About
Learn more about NextFab, our services, and the future of making.
Makerspace
A place with all the tools you need for your creativity and hands-on-learning.
Membership
Our Members
Events
At NextFab, we’re always working on innovative creations and revolutionary ideas both inside and outside our studios. Stay up-to-date on news, and the incredible stories and projects happening in the NextFab community.
NextFab member Kurt van Mol was frustrated at his job as an electrical engineer. The company that he worked for left little room for the growth that he was seeking. […]
Read more
New American Public Art (NAPA) is a multidisciplinary design-build studio working at the forefront of public space and art. Their new project, entitled “Ourself”, is currently transforming public space in […]
It’s fun to cheer on friends who are doing great work. Kurt Swanson, a buddy of mine and fellow long-time member at NextFab, has been working his butt off for […]
Engineer and entrepreneur Ben Wolfgram teamed up with his artisan parents to create a fun new business that encompasses both of their passions. Wolfgram is the founder of WE Automation, […]
“Growing up, I was always active in school and athletics. In elementary school I wanted to get involved in every project or activity. I started learning sign language at age […]
Between the 15th and 18th of November, 2015, Jefferson University and NextFab hosted the three-day Independence/Jefferson HealthHack. As the name suggests, this was an event to “hack” health, or more specifically, […]
On Monday, May 2nd Mayor Jim Kenney attended a panel of tech community leaders to discuss how the City of Philadelphia plans to foster the growth of the local tech industry. […]
As Philadelphia’s most forward-thinking and tech-savvy development space and community, it stands to reason that NextFab has a strong educational focus. With eighty-eight college-level institutions and four hundred and fifty […]
“I was having kind of a bad day. I was between jobs, had a cold and was in a pretty foul mood all round. On my walk home from the […]
Musician and recording engineer, Peterson Goodwyn, was looking for components to add texture to his audio recordings. With analog recording gear becoming increasingly sought after and consequently, expensive, Goodwyn sought […]
Δ