Meet the Team

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Sarah Alexander
Director
Max Alexander
Technical Manager
Automata technician, exhibition installation, retail & social media
Sophie Malpas
Special Events Manager
AutomataFest & events
Jane Perkins
Community Outreach

Suzan Aral

Designer
Branding and graphic design

Patrick Bond

Automata Technician
Gary Alexander

Gary Alexander

Images, designing, making & general geekery

Patrons

Anthony Horowitz

Author & Screenwriter
Anthony is a passionate automata collector and a huge supporter of our work with young people. The seaside town of Hastings is close to Anthonyโ€™s heart, it is where he spent 16 years filming the TV series Foyles War.

Tim Hunkin

Inventor
Tim is our Chief Engineer - he will help us to inspire young people to engage in engineering with his unique and unconventional perspective on the importance of engineering today.

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We need more patrons and supporters to champion our work and develop our community projects.

Get in touch to find out more

Board of Advisors

Henrietta Boex

Curator & Arts Consultant

Ben Davidson

Architect, Director - Rodic Davidson

Michael Start

Horologist & Director of House of Automata

Artist Facilitators

Loulou Cousin
Artist
Stephen Guy
Fire the Inventor
Ryan Jenkins
Wonderful Idea Co.
Kathryn Rathke
Artist

Founder's Circle

Join our Founder's Circle by making a donation of ยฃ500 or more. Founders receive invites to exclusive events and help us keep this show on the road!

Thank you
Deborah Bowater
Ian Bowater
Madeleine Gilbart
Tom Haney
Barbara Horowitz
Marc Horowitz
Will Jackson
Susan Kirby
Stephen Pizzey
Tim Stevenson
Simon Venus
Fionna Wire
Our mission is to promote engineering and creativity through workshops, exhibitions and automata kits.

As a Community Interest Company all profits go toward this valuable work.

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