Author: Francesco Riganese

Francesco Riganese edits Makerstations. He reads every desk setup readers send in, talks with the makers behind the ones we feature, and writes the site’s reports on jobs, pay and the companies people work for. If you have a setup to share or spot something we got wrong, he’d like to hear from you.

Name: Merve Location: Glasgow, Scotland Occupation: Postgraduate student Room size: 20 m2 (215 ft²) Cost of the setup: $693 (£500) Social media: YouTube and Instagram Hey, Merve! Tell us a bit about yourself Hi, this is Merve and I am a post-grad student in Glasgow. While doing my master, I wanted to save some memories for later. Initially, I wanted to create a YouTube channel and put my videos while studying at the library or walking around the gorgeous University of Glasgow campus for myself. Not many people know that but YouTube could also be used as a cloud service…

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Name: Christian Realin Location: Ilocos Sur, Philippines Occupation: Student Room size: 4,6 m2 (50 ft²) Cost of the setup: $640 Social media: personal Instagram and art Instagram Hey, Christian! Tell us a bit about yourself I am a third-year college student studying BS in Electronics Engineering at Mariano Marcos State University and I have a passion for arts and graphic design. This passion sparked during my high school years but I only got serious about it when I was in my first year of college. The whole thing started with me being a part of my school’s publication as a…

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