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Making Materials Matter NextFab North Philly, in conjunction with The Resource Exchange, hosted the highly successful Making Materials Matter forum on October 22nd. The forum focused on sustainability and accountability in the arts, our work as makers, and our daily lives. While the discussion of our role in a sustainable future can be an uneasy […]
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Mark’s Ceramics Studio Mark Brandon had an idea. He took a class, bought a kiln and now he’s manufacturing ceramics in his studio at NextFab’s South Philadelphia location. Mark was in Mexico for his wedding when he spotted an interesting alcohol decanter. He and his wife had discussed starting a business that would allow them […]
The Fall 2018 Cohort As a cornerstone to the growing startup community in Philadelphia, NextFab’s RAPID Hardware Accelerator continues to evolve. The program’s success has begun to speak for itself and appropriately, RAPID applicants are becoming more sophisticated and competitive. Venture Services Manager, Todor Raykov is excited about the newest cohort that has just begun […]
Year One at NextFab Wilmington, In Retrospect NextFab Wilmington opened its doors in June of 2017. It was the culmination of an incredible amount of vision and hard work. Looking back a year later, NextFab Wilmington has had a lot of successes. To celebrate these sucessess is to celebrate the incredible staff, inspiring members and […]
Accidental Jeweler Machele Nettles was working as an interior designer when she stumbled into jewelry design. With a deep creative background, Machele has experience in interior design, design-building and photography. She is also well versed in creative direction, design consulting, product design and video production. With that kind of background it doesn’t seem like a stretch […]
Wilmington, DE – NextFab, the region’s premier makerspace, is hosting an event to commemorate its first year in Wilmington, Delaware, to be held on October 11th, 2018 at our 10,000 square foot facility located at 503 N. Tatnall Street, Wilmington, DE – in the heart of our city’s Creative District. “We envision this anniversary event […]
Rick Wilson is a practicing dentist and an unabashed tinkerer with many passions. His latest project is a replica of a 1927, Telechron Queen Anne 505 clock. Rick is always looking to improve things in his dental office, through modification or new design and fabrication. He is often at NextFab on Friday afternoons working on […]
Happy Birthday! NextFab’s Wilmington, Delaware location celebrated its first year in business on June 14th. I spent the day with staff and members, getting caught up on all that has happened since the opening last summer. I’ve highlighted a few members who represent the talent and character that can be found at NextFab Wilmington. Gwen […]
I was thinking about this blog while taking a morning walk. I passed a storefront with a vibrant flyer in the window. The flyer design was immediately recognizable as the work of the subject of this blog, Nate Harris. If you don’t know Nate by name, you have undoubtedly seen his work around Philadelphia. He […]
Make! In January 2005, a publisher named Dale Dougherty started a magazine called Make. Dale had a passion for seeing ordinary people materialize their ideas. Through Make magazine he hoped to inspire and support “curious and creative people” and with it he defined a movement. In 2006, Dale launched the first Maker Faire in the Bay Area. […]