HQ Function

Serves as the central operational hub for all Idea Foundry activities, including diverse workshops (wood, metal, digital fabrication, textiles, electronics, etc.), educational classes, co-working spaces, private artist/maker studios, and community events. It houses the extensive range of tools and equipment available to members.

Notable Features:

An expansive 65,000 sq ft facility, one of the largest makerspaces in the world. Features include a wide variety of specialized workshops, classrooms, dedicated desks, private studios, a coffee shop, event spaces, and large, open areas designed for collaboration and large-scale projects. The industrial-chic aesthetic of the repurposed building is also a key feature.

Work Culture:

The work culture at Idea Foundry is highly collaborative, creative, innovative, and hands-on. It emphasizes learning, experimentation, skill-sharing, and mutual support among its members and staff. It's an energetic environment where individuals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines converge to work on projects, share ideas, and inspire one another.

HQ Significance:

Idea Foundry is a cornerstone of the Columbus innovation, arts, and small business ecosystem. It provides crucial resources, education, and a supportive community for startups, artists, designers, engineers, hobbyists, and entrepreneurs. Its presence significantly contributes to talent development and economic activity in the Franklinton neighborhood and the broader Central Ohio region.

Values Reflected in HQ: The HQ reflects values of innovation, creativity, community, collaboration, hands-on learning, accessibility to tools and knowledge, entrepreneurship, and the adaptive reuse of historic spaces.

Location:

Idea Foundry's operations are primarily focused on its expansive facility in Columbus, Ohio, serving the local and regional community. While its members' creations and collaborations may have a global reach, and it may attract visitors or participants from outside the US, Idea Foundry does not currently operate other physical international branches. Its global aspect is more through the impact of its community and the dissemination of ideas originating from within its space.

Street Address:

421 W State St

City:

Columbus

State/Province:

OH

Country:

USA