Making Stuff
It’s fascinating to see us building stuff again. From startup manufacturers, to product designers, to new crowdsourced inventing communities like Quirky.com; we’re creating things again. The last century taught us that no one could compete with the scale of our manufacturing, maybe this century will prove our prowess at boutique, customized creation.
There’s no better example of this happening in San Francisco than organizations like SFMade – a non-profit established in 2010 to support the growing base of people again making stuff in the city. Their manufacturer membership is over 250 companies and growing – responsible for over 2,500 jobs in San Francisco.
From SFMade.org: SFMade’s mission is to build and support a vibrant manufacturing sector in San Francisco, that sustains companies producing locally-made products, encourages entrepreneurship and innovation, and creates employment opportunities for a diverse local workforce.
