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Open Things are open source products initiated by me, Roy Mohan Shearer. They are simple technical products that are crafted according to open source principles. On this website you will find all the information required to build from scratch, hack, edit, remix, redesign or de-design any Open Thing.

This website is also home to some analysis on the topic of Open Design. I am developing this work as part of a Craft Development Bursary at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. This bursary is part of the larger research project Past, Present and Future Craft Practice in partnership with the Scottish Arts Council.

About me

I am Roy Mohan Shearer, a designer, maker and musician based in Glasgow, UK. I am a proud member of the Southside Studios, and trade under the name of Zero-waste Design. You can find out more about my previous design work at www.zero-waste.co.uk.

Email me here at info(at)openthing(dot)org.

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