Dispatches from everyday life at FirstBuild – cool happenings in our makerspace, interesting people, events and more.
An Ebony & Birch Christmas tradition is giving thoughtful, handmade gifts. After finding the perfect hide, Austin goes from prototype to a finished luxury bag in 1 day. Who needs a sewing machine when you can hand stitch?! Watch the …
FirstBuild’s Makerspace is open to the community, which means we get to see a lot of great projects as they come to life! We hope this roundup of recent creations will inspire you to visit—and to make! Cutting Board Brad …
At FirstBuild, we like to work on cool projects that actually help people—and some of our favorite projects are those that promote accessibility of appliances to ALL members of our community! On July 2, 2018, 15-year-old Jack DuPlessis, son of FirstBuild …
Are you a maker or interested in making? See what services FirstBuild offers to the community that enables you to put your skills to work! 1) 3D Laser Printer Filament FirstBuild offers the use of our five 3D printers to …
FirstBuild Recognizes their Engineering Student Workers on STEM Day and They Share Advice for the Next Generation of Student Engineers. National STEM Day is November 8th and is a day for inspiring students to explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. …
This summer, one of our awesome interns, Amy, was selected for an art fellowship called “The Windgate Fellowship funded by the Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design”. She had the opportunity to spend 10 days in Alaska getting 3D scans …
This past weekend, FirstBuild attended the inaugural Bourbon and Beyond festival in Louisville, KY. The festival featured some of the industry’s best chefs, classics of music scene, and some of the best bourbon Kentucky has to offer. We took the …
Hack the Home 2017 At FirstBuild, we recently hosted our third annual mega hackathon. The overall goal was to come up with cool new appliances or improvements to existing appliances. Watch this quick recap of everything that went down at …
Prototyping has never been easier. Renesas Synergy™ is the easy-to-use, complete, and qualified IoT development platform to help you accelerate embedded development, inspire innovation, and enable differentiation. How can Synergy™ help you at Mega Hackathon? Here are some key features: …
Making a delicious paella can be a bit of a daunting task, especially if you’ve never made it before. There are tons of ingredients and even special equipment that you’ll need in order to make it correctly. However, all of …
Bourbon Barrel Cooler ($1299) It’s #NationalBourbonDay, and we’ve got a brand new product here at FirstBuild. We’ve taken real bourbon barrels and turned them into beautiful coolers that are sure to be the hit of your summer barbecue. The bourbon barrel …
Can’t make it to the track? Bring the Derby home. It’s easy to bring the Derby to your home. Follow these five easy steps to recreate the most exciting two minutes in sports, from the comfort of your own home. …