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The Jig is Up: Creating 3D-printable Jigs for Startup

The Jig is Up: Creating 3D-printable Jigs for Startup

NextFab Stories

September 29, 2015

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 […]

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Geeking Out: How We Made the 2015 Geekadelphia Trophies

Geeking Out: How We Made the 2015 Geekadelphia Trophies

Contract Projects

September 10, 2015

“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 […]

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Itzik Lorant’s Work Chosen for Math Art Show

Itzik Lorant’s Work Chosen for Math Art Show

Member Stories

August 25, 2015

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 […]

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The Thrill of Invention

The Thrill of Invention

Member Stories

August 19, 2015

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 […]

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“It was just an idea until I came to NextFab!”

“It was just an idea until I came to NextFab!”

Contract Projects, Product Development

August 11, 2015

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 […]

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Skate Park Meets Conceptual Art

Skate Park Meets Conceptual Art

Contract Projects

July 24, 2015

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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Making Superfine Tables

Making Superfine Tables

Member Stories

July 21, 2015

Artist Maury Superfine builds beautiful wooden tables. In fact, his tables are so good-looking that we asked him to build a series of tables for our second-floor common area at […]

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Making a Tiny, 3D-Scanned Sculpture Larger Than Life

Making a Tiny, 3D-Scanned Sculpture Larger Than Life

Member Stories

June 29, 2015

Visitors to NextFab’s Washington Avenue 3D room may have noticed an enormous head of Poseidon, just above the entry,  presiding over the 3D printers and lasers.  The sculpture is the […]

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