A makerspace for artists, humanists and everyone

When you hear the word “makerspace,” do you see yourself there? Do you see you and your friends huddled together in the company of advanced technology and expert creators? 

I hope so, because at Case Western Reserve University, our seven-story Sears think[box] is the largest open-access makerspace at any university in the country. Far from the domain of engineers alone, our think[box] brings life to projects dreamt up by artists, anthropologists and so many more. Like:

• Wearable sculpture incorporating designs of the goldenrod flower for the 2019 Society of North American Goldsmiths’ Exhibition in Motion
• A 3D scan of a Krishna sculpture to determine if a section found in Cambodia belonged to the Cleveland Museum of Art’s sixth-century stone carving
• A rotating Scrabble board so everyone can play the game right-side up
• A welded metal sculpture that uses LEDs to visualize photosynthesis
• Plastic replicas of tibia specimens for a study of tibial osteotomies and ankle alignment
• A replica of a semi-hollow body Washburn Delta King guitar

When you attend CWRU, the doors of our think[box] are open to you. Walk on in and imagine what doors will open in turn.