Author Archives: casey
Recycle Art Project: DVD cases into Shop Calendar
Recently a local library system discarded 30 boxes of media cases–DVD/CD cases, etc. with the intention of taking them to the Waste Not Center. With Wate Not no longer operational, the materials were distributed to various Etsy Team Columbus members, … Continue reading
CIF Supports OSU Star House 2013 Talent Show April 13
Practically in the CIF’s neighbourhood, nearby at 4th & 12th Street, sits Star House, a drop-in shelter where homeless youth ages 14-24 can rest, shower, wash clothes, and receive assistance from working on resumes and finding jobs to finding local social … Continue reading
Griffen Hollow Studio’s Kickstarter Campaign Launch
Did you know almost a third of CIF members are creative entrepreneurs? The business types vary–we have a little bit of everything under our roof: furniture makers, digital artists, fabricators, wooden toy makers, a hydroponics initiative, an electric hot rod … Continue reading
Learn more about the Raspberry Pi at the CIF
Join us Thursday, January 17th, at 8pm for a Make: worldwide MeetUp featuring the Rasberry Pi. Not sure what the Raspberry Pi is or what you can do with it? Get a brief intro on this $35 cell-phone-sized computer and get … Continue reading
Girls in Tech Spotlight: Girl Scouts visit Columbus Idea Foundry
Recently a local Girl Scout troop visited the Columbus Idea Foundry to earn a merit badge in product design. What happens when a group of 10-year-old girls gets hands-on experience on technology like our laser cutter/engraver? Click to find out!
December Newsletter
If you build it they will come Last month we had two wildly successful tech-events: a global 3D Printing Meetup (hosted by Make Magazine), and a Raspberry Pi hacking event dubbed the “Raspberry Jam.” It was a tiny triumph for … Continue reading
Winter Open House and Artist Exhibit
Join us for our Winter Open House and Artist Exhibit! Take a tour, enjoy complimentary refreshments, meet instructors, and sample the talented artists and artisans who call the CIF home. Sunday, Dec 16 2012, Noon-4pm.
Raspberry-Pi meetup draws Columbus tech crowd
If you haven’t heard of the Raspberry Pi: it’s a credit-card sized single-board computer. But its simplicity and price-tag are what’s made the tech world fall in love with it: at $35 it is the go-to solution for hardware hacking, … Continue reading
Columbus rocks global 3D-printing meetup!
MAKE International 3D Printing Meetup A week ago we sprang into action when we heard that MAKE Magazine was planning an international 3D printing meetup day. Over the past 48 hours we raced to gather RSVPs, competing with makerspaces around … Continue reading
Worldwide 3D-printing meetup, this Thursday!
Join CIF, CORMUG, and MAKE Magazine for an international 3D printing meetup! Thursday, November 15, 8-10pm, at the Columbus Idea Foundry, It’s official! As of 9pm EST we are the #1 worldwide maker-meetup, with 67 RSVPs! Read about the event … Continue reading
