks| Uncategorised

Winter Arkade 2019 CALL OUT for stallholders: artists, creators, makers and doers, bakers and brewers We’re very excited to announce our Winter Arkade in collaboration with our amazing neighbours Invisible Wind […]

3rd October 2019

LAST DAY OF #MakeHamiltonGrow

By Amy Higham on September 4th, 2019 in Crowdfunding| Make Hamilton Grow| Uncategorised

On Friday 30th August our Crowdfunder campaign #MakeHamiltonGrow successfully reached 100% of our target hitting just over £5000. Now, with just 9 HOURS left, 140 people have joined the crowd […]

4th September 2019

Half way there!

By Liam Kelly on August 7th, 2019 in Crowdfunding| From Liam Kelly| Make Hamilton Grow

September will mark 50 years for the building and the conclusion of our crowdfunding campaign. The 24th of September 2019 will be the 50th anniversary of the building which Make […]

7th August 2019

Crowdfunder Campaign #MakeHamiltonGrow

By Amy Higham on July 12th, 2019 in Crowdfunding| From Amy Higham| Make Hamilton Grow| Uncategorized

We’ve launched a crowdfunder campaign! As you might have already seen in the news, Make CIC is about to embark on a journey that is nearly two years in […]

12th July 2019

Exhibition: Joana De Oliveira Guerreiro at Make North Docks

By Amy Higham on July 11th, 2019 in Events| From Amy Higham

This week we had the pleasure of having two work experience students from Neston High School with us at North Docks. Jess and Joe aged 16 and 17 are […]

11th July 2019

Make Hamilton Square

By Liam Kelly on July 5th, 2019 in Make Hamilton Grow

Make CIC to transform vacant building in historic Hamilton Square in to hub for arts, culture & creativity; and revive a community garden. Project is forecast to produce £1,600,000 […]

5th July 2019

Monthly Maker: Mikki Gleave

By Amy Higham on June 14th, 2019 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker| Residents| Uncategorized

After a long wait our Monthly Maker series is finally back! And to Bring back the series is Artist, writer and photographer Mikki Gleave. Mikki has just finished a residency […]

14th June 2019

Job opportunity at MAKE CIC – Custodian Assistant (Trainee)

By Liam Kelly on June 12th, 2019 in From Liam Kelly

CUSTODIAN ASSISTANT (Trainee) This role has strict eligibility criteria Candidates must currently be unemployed, 25 – 29, a Liverpool resident able to register with Liverpool Ways to Work programme […]

12th June 2019

Make Gallery Open Call

By Amy Higham on June 4th, 2019 in Events| From Amy Higham| Make North Docks

Make Gallery Open Call Make Liverpool is giving artists the opportunity to show their work at Make North Docks. Each exhibition will run for two months at a time […]

4th June 2019

Make Resident Secures Awesome Foundation Grant

By Amy Higham on May 9th, 2019 in Classes| From Amy Higham| Make North Docks| Residents| Uncategorized

The Liverpool Chapter of the Awesome Project Grant Make Resident £500 Our North Docks resident Malcolm of Ten Street Cycles creates bespoke bicycles hand built in Liverpool, here at Make. […]

9th May 2019

Job opportunity at MAKE

By Liam Kelly on May 9th, 2019 in From Liam Kelly

OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Job Purpose and Summary MAKE CIC operates two spaces across Liverpool and is planning a third space in Birkenhead to open in 2019. The role of […]

9th May 2019

Make Liverpool Appoints a New Chairperson

By Amy Higham on April 2nd, 2019 in From Liam Kelly

Kate Lucy appointed as Make Liverpool’s new Chair Make Liverpool, a social enterprise operating across the Liverpool City Region, has appointed a new chairperson to the board of directors. As […]

2nd April 2019

Mothers Day Independent Gift Guide

By Amy Higham on March 21st, 2019 in From Amy Higham

The Ultimate Gift Guide for Mothers Day Mothers Day is approaching and it’s important to spend the time appreciating your Mother, parent or guardian, who most definitely deserve it. […]

21st March 2019

Made by Make: Calderstones Pirate Ship Installation

By Amy Higham on January 15th, 2019 in From Jess Molyneux| Made By Make

By Jess Molyneux Following its successful takeover in Liverpool ONE over the summer, Make Liverpool have collaborated with The Reader to bring a part of the pirate treasure island […]

15th January 2019

Zero-Con the Zero-waste Convention at Make North Docks

By Amy Higham on January 11th, 2019 in Events| From Amy Higham| Make North Docks

Small Steps and Just Little Things are teaming up to host the UK’s first ever Zero Waste Convention, Zero-Con. With a large trade fair, workshops, talks and socials, it’s […]

11th January 2019

Bespoke leather goods handcrafted in Liverpool

By Amy Higham on January 4th, 2019 in From Amy Higham| From Jess Molyneux| Residents

By Jess Molyneux Rawhide Custom, based at Make Liverpool in the North Docks, creates British veg-tanned leather goods crafted entirely by hand Whether it’s a custom wallet, personalised dog […]

4th January 2019

Make’s independent gift guide

By Liam Kelly on November 2nd, 2018 in From Liam Kelly

Step aside Halloween – Christmas is coming. If you’re anything like the talented makers of Liverpool’s city region, you’re already thinking about it… Christmas of course! We make no apologies. […]

2nd November 2018

Monthly Maker: Anthony Parry

By Ruby Jenkins on August 17th, 2018 in Make North Docks| Monthly Maker| Residents

Anthony Parry, founder and maker behind the high-end furniture company Cappa E Spada, took some time to tell us about what he makes, why he makes it, and where […]

17th August 2018

Monthly Maker: Hairy Mitten

By Ruby Jenkins on May 30th, 2018 in Make North Docks| Monthly Maker| Residents| Workspace

The maker of this month is our North Docks resident Sign Maker Harry Mytton. He is a traditional bespoke sign writer based in Liverpool and Chester and has made […]

30th May 2018

Lucy’s intro to woodwork

By Lucy Cashman on May 5th, 2018 in From Lucy Cashman

“I literally made a toolbox from a few planks of wood, by myself!” Familiar with Make and its mission to support artists & makers throughout Liverpool, I’d never been […]

5th May 2018

Monthly Maker: Ro The Cake Artist

By Ruby Jenkins on April 18th, 2018 in Monthly Maker

April’s Monthly Maker is Ro the Cake Artist! Ro makes stunning wedding cakes from her space at Make Baltic. Seriously, have you seen these cakes? They would be equally […]

18th April 2018

BowWowHaus London @ Make North Docks

By Ruby Jenkins on April 13th, 2018 in Make North Docks| Residents| workshop

Written by: Abi Claton & Cait Milner, edited by Ruby Jenkins Condy Lofthouse Architects (CLA) have joined the Make North Docks workshop workshop to create a dog house as […]

13th April 2018

Monthly Maker: Ken Bullock

By Ruby Jenkins on March 21st, 2018 in Monthly Maker

Our monthly maker for March is the one and only Ken Bullock, our long-time serving craft signwriter here at Make Baltic. Ken is a freelancer and has managed to […]

21st March 2018

Made by Make: Finsa Commission

By Liam Kelly on March 18th, 2018 in From Liam Kelly| Made By Make

Make Liverpool have completed a major commission for Birkenhead based wood manufacture Finsa, who wanted to find a striking way to exhibit their product range at one of the countries […]

18th March 2018

Recreating Spiral Expansions with Matt Smith

By Ruby Jenkins on February 21st, 2018 in Classes| Make North Docks| Residents

Written by: Abi Clayton and Cait Milner, edited by Ruby Jenkins Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) was an Italian painter and sculptor. According to The Tate he was said to have ‘helped […]

21st February 2018

Monthly Maker James Stampone!

By Ruby Jenkins on February 7th, 2018 in From Ruby Jenkins| Monthly Maker

Written by: Abi Clayton and Cait Milner, edited by Ruby Jenkins Our monthly maker for February 2018 is our Make Baltic resident James Stampone, an illustrator and graphic […]

7th February 2018

Cappa e Spada Tables at Peaky Blinders Bar!

By Ruby Jenkins on January 14th, 2018 in Make North Docks| Residents

Make North Docks resident Cappa E Spada Bespoke Furniture Designs has created some amazing work for the new Peaky Blinders Bar – Liverpool! We wanted to know a bit […]

14th January 2018

Monthly Maker: Miriam Rowe!

By Ruby Jenkins on January 12th, 2018 in From Ruby Jenkins| Monthly Maker

This month’s monthly maker, Miriam Rowe, is a film editor and one of our newest residents at Make Baltic. She says that working in film, she is “particularly drawn to […]

12th January 2018

Code-A-Drone Workshop with MakoEducation!

By Ruby Jenkins on December 18th, 2017 in Classes| Make North Docks| workshop

MakoEducation has begun hosting their Code-A-Drone workshops right here at Make North Docks! Code-a-Drone is the perfect activity to get young people to discover and show off their creative talents and […]

18th December 2017

Learn to Needle Felt at Make North Docks!

By Ruby Jenkins on December 18th, 2017 in Uncategorised

Learn to needle felt at Make! In this workshop, you’ll be shown the basics of how to create 3D felted objects and mould wool fibres, all while creating your very […]

18th December 2017

Introduction to Green Wood Carving

By Ruby Jenkins on December 18th, 2017 in Classes| Make North Docks

Make’s Intro to Green Wood Carving is one of our newest workshops here in the North Docks. A great way to learn a new skill from scratch, this 6 […]

18th December 2017