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Shemar Coombs took an entrepeneurship class in his senior year of high school. This brought him through the doors at NextFab and eventually to New York City for the national […]
Most people think of Corian, a DuPont product, as a solid surface countertop solution – intended for kitchens and office desktops. But Corian is an amazingly versatile material that can […]
Theatrical Debut September 16th marked the opening of a solo exhibit of my photography in Santa Fe, NM. The photography on display was photographed between 2009 and 2015 and representative […]
In the Summer of 2015, an intern named Wei Zhen Li joined the young team of engineers and project managers working at a little startup called ConnectDER. It’s unusual for […]
“I knew the minute I held this award that it wasn’t going to be just a piece of decoration for my room (although, it does look awesome with the lights […]
NextFab member Itzik Lorant’s complex, three-dimensional sculptural luminaires utilize wood, metal, plastic, textiles, and light to create dynamic visual patterns. Playing with light, shadow, shape, and material, they are a unique […]
Designer/Builder Jesse Frome uses mechanical engineering to build unique, one-of-a-kind furniture pieces with organic, biomorphic forms. Getting his business off of the ground has involved building mechanical jigs for NextFab’s […]
Simone Spicer is a Philadelphia-based painter and sculptor, who, after twenty years of working as a paint contractor, saw a problem that was ready for a solution. “I have always […]
If you’ve passed by Paine’s Park recently you have likely noticed the two large gray structures that have taken residence there. The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program’s outdoor exhibition Open Source: Engaging Audiences […]
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