This post was written by Ozioma Chukwukeme, a fourth-year majoring in Integrated Design and Media & winner of our monthly MakerSpace Mini Grant. I hope people will think about the practice of self-portraiture and how it’s changed over time along…
Making Flowers with Acrylic
This post was written by Zoe Leung, a third-year majoring in Mechanical Engineering & winner of our monthly MakerSpace Mini Grant. I love glass-working videos and attempted to get a similar sculptural effect by heating the acrylic until it was…
Spring 2023 Prototyping Fund Showcase Recap
The NYU Prototyping Fund is a collaborative program offered by the Design Lab @ NYU Tandon MakerSpace, the Technology Management and Innovation Department, and New York City Future Manufacturing Collective (NYC-FMC), that awards teams of students up to $500 in…
Fall 2022 Prototyping Fund Showcase Recap
The NYU Prototyping Fund is a collaborative program offered by the Design Lab @ NYU Tandon MakerSpace, the Technology Management and Innovation Department, and New York City Future Manufacturing Collective (NYC-FMC), that awards teams of students up to $500 in…
Building Armor with Worbla
This post was written by Caroline Couch, a second-year double majoring in Public Policy and History & winner of our monthly MakerSpace Mini Grant. I used moldable thermoplastic along with raw materials like plastic and fabric to fabricate a completely…
Illuminating Designs With Acrylic Signs
This post was written by Kyla Yujiri, a fourth-year majoring in Computer Science & winner of our monthly MakerSpace Mini Grant. I used clear acrylic, LED light strip, and birch wood along with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to laser cutters…
Photography Through Hearing?
This post was written by Jessica Guo, a second year majoring in Integrated Digital Media & winner of our monthly MakerSpace Mini Grant. The full version of this abridged blog post can be found here. I used physical computing to…
Fall 2021 Prototyping Fund Showcase Recap
The NYU Prototyping Fund is a collaborative program offered by the Design Lab @ NYU Tandon MakerSpace, the Technology Management and Innovation Department, and New York City Future Manufacturing Collective (NYC-FMC), that awards teams of students up to $500 in…
How to Create Jewelry in the MakerSpace
This post was written by Cat Almuete, a sophomore majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Game Engineering, & winner of the October 2021 MakerSpace Mini Grant. For this project, I decided to prototype with creating jewelry using a variety…
Cyprus Milled with Resin
Growing up Greek-Cypriot, I am constantly hearing stories about the homeland and have visited many times, so I wanted to show my love for the island and create a piece for my grandparents. I first 3D modeled the land of…