Where does your imagination end?

(True… It doesn’t.)

Make anything

Make art. Invent something. Design something…
And make it your own way, with your own design.

Turn your idea from a sketch into
something you can hold in your hands

Give your child the opportunity to be
an amazing creator, scientist, and designer.

  • Create jewelry, fashion & accessories

    Go beyond bedazzler. But we do have those.

  • Build a robot that walks

    Build something open source, or we’ll find you a great kit to suit your budget and acumen.

  • Build furniture, sculpture, a rocket ship, a time machine*, a house, or a 3D printer

    * This is actually not possible within current laws of physics, but you could try.

We also provide professional fabrication services. Talk to us about your fabrication needs. Materials include: wood, aluminum, plastic, fabric embroidery, and electronics/conductive material. CNC, traditional tools & handwork. Electronics for motion, activation, and interactivity. Please contact us to learn more about our professional fabrication services.

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Learn everything

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We’ll teach you (and your kids) how.

No Idea where to start? That’s fine… we will have classes for you and your kids, for all levels. We are all about getting it done, and helping you figure out how to get it done. And also, we’re all about helping you figure out what ‘it’ is.

Open House at Jersey City Fabrication Laboratory

Open House

Come and see what we’re about. Sign up for our email list and we’ll let you know about the next one.

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Join the Lab

We’re looking for makers, builders, designers, artists, architects, set & prop fabricators.

We’re also looking for amateurs, tinkerers, hobbyists, and passionate dreamers.

  • Come here to learn

  • Come here to teach

  • Come here to play and explore

     

Don’t be shy… apply to become a member.

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Location

Here’s where we are:

888 Newark Ave., Studio #B81, Jersey City, NJ 07306

We’re in Jersey City… Convenient to public, motorized, and bicycle transportation. 12 minutes to downtown or midtown Manhattan… a bit more to Brooklyn.

We’re close to the Journal Square (JSQ) PATH, 87/123/119 NJ Transit Buses from Port Authority or Hoboken Station. 10 minutes from the Holland or Lincoln Tunnel. 20 minutes from the GW Bridge. 5 minutes from Downtown Jersey City.

Not from the neighborhood? Come on by and make it a grand day out — we’re only 10 or 15 minutes from The Liberty Science Center.

FAQ

What’s a Fab Lab?
“Fab Lab” is short for Fabrication Laboratory. It’s a collection of tools and technology that can be used to create just about anything. Certain scale limitations apply, but there are no limitations on what you can dream up and make… within our laws of physics, that is.

But really, what exactly is available at the Jersey City Fab Lab?
Our current array of tools and processes includes a fully-equipped wood shop, a vinyl cutter, 3D printers (plastics, resin, and clay), a basic electronics workbench, and a laser cutter (this cuts or engraves wood, acrylic, leather, glass, aluminum, rubber stamps & fabric into whatever shapes you want and renders graphics or photos onto a huge array of materials) . We also have a considerable array of  hand tools and finishing tools. Metal workers can use our metal brake, and laser engrave metals.

Who can use the Jersey City Fab Lab?
The plan is, anyone who is trained to… or, you can hire a tech to get something amazing done. We have basic and advanced training classes and workshops to get you up to speed. Kids and adults can take workshops — no need to be a member to take workshops.

Who runs the Jersey City Fab Lab?
The folks from Towhee Co. will, and possibly you if you have the skills, expertise, time, and dedication. We’re actively looking for new team members to get our vision up and running, and to keep it evolving.

Is that it?
Actually, there’s more… We see this as a seed of an educational lab, a business and brand-building incubator, a product prototyping lab, and an X-University. We want to make a place where a vibrant community of designers, makers, artists, and entrepreneurs can come together and make great things happen.