{"id":19407,"date":"2016-02-09T17:18:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T22:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/?p=19407"},"modified":"2020-04-03T18:06:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T22:06:37","slug":"across-the-country-making-shop-class-cool-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/professional-development\/across-the-country-making-shop-class-cool-again","title":{"rendered":"Across the country, making shop class cool again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Washington, D.C. has long been known for its political movers and shakers, but the city\u2019s builders and makers are carving out a place of their own these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techshop.ws\/arlington.html\">TechShop<\/a>, in nearby Crystal City, Virginia, offers a host of machines, tools, and materials for those who want to work with their hands\u2014or learn how to do so\u2014on everything from 3-D printing to welding to woodworking. The D.I.Y business, one of eight locations across the U.S., plus other outposts in Paris and Abu Dhabi, is run by co-founder Mark Hatch, author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Maker-Movement-Manifesto-Innovation\/dp\/0071821120\"><em>The Maker Movement Manifesto<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/inspiration\/across-the-country-making-shop-class-cool-again\/attachment\/20160205-techshop-fkw-08\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19411\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/20160205-TechShop-FKW-08-800x571.jpg\" alt=\"Across the Country, Making Shop Class Cool Again TechShop\" class=\"wp-image-19411\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur mission is providing an inspirational space for people to build their dreams,\u201d says Gadsden Merrill, general manager at the Crystal City shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surrounded by government agencies and a major defense industry presence, the D.C. location boasts a particularly knowledgeable membership base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s a lot of talent here, a lot of high-level degrees and engineering backgrounds,\u201d Merrill says. \u201cPeople bring a lot to the table when they walk in the door, which is another asset you get when you&#8217;re a member. We pride ourselves on having a pretty expert staff, but if we don&#8217;t know the answer to something, chances are pretty good that somebody in the shop does.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/inspiration\/across-the-country-making-shop-class-cool-again\/attachment\/20160205-techshop-fkw-14\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19412\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/20160205-TechShop-FKW-14-800x571.jpg\" alt=\"Across the Country, Making Shop Class Cool Again TechShop\" class=\"wp-image-19412\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The space is funded in part by the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Innovation and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, along with&nbsp;real estate developer Vornado. Merrill estimates there are currently about 900 members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opened in April 2014, TechShop goes hand-in-hand with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/capitalbusiness\/can-arlingtons-crystal-city-become-a-hip-place-to-live\/2012\/08\/03\/db061aa2-db16-11e1-9745-d9ae6098d493_story.html?tid=a_inl\">larger push<\/a> to reinvigorate Crystal City, a longtime outpost for high-rise office buildings and hotels for travelers headed in and out of nearby Washington National Airport. The neighborhood is quickly becoming a hub for startups and small businesses, thanks to the presence of several incubators, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1776.vc\/press\/1776-expanding-to-crystal-city-acquiring-disruption-corporation-as-part-of-focus-on-driving-new-regional-innovation\/\">1776<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/eastern-foundry.com\/\">Eastern Foundry<\/a>. The collaborative workspace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/locations\/washington-d-c\/crystal-city\">WeWork Crystal City<\/a> is also drawing new businesses to the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/inspiration\/across-the-country-making-shop-class-cool-again\/attachment\/20160205-techshop-fkw-09\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19414\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/20160205-TechShop-FKW-09-800x571.jpg\" alt=\"20160205 TechShop FKW-09\" class=\"wp-image-19414\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, TechShop is also a home for entrepreneurs. Square prototyped its first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/inside-techshop-where-entrepreneurs-get-their-hands-dirty-and-build-million-dollar-companies-2012-2\">credit card reader<\/a> at a Bay Area&nbsp;location, as did the maker of the first origami-style <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/01\/31\/tech\/the-origami-inspired-folding-kayak\/index.html\">folding kayak<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crystal City\u2019s Jamie Terbeest, a wireless engineer for a defense contractor, is launching a line of <a href=\"http:\/\/standcrafted.com\/\">modular standing desks<\/a> after building one for himself with ShopBot, a large machine that cuts shapes out of wood, plastic and metal using computer-based designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/inspiration\/across-the-country-making-shop-class-cool-again\/attachment\/20160205-techshop-fkw-07\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19415\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/20160205-TechShop-FKW-07-800x571.jpg\" alt=\"20160205 TechShop FKW-07\" class=\"wp-image-19415\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Terbeest credits TechShop with helping him get his concept off the ground and expanding his ability to innovate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou start taking all these classes and having all these different resources, kind of like a cookbook of capabilities,\u201d he says. \u201cYou go through your day-to-day life and it builds on itself, and you\u2019re like, \u2018Hey, I\u2019ve got another idea.\u2019 Now I\u2019ve got a list of 100 ideas I\u2019ll probably never get to, but all of those are potentially marketable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo Credit: Foster White<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. has long been known for its political movers and shakers, but the city\u2019s builders and makers are carving out a place of their own these days. 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