From my studio

What I make, test and refine.

From electronics and smart applications to recipes, historical techniques and other ideas that take shape through making.

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Four directions, one curiosity.

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Five separately controlled blinds across a curved row of windows
Smart applications Active

Five blinds, five controllers

Five independent ESPHome controllers operate the blinds across a curved row of windows, each with its own ESP32, motor, firmware and name.

  • ESP32-C6
  • ESPHome
  • Home Assistant
  • 28BYJ-48
  • 3D printing
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Medium-grey SwitchBox6 with six metal toggle switches on a workbench
Smart applications Prototype

SwitchBox6

Six physical switches for blinds, lighting and radio, connected directly to Home Assistant.

  • ESP32-C6
  • ESPHome
  • Home Assistant
  • 3D printing
  • Physical controls
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Nimbus climate display with visible copper traces, OLED screen and climate sensor
Smart applications Active

Nimbus

A climate display that measures indoor conditions, shows outdoor data from Home Assistant and helps sun protection respond to heat.

  • ESP32-C3
  • ESPHome
  • Home Assistant
  • DHT22
  • OLED
  • 3D printing
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Smoked Armadillo Eggs with bacon and barbecue sauce, two cut open to show the cheese-filled jalapeño.
Kitchen

Armadillo Eggs

Spicy, smoky and generously filled: eight large jalapeños with a creamy cheese filling, wrapped in seasoned pork mince and streaky bacon. They are slowly hot-smoked, glazed with my red barbecue sauce and briefly grilled until crisp.

  • BBQ
  • Pork
  • Spicy
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Homemade red BBQ sauce with caramelised onion and vegetables
Kitchen

Red BBQ sauce with caramelised onion

A rich, savoury BBQ sauce with slowly caramelised onion, tomato and vegetables — no ketchup and not overly sweet.

  • Sauce
  • BBQ
  • Savoury
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Homemade green BBQ sauce with leek, celery, pepper and jalapeño
Kitchen

Green BBQ sauce with leek and jalapeño

A savoury, gently spicy BBQ sauce with leek, celery, green pepper, jalapeño and blond beer.

  • Sauce
  • BBQ
  • Jalapeño
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Dark hot sauce with grilled Purple Pumpkin and Calabrian cherry peppers
Kitchen

Purple Pumpkin hot sauce

A dark roasted hot sauce made with grilled Purple Pumpkins and Calabrian cherry peppers, chipotle, balsamic and Worcestershire.

  • Hot sauce
  • Peppers
  • Spicy
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Two preparations of BBQ ribs, one with a spice crust and one with an umami glaze
Kitchen

BBQ ribs, two ways

One mustard and dry-rub version, one dark umami marinade — cooked indirectly and browned only at the end.

  • BBQ
  • Pork
  • Marinade
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Golden chicken thighs with garlic butter and fresh basil
Kitchen

Garlic-butter and basil chicken thighs

A mild marinade with garlic-butter seasoning, mustard, Worcestershire, fresh basil and a touch of lemon.

  • BBQ
  • Chicken
  • Marinade
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Grilled chicken breast with tomato, thyme, garlic and basil marinade
Kitchen

Mediterranean tomato and thyme chicken marinade

Tomato paste, thyme, garlic, basil and olive oil give chicken breast a rich Mediterranean flavour.

  • Marinade
  • Chicken
  • Mediterranean
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Illustration of a Raspberry Pi with an AI module connected to three security cameras that detect people, vehicles and animals locally.
Homelab & AI In development

Frigate on a Raspberry Pi 5

A local camera surveillance system using Frigate, a Raspberry Pi 5 and Hailo-8L for fast object detection without depending on the cloud.

  • Raspberry Pi
  • Frigate
  • Docker
  • Hailo-8L
  • AI
  • Home Assistant
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Illustration of a home where Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi is connected to a blind, a self-built six-button controller, a temperature sensor with a display and security cameras.
Homelab & AI Active

Home Assistant at the heart of my smart home

Home Assistant forms the central layer of my smart home, connecting self-built ESPHome devices, sensors, controls and automations.

  • Home Assistant
  • ESPHome
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Automation
  • IoT
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Overview

Everything from the studio

Five separately controlled blinds across a curved row of windows
Smart applications Active

Five blinds, five controllers

Five independent ESPHome controllers operate the blinds across a curved row of windows, each with its own ESP32, motor, firmware and name.

  • ESP32-C6
  • ESPHome
  • Home Assistant
  • 28BYJ-48
  • 3D printing
View project →
Medium-grey SwitchBox6 with six metal toggle switches on a workbench
Smart applications Prototype

SwitchBox6

Six physical switches for blinds, lighting and radio, connected directly to Home Assistant.

  • ESP32-C6
  • ESPHome
  • Home Assistant
  • 3D printing
  • Physical controls
View project →
Nimbus climate display with visible copper traces, OLED screen and climate sensor
Smart applications Active

Nimbus

A climate display that measures indoor conditions, shows outdoor data from Home Assistant and helps sun protection respond to heat.

  • ESP32-C3
  • ESPHome
  • Home Assistant
  • DHT22
  • OLED
  • 3D printing
View project →