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How to Price Your Custom Work

How to Price Your Custom Work

Artisan Entrepreneur

April 30, 2020

Do you feel like you’re shooting in the dark when it comes to pricing your custom artwork?  You’re certainly not alone.   With something as personal and unique as art, many artisan entrepreneurs struggle to develop a pricing model that generates consistent sales, reflects the time and effort invested, and turns a healthy profit.  The truth […]

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Monthly Maker: David Rozek

Monthly Maker: David Rozek

Member Stories

April 20, 2020

Monthly Maker: David Rozek Website: pandemicdesignstudio.com Instagram: @pandemicdesignstudio TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF I received my formal education in design from North Carolina State University, earning a Bachelor’s of Architecture. In 2017, after graduating, I launched Pandemic Design Studio. With my prior education in digital design and computer-aided manufacturing, I quickly utilized NextFab’s resources, which include expert […]

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3D Printing and the COVID-19 Crisis

3D Printing and the COVID-19 Crisis

Product Development

April 3, 2020

On Thursday, March 26th we invited participants to listen in and inquire, as we sat down with Dr. Evan Malone, founder and president of NextFab, during our first NextFab Webinar. Evan and team are immersed in Philadelphia’s efforts to supply resources for the medical industry during the COVID-19 crisis.  Evan’s background in engineering, 3D printing, […]

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Monthly Maker: Eppchez Yo-Sí Yes

Monthly Maker: Eppchez Yo-Sí Yes

Member Stories

March 4, 2020

Monthly Maker: Eppchez Yo-Sí Yes Website: AlmasEngine.com Instagram: @eppchez TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF I am a performance artist, designer, and change agent committed to stewardship of our planet and equity through story-making and compassionate economic practices. I am a proud queer mongrel, a Cuban and Jewish Quaker. I identify strongly with the magic and whimsy of trolls […]

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Break Through: Elena Brennan

Break Through: Elena Brennan

Podcast

February 13, 2020

  Subscribe:     Break Through is a podcast series about making. Making discoveries, making a difference in the community and making the world a better place. It’s the stories of startups and inventors who are developing products that have social value by solving real world problems. It’s about artisans and entrepreneurs who have broken […]

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Monthly Maker: Kevin B. Huang

Monthly Maker: Kevin B. Huang

Member Stories

January 21, 2020

Monthly Maker: Kevin B. Huang Website: KevinBHuang.com Instagram: @kevinbhuang2702 TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF I have been making and selling artwork since I was ten years old.  My youthful aspiration was to be an architect, and I took the steps towards that by graduating with a Baccalaureate in Architecture from Pratt Institute. A subsequent life-threatening meningeal […]

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NextFab Fall 2019 RAPID Accelerator Sizzles to a Close

NextFab Fall 2019 RAPID Accelerator Sizzles to a Close

RAPID

January 16, 2020

  Electricity was pulsating through the air at the Fall 2019 RAPID Hardware Accelerator Graduation on the night of Thursday, December 12th, 2019, and it wasn’t just from Kovarvic’s CALM brainwave stimulator. More than 300 people milled excitedly around the Venture Cafe throughout the evening, networking and learning firsthand how each of the four featured […]

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Break Through: Jessie Garcia

Break Through: Jessie Garcia

Podcast

January 9, 2020

  Subscribe:     Break Through is a podcast series about making. Making discoveries, making a difference in the community and making the world a better place. It’s the stories of startups and inventors who are developing products that have social value by solving real world problems. It’s about artisans and entrepreneurs who have broken […]

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Break Through: Ethan Feinstein

Break Through: Ethan Feinstein

Podcast

December 17, 2019

  Subscribe:       Break Through is a podcast series about making. Making discoveries, making a difference in the community and making the world a better place. It’s the stories of startups and inventors who are developing products that have social value by solving real world problems. It’s about artisans and entrepreneurs who have […]

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Monthly Maker: Kathleen Capuras of kcapurasdesign

Monthly Maker: Kathleen Capuras of kcapurasdesign

Member Stories

December 10, 2019

Monthly Maker: Kathleen Capuras of kcapurasdesign Website: https://www.kcapurasdesign.com/ Instagram: kcapuras_design TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF I am a Philly-based pyrography artist, have been woodburning for 17 years, and have been operating a small business called kcapurasdesign for the last 5 years. In addition to doing custom work and selling my products in person and online, I […]

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