Events
Events
Bigger & Better : Grand Opening Party
Laser Love Wine Valentine at NextFab
Looking for a unique, chic, romantic, and geeky way to start a memorable Valentine's Day evening?
SHOW & TELL
Attention all NextFabbers! This is your opportunity to show off your projects or ideas and get feedback from fellow members, NextFab expert staff and folks in similar industries. Get started on your elevator pitch!
Is your project unfinished? Ask experts for suggestions and recommendations.
Meet other designers/creators and get to know them in person.
Each presenter will have 15 mins to talk about their project followed by a brief Q&A session. Presentation slots are open to all level NextFab members (Standard, Weekend, Community). Slots are limited. If you are interested in presenting, please contact us to reserve your slot today!
Non-members are welcome to participate as audience.
NextFabulous Social
It’s our very first Social at the new location. Over 50 people have joined us since we reopened! Come meet your fellow members, find out what other people are working on, and maybe meet a future project partner! Beers and snack are on us. We are welcoming all NextFab members; that includes Standard, Weekend, and Community members. We are looking forward to meeting you all! .
Lunch with NextFab: Robots!
Creative Open House
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Registration
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Program
Working with clients requires an artful touch no matter the industry, but when the product you’re pushing also requires an artful eye, creative differences can drive a wedge between creator and client. Join the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia as we explore the creative process through conversational case studies, which designers will discuss how they make the creative process work with their clients. Live models will walk attendees through their work from the inception of the idea to its implementation.
The Conversation:
Drew Lynford, Lynford Wood Shop
Laate Olukotun, CEO & Creative Director, Lollygig LLC
Christine Zapata, NextFab Studio
The Moderator:
Alex Hillman, Co-Founder, Indy Hall
For more information, pricing or to register visit www.artsandbusinessphila.org . For questions, email alouro@greaterphilachamber.com or call 215-790-3654. No email or telephone reservations please.
This event is presented by Arts and Business Coucil of Greater Philadelphia, an affiliate of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.
NextFabulous Social
It's time for the March Social!
Every 3rd Thursday of the month, we wrap up work a little earlier than usual and get together for a beer and a snack with fellow NextFab folks. It's a NextFab tradition!
This month we will be meeting in our neighborhood bar The Sidecar Bar & Grille.
Are you a new member? This is a great way to meet other members and staff, and find out who they are, what they are up to! You may find the perfect partner for the project you are working on! All membership types are welcome (Standard, Weekend and Community members).
The Sidecar has graciously extended their happy hour pricing until 9pm for our event. Great beer at a great price, how could anyone say no!
Please join us!
Lunch with NextFab: Mathematica!
High octane mathematical computing!
Wednesday March 27th, 1pm - 2pm
2nd Floor TV Lounge
Mathematica Experts Live is an online event exploring Mathematica as a tool for high performance numerical computing. This event will present Mathmatica's powerful numerical capabilities for differential equation solving, optimization and special functions.
Come take a break from your busy day with us! Then stick around afterwards to discuss sustainable energy with your fellow members!
This event is for NextFab members only.
Lunch with NextFab: Solar Power!
Come learn about solar power on your lunch break!
Thursday March 28th, 2pm - 3pm
2nd Floor TV Lounge
Catching the Sun is a free webinar exploring a very green subject: solar power. It will feature innovators who are building and operating large-scale solar power plants that can make clean, emission-free electricity 24-hours a day. They will be sharing key insights into advances in concentrating solar power.
Come take a break from your busy day with us! Then stick around afterwards to discuss sustainable energy with your fellow members!
This event is for NextFab members only.
Carnival After Dark
PSF2013 Kick-off Party @ NextFab
This year, NextFab is hosting the kick-off event of the Philadelphia Science Festival, a ten-day, community-wide celebration of science that takes place annually in April, featuring lectures, debates, hands-on activities, special exhibitions and a variety of other informal science education experiences for Philadelphians of all ages.
Science Carnival for Grown-ups
Close your eyes and imagine a science wonderland, with hands-on activities just for adults. Kick-off the 2013 festival with live science shows and demonstrations all tailored to adults. Check out NextFab's laser cutters and 3-D printers, breathe smoke like a dragon, and make cocktails out of specialty paper. Be there as Yards taps the official festival beer!
PTW2013: Product Prototyping in 60 min
The tools required to design and prototype unique new products are friendlier and more accessible than ever before, so don't wait for others to turn your great idea into the next big thing.
In a step-by-step case study with live demonstrations, NextFab will show you how CAD, 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC machining, and Arduino microcontrollers are combined to make a complete personalized urban lifestyle product.
This event is a part of Philly Tech Week 2013, a week-long celebration of technology and innovation in Philadelphia. The annual week of events is intended to grow the impact of this innovative region through programming focused on technology, collaboration and improving Philadelphia.
An Introduction to Mold Making and Casting
Camp ShopBot 2013
A ShopBot is an amazing do-all tool for precisely cutting, carving, drilling or machining all kinds of things from all kinds of materials such as wood, plastics, aluminum and more. At NextFab, we do have a ShopBot and we LOVE it!
It's great for rapid prototyping and production of small parts ready for assembly, as well as for cranking out repetitive parts or large components.
ShopBot Tool, Inc., the maker of the ShopBot regularly holds Camp ShopBot for current and prospective users in different parts of the country and this year NextFab will be the host for the North East region. It's a great opportunity to share the knowledge and meet other fellow users and learn new tricks and tips. If you never had use it before, you'll find out all you need to know to get started.
The highlight of the Camp will be the “Show and Tell”. Bring in something made using their ShopBot, and show-off your skill!
There will also be a discussion on how you might utilize a Shopbot in a business application, and if you are already doing so, you can hear from others how they have been able to keep their doors open in the current economy.
For specific questions, you can always contact the directly.
REGISTER HERE
Shark Tank Casting Call
Shark Tank Casting Call in Philadelphia!
NextFab will be the host for one of the five nationwide casting calls for Shark Tank, the ABC hit entrepreneurship reality TV series. The first 500 entrepreneurs who show up are guaranteed to be seen by the “Shark Tank” casting team and will get to pitch their products, services or ideas.
You think you've got an idea for the Next Big Thing? Get ready. It’s your chance to pitch it to real VCs (venture capitalists).
For more info, please visit:
May NextFabulous Social
It's time for another NextFabulous Social!
This time we are having it at the brand spankin new Lucha Cartel in Old City! We are excited to be hosting our event at this quirky Mexican themed bar. Heck...they even created a margarita just for our happy hour!
Here are the festive drink specials:
$3 off all Pitchers of Beer
$5 Next Fab Studio Margarita
$5 Tecate and shot of Tequila
$6 Jarritos Special Drinks
This event is open to everyone. Come meet other makers over margaritas and tequilla!
**Please note: NextFab will be closing at 6pm for this event.
Learn Grasshopper: Flexible Geometry through Visual Coding
Grasshopper is a parametric design software for 2d and 3d modeling that allows you to preserve your design decisions in a structure that allows for rapid iteration, responsive feedback, evolution, and data driven processes. In short, it helps you create flexible geometries through visual coding.
In this two day course, we will cover the basics of Grasshopper, dealing with lists and series, patterns, data structures, reading and writing data, geometric analysis, and visualization. Students will share in the learning experience by pooling the tools they build on Day 2. We will address practical applications like preparing geometry for prototyping and sharing files for collaboration. We will also consider the artistic and unorthodox uses of this powerful software.
Students will be expected to bring a PC laptop with Rhino 5 or the Rhino 5 software evaluation installed as well as the most recent build of Grasshopper. Have a Mac? You could use Parallels for Mac to run Rhino or use a NextFab computer. We want everyone to try. A working knowledge of 3D modeling is recommended. Artists, designers, makers, engineers and coders are all welcome.
Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 10:00 AM - Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 5:00 PM
Instructor
The class will be taught by artist and designer Chris Landau. Chris gained experience with Grasshopper both at work at OLIN, a Philadelphia landscape architecture studio, as well as in his own artistic work. Landau's own work explores themes related to City and Cells. His visual vocabulary finds it's way into various traditional and digital media such as printmaking, animation, 3D printing and drawing. Chris did a recent residency with NextFab through the muraLAB project in conjunction with Philadelphia Mural Arts. He has also recently attended Ecology of Strangers, a workshop that was part of the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale to enhance the designed ecologies of the Venice Lagoon.
