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san francisco has an unmatched social fabric of collective connectivity that pushes innovation and creativity forward.
the shut downs from quarantining during covid unravelled that fabric. it challenged what spaces, people, and reasons there are to gather.
the ecosystem in sf is only recently starting to build momentum again finding it’s electric rhythms around gathering. a core part of my own personal journey of searching for belonging and a platform to build community in the city has been at studio 45 this last year.
studio 45 is a professional co-working space with full fabrication shop. it’s also a community space for events ranging from founder demos, hackathons, monthly speaker series, art exhibits, and more.
there are different tiers of membership depending on what people are looking for and the owners bring a flavor of new york style gathering that consistently bring people together throughout the whole year.
it’s one of the few spaces that isn’t solely venture focused, even though many founders build out of the space, and support artists working in physical mediums as the shop is conducive to physically making art rather than digitally.
this is the first full year in operation, and i’ve been on the team to help build the community from the ground up.
here are my top 10 moments from this first year:
on site demo for a robot to help screw in bolts for floor plates
the saying goes that building hardware is hard, but with a strong founding team and set of resources to build, it doesn’t have to be.
gary chen + team shipped their first robot in <2 months showcasing the high velocity prototyping that the studio space is set up for.
