Author: Francesco Riganese

Name: Ashley Sainato Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, US Occupation: Service Coordinator Cost of setup: $1K Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself I’m a Service Coordinator for a construction contractor. I make sure our crews get paid. I recently came back from a 12-week maternity leave. It can be hectic, but I’ve been enjoying my time back. I absolutely love my job and my teammates. I’m lucky that my job allows me to have the work & life balance that it does. I’m 34 years old. Mom to a 3-month-old baby boy named Orin and two old dogs — Emma…

Name: Brett Atkinson Location: Irvine, California, US Occupation: Branded Content Producer and Freelance Front-End Developer Room size: 24 m² (260 ft²) Social media: Instagram, Twitter Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself I’m a 35-year-old producer of branded content for Taco Bell. My team and I are responsible for all the video content that comes out of Taco Bell. We handle all types of video content, from internal videos to certain broadcast ad spots. I majored in film in college. Quickly, I learned that Hollywood was not the right fit for me and that corporate content and advertising offered better…

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Name: Joel Honkanen Location: Järvenpää, Finland Occupation: Student Cost of setup: ~€3K ($3,2K) Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself Hey! My name is Joel, and I’m a third-year Energy engineering student at the University of Applied Sciences. My studies mainly focus on energy production, delivery, and storage methods, along with energy efficiency, hydrogen economy, and carbon dioxide recovery. I finished my earlier ICT degree in 2013, where I think my interest in PCs and setups comes from. During the seven years between my studies, I worked mainly in the technology industry. In my teenage years and early adulthood, I…

Name: Thomas Sanlis Location: Nantes, France Occupation: Web Developer and Indie Hacker Room size: 9 m² (97 ft²) Cost of setup: ~$3,7K Social media: Twitter Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself Hi there, thanks for having me on Maker Stations! My name is Thomas, and I’m a 27-year-old developer and indie hacker from France. I attended a school called Hetic, where I received a five-year education in web development, design, and marketing. Currently, I divide my time between indie hacking, teaching at Ada Tech School — an inclusive tech school in Nantes, and doing freelance development and design work.…

Name: Adam Peters Location: Brisbane, Australia Occupation: Customer Service Manager Room size: 9 m² (97 ft²) Social media: Instagram Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself Yo! How’s it going? My name is Adam. I’m currently working as a Customer Service Manager at the Australian retailer Myer based in Brisbane, Australia. I’ve been with the company for over ten years, and my experience ranges across the business, including online fulfilment, sales, and logistics. My role is store-based, and I’m not currently working from home. I use my workspace as a creative outlet where I pursue my other passions in photography…

Name: Zwitzh Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Occupation: Street Artist Room size: 6 m² (65 ft²) Cost of setup: Almost free Social media: Instagram Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself Hello, my name is Zwitzh, and I make street art. This is my cosy (and secret) workspace. Here I prepare my pieces, write and draw. And take a nap in my armchair. 🙂 I set up switches and other electrical installations with texts on them in the tension field between the city’s graffiti and the endless municipal electrical installations. The switches can be philosophical and existentialistic, but also time concepts and…

Name: Mathieu B. Location: Montrouge, a small town and commune next to Paris, France Occupation: Graphic Designer Room size: 25 m² (269 ft²) Cost of setup: $4,5K Social media: Instagram, Reddit, Twitter Website: Mathieu Brageul Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself I’m 38 years old, I have two daughters and I work as a freelance graphic designer in the Paris area. In 2005, I graduated from the Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués (LISAA) in Rennes and began working immediately after completing my studies. Initially, I worked for a design studio, followed by a newspaper, and eventually, I secured a…

Name: Emmie Villegas Location: Quezon City, the Philippines Occupation: Architect & Multi-disciplinary Designer Room size: 28 m² (301 ft²) Cost of setup: $6K Social media: Instagram, Twitter Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself I’m Emmie, an architect and designer by trade. My passion lies in creating and designing things, particularly objects and spaces that enhance the user experience. I primarily work as a freelance architect, but I also enjoy spending my free time doing graphic design, specialising in book layouts and thumbnail art. Apart from being a YouTube and Instagram creator, I have a steady musical career on the…

Name: Wouter de Bres Location: Voorschoten, the Netherlands Occupation: Product Designer Room size: 9 m² (97 ft²) Cost of setup: ~$5K Social media: Twitter Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself I’m Wouter de Bres. I’m a father of the most beautiful twin daughters in the world and a product designer & former psychologist from Voorschoten, the Netherlands. When I transitioned from psychology to design, I was initially embarrassed about my background. However, I soon realised that having a Psychology Master’s degree is a valuable asset for a designer. Dieter Rams once said: You cannot understand good design if you…