Category Archives: kwartzlab

Agnes Niewiadomski is a maker’s maker

Posted on May 17, 2012 by dw

fabric, stitching – Agnes Niewiadomski My wickedly talented friend, artist, baker, and killah propmaker (rhyme!), Agnes Niewiadomski is the current artist in residence at kwartzlab.  I popped by the lab on Sunday with James Bastow and once again Agnes’ work … Continue reading →

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What can you make with a laser cutter?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by dw

A pretty freakin’ cool clock, for one thing. I popped by kwartzlab last Tuesday for their open night to check out the new laser cutter, funded by CEEO.  James Bastow was there with his latest project: a word clock, inspired … Continue reading →

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Quadcopter talk by Kareem Shehata of Aeryon Labs

Posted on November 30, 2011 by dw

So… now I know what I want for Christmas.  Had a chance to drop by the old stomping grounds of kwartzlab for their Tuesday Open Night.  James Bastow, the maker’s maker and a director of the lab, invited Kareem Shehata … Continue reading →

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kwartzlab rocks Hacky Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by dw

On Saturday, Waterloo Region’s super-duper makerspace, kwartzlab, set up shop at THEMUSEUM to engage the community in an awesome event that involved building electronic candles and carving cool pumpkins.  Dubbed “Hacky Halloween”, this KW Awesome Foundation-funded event really highlighted kwartzlab’s … Continue reading →

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Karl Williams–The Machine Art Exhibit opens

Posted on March 20, 2011 by dw

My good friend Karl Williams opened his show at kwartzlab last week.  He’s playing with some interesting ideas around the translation of ideas to digital designs to realization of the work via machines such as his 3-axis CNC mill.  Here’s … Continue reading →

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Change of focus…

Posted on March 2, 2011 by dw

  Hey kwartzlab makers! I’ve decided to redirect my kwartzlab energy toward my new venture: makebright.com  Been working on this for about 4 months now, contributing to the make-o-sphere under this new banner and starting to get some traction, which … Continue reading →

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Ron Daniels rocked Monetizing the Making–massive thanks!

Posted on March 2, 2011 by dw

Massive thanks to Ron Daniels for his talk “The Organic Entrepreneur” at kwartzlab tonight in the Monetizing the Making series (‘cause it went well, so let’s call it a series).  You really went above and beyond for us Ron with … Continue reading →

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Monetizing the Making–Mar 1–here’s your speaker, Ron Daniels

Posted on February 27, 2011 by dw

(photo: sourced from www.hawkertempest.se) Only 2 days until a very interesting talk at kwartzlab.  Join us on Tuesday, March 1 for “Monetizing the Making”, a talk by Ron Daniels.  Doors open at 7pm, talk begins at 7:30pm. To pique your … Continue reading →

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Monetizing the Making–upcoming kwartzlab talk–March 1

Posted on February 22, 2011 by dw

(source photo at right: Ron Daniels, photo mashup & manipulation: DW) Ron Daniels, R/C aircraft designer, MBA, and chemist, gives a talk on his experience with continuous design improvement, outsourcing manufacturing, licensing designs, customer relations, and dealing with the competition. … Continue reading →

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