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This holiday season, check everyone off your list (including yourself) with the perfect holiday gift to warm your home: our makers’ handmade products, found in local craft markets and online stores. The wide range of products and processes on display shines a light on the imagination of the NextFab artisans, and by buying from NextFab […]
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The Jefferson Health Hackathon is a yearly, three-day event that happened from November 1-3, 2019. During this event, teams gather to answer some of healthcare’s biggest problems and prototype solutions to fix them. Each team selects one of three predetermined tracks and spends the next few days configuring their solutions. The 2019 Jefferson Health Hack […]
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 […]
This year NextFab accepted 4 startups into the Fall cohort of our 12-week RAPID Hardware Accelerator. The program provides funding and product development for early-stage companies, as well as free access to NextFab’s makerspace facilities. This year’s hardware startups are tackling a variety of issues related to health care, food waste, hair salon waste and […]
Steve Pellegrino of Pellegrino Cutlery Website: www.pellegrinocutlery.com Instagram: @pellegrino_cutlery TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF I am a designer by training from the School of Visual Arts in New York. I got into blades after having moved to Portland, OR to apprentice as a bladesmith. I migrated to the culinary world and used those skills to start […]
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 through […]
Charlie Andersen of Augean Robotics Website: www.agrbt.com Instagram: @augeanrobotics TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF I grew up on a working farm where I was obsessed with machinery and technology that made the work easier, less hand-work intensive, and more data-driven. This lead to a strong interest in solving commercial problems with robots, so after getting an […]
Desiree Marsau of Marsau Botanicals Website: www.marsaubotanicals.com Instagram: @marsau_botanicals TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF I grew up in the Pacific Northwest & was constantly surrounded by dramatic, natural beauty. When I transitioned into my adult life I moved to the city. I surrounded myself with artists and musicians, soaking up as much culture as I could. […]
MAKERS MAKE IT BETTER Years ago, the world was filled with makers in every shop, on every street. These are the people who got named for what they made. Do you make barrels? You’re Mr. Barrelmaker. Do you work with silver? Hello, Ms. Silversmith. The list goes on and on. Today, you’d be hard-pressed to […]
Break Through is a 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 through the mold to […]