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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 in Public Space, commissioned British artist Jonathan Monk to create the two skateable sculptures. The sculptures reference artist Sol Lewitt’s installations in the nearby Anne d’Harnoncourt Sculpture […]

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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 the Washington Avenue location. Here’s a look at his process Maury starts by sketching patterns in his shop journal. He then collects wood in complementary […]

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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 work of NextFab’s own Brandon Boulden, Manager of Laser Processes, 3D Imaging & 3D Printing. It may be hard to imagine, but the 7.5′ tall, 70lbs […]

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