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Meet Our Monthly Maker: Hayato Matsushita

Meet Our Monthly Maker: Hayato Matsushita

Artisan Entrepreneur, Making, Member Stories

August 26, 2026

This month, we sat down with Hayato Matsushita, an interdisciplinary conceptual artist and researcher based right here in Philadelphia, whose work treats American history like a puzzle box waiting to […]

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No Membership Required: NextFab’s Summer Classes Are Open to All

No Membership Required: NextFab’s Summer Classes Are Open to All

Making, Product Development

June 22, 2026

Looking to pick up a new skill this summer, but not ready to commit to a full membership? We’ve got you covered. For a limited time, NextFab is opening its […]

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Meet Your Monthly Maker: Alan Levine of All Dezign

Meet Your Monthly Maker: Alan Levine of All Dezign

Making, Member Stories

June 8, 2026

Website: alldezign.biz Instagram: @alldezign There’s a moment Alan Levine describes that probably sounds familiar to anyone who’s ever made something with their hands: you start with a shape, you add […]

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Fuse, Fire, and Flourish: NextFab’s Spring Flowers Enameling Workshop

Fuse, Fire, and Flourish: NextFab’s Spring Flowers Enameling Workshop

Making

May 25, 2026

Spring is the perfect season to try something new, and NextFab has a workshop that’s equal parts meditative craft and vibrant creative expression. The Spring Flowers Enameling Techniques workshop invites […]

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Behind the Seams: NextFab’s Workwear Jacket Series

Behind the Seams: NextFab’s Workwear Jacket Series

Making

May 11, 2026

If you’ve ever dreamed of owning a jacket that fits exactly the way you want, NextFab’s newest Maker Series course, Create Your Own Workwear Jacket, might be just the project […]

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Join the Mechanism 2026 Welcome Reception at NextFab

Join the Mechanism 2026 Welcome Reception at NextFab

Artisan Entrepreneur, Making, Product Development, Venture Services

April 27, 2026

Join us on May 12th as NextFab hosts the Welcome Reception for Mechanism’s National Gathering. What follows is three days dedicated to reimagining the future of local production. This isn’t […]

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Beat by Beat, Block by Block: Elaine Smith Turns Philadelphia’s Streets into Stages

Beat by Beat, Block by Block: Elaine Smith Turns Philadelphia’s Streets into Stages

Artisan Entrepreneur, Making, Member Stories, NextFab Stories

March 30, 2026

There’s a particular kind of courage it takes to transform trauma into generational strength. For Elaine Smith Holton, founder and artistic director of PHonk!Philly, that courage sounds like a surdo […]

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From Maine to Philly: Artist-in-Residence Lin Elkins on Play, Control, and the Art of Making

From Maine to Philly: Artist-in-Residence Lin Elkins on Play, Control, and the Art of Making

Artisan Entrepreneur, Member Stories, NextFab Stories

March 11, 2026

There’s something fitting about Caylin “Lin” Elkins commandeering two carts in the back hallway of NextFab. It’s resourceful, a little scrappy, and deeply intentional, which are all qualities that define […]

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Two New Maker Series Help Furnish Your Home

Two New Maker Series Help Furnish Your Home

Product Development

March 2, 2026

There’s something deeply satisfying about making something with your own hands that’s functional, beautiful, and entirely yours. But the gap between “I wish I could do that” and actually doing […]

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Tools of the Trades Returns March 19-20

Tools of the Trades Returns March 19-20

Artisan Entrepreneur

February 16, 2026

You’ve excelled at your craft: the welding torch, the sewing machine, the digital design software, but then someone asks about your pricing strategy, and suddenly you’re googling at 11 PM, […]

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