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NextFab member Sarah Juanita is a dynamic artist working between Baltimore and Philadelphia. Her work feels simultaneously futuristic and ancient, techie and earthy. Unsurprisingly, her process follows the same duality- […]
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Community First NextFab’s Wilmington, Delaware location, which opened in June of this year, is an exciting extension of NextFab’s commitment to community involvement. The genesis of the Wilmington location was […]
Things are getting a bit unruly in NextFab’s RAPID Hardware Accelerator. It started at the beginning of September when a Boston-based startup won a coveted spot in our latest Fall […]
As NextFab’s RAPID Hardware Accelerator program has grown, its reach has extended dramatically. For the Fall 2017 cohort, thirty-seven teams submitted applications from across the US as well as France, Brazil, […]
Scott Keeley is a patent agent and industrial designer. He has engineered products from guitars to wind turbines. Scott works as NextFab’s resident patent advisor, but he’s also been busy […]
Jezabel’s Studio Jezabel Careaga is a local restauranteur. Having moved to Philadelphia from Argentina in 2009, she opened her first restaurant, Jezabel’s, in 2010 in the Fitler Square neighborhood. With an […]
At the Intersection of Physical and Digital NextFab member, Dickie Cox, is a “transmedia artist, designer, and creative technologist”. If you asked him what that means, you wouldn’t be the first […]
Building assistive technology for people with disabilities On Sunday, June 18th, a group of volunteers came together at NextFab’s South Philly location in pursuit of a noble goal – to […]
Local Market Growth NextFab’s community market program is quickly becoming a must-attend monthly event in Philadelphia. The Community Market for Makers and Shakers showcases the work of members in a […]
BOK Bar On May 24th, 2017, a group of NextFab members and staff attended the opening of BOK Bar. The bar sits atop the roof of BOK, formerly Edward W. […]
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