IDEA Product Design

Connect with the IDEA Sandbox! We're here to provide entrepreneurial and creative skill development to post-secondary students at Dalhousie and NSCAD.

Here you'll see news about programming and other fun events around campus.

08/13/2024

Visit us during open hours to work on your projects, access a variety of material, tools, and equipment, and get advice from our talented staff - just bring your ideas!

08/06/2024

Visit us during open hours to work on your projects, access a variety of material, tools, and equipment, and get advice from our talented staff - just bring your ideas.

07/28/2024

The MakerSpace is now open for summer!
Visit us during open hours to work on your projects, access a variety of material, tools, and equipment, and get advice from our talented staff - just bring your ideas.

05/26/2024

Drop in during open hours to work on your projects, access a variety of material, tools, and equipment, and get advice from our talented staff - just bring your ideas!

05/08/2024

The MakerSpace is now open for summer! Visit us during open hours to work on your projects, access a variety of material, tools, and equipment, and get advice from our talented staff - just bring your ideas.

12/12/2023

Tomorrow at 1 PM we will be hosting a map laser cutting workshop! Sign up using the link in our bio and bring your computer!

12/03/2023

Here's next week's hours!

Photos from IDEA Product Design's post 11/17/2023

Next Saturday, November 15th at 12 PM we will be collaborating with for a workshop! Make sure to sign up using the link in our bio!

11/12/2023

Here are our reading week hours!

11/10/2023

We also be hosting a dice casting workshop next week, on Tuesday November 14th AND Thursday November 16th from 3-6 PM!

Sign up using the link in our bio, spots are limited! This is a two part workshop, so please make sure you can attend both sessions before signing up!

11/09/2023

We will be hosting a soldering workshop in collaboration with Makers Making Change next Wednesday November 15th from 10 AM to 2 PM! During the workshop we will be building switch latch devices, which are used to adapt toys for kids with accessibility needs. Learn how to solder or use your existing skills for a good cause! Sign up using the link in our bio.

03/14/2023

Join us at the Makerspace next week for a CNC router workshop and build your own picture frame! If interested, simply come to the Makerspace and sign in.

03/04/2023

Join us on Saturday, March 11th from 12-3 PM at the Makerspace for an opportunity to learn woodworking working skills in our Storage Box workshop. Simply come to the Makerspace and sign in to secure your spot.

02/17/2023

During the reading week, the operating hours of the Makerspace will be different. If you intend to visit the Makerspace between the 20th and 25th, kindly refer to our Instagram account for the revised hours

Photos from IDEA Product Design's post 01/31/2023

Come to the Makerspace to learn woodworking! We are open 6 days a week and can help you plan your project and see it through!

01/27/2023

Come join us at the Makerspace for a 3D Modeling and Printing Plant Pots workshop on Thursday, February 2nd from 6:00 to 9:00 PM! Bring your own computer with Solidworks, Shaper 3D (Mac) or use one of our computers. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn and explore 3D modeling and printing.

01/26/2023

Join the DalBoxes at Sexton Campus for a board game hackathon! Meet new people, create, and build. Food will be provided (and transportation for students coming from Truro). Click the link in our bio for more information and to sign up now!

Photos from IDEA Product Design's post 01/23/2023

Come and learn something new at our Sewing Workshop at the Makerspace on February 1st! From 6:00-9:00 PM, we welcome anyone as we guide you in making your very own custom pencil case. Don't miss out!

01/20/2023

Based on feedback, starting next week we are changing our hours on Friday to 12-6 PM for the rest of the term. Make sure to check our Instagram or website for any updated hours.

01/10/2023

The Makerspace is back open for the term with our regulars hours. Come down to work on anything you’d like and look out for future workshops!

12/11/2022

Reminder that these are our exam week hours for the Makerspace. Additionally, all projects and files from the computer will be discarded on December 16th. Make sure to pick up your projects before this date.

Photos from IDEA Product Design's post 12/03/2022

The Makerspace hours are changing a bit for the Exam period. Here are the hours for the week of December 5th and the week of the 12th. We will keep updating the hours and post them if anything changes.

11/28/2022

Come to the Makerspace tomorrow, November 28th from 4 PM to 8 PM to learn how to make Holiday ornaments on the laser cutter! If you are interested, come to the Makerspace and simply sign in!

11/23/2022

Come to the Makerspace this Saturday and learn to sew!

11/22/2022

On Thursday, November 24th, the Makerspace is hosting the second part of the Holiday workshop. Come join us and make music-controlled LEDs for the Holiday season! Make sure to sign in when coming to the Makerspace. The workshop will be taking place from 6 PM - 9 PM.

11/21/2022

Tomorrow, November 22nd, the Makerspace is hosting a 3D Printing workshop where participants will 3D print their Beyblades and customize it to their liking. After Beyblades are completed, members will participate in a Beyblade battle tournament where students will 1v1 each other in the Beyblade stadium till there is only one remaining. If interested, come down to the Makerspace between 6 pm and 9 pm and sign in!

11/15/2022

This Thursday, November 17th, the Makerspace is hosting a holiday workshop for making gingerbread houses with the laser cutter! The holiday workshop is a two-part session where the second session will involve creating festive LED lights next Thursday, November 24th. Come down to the Makerspace and sign in if interested!

Photos from IDEA Product Design's post 11/14/2022

During reading week, the Makerspace hosted different workshops such as dice making, making a table, making a hexagon shelf, and board games. Here are some pictures from the workshops and what students created!

The Makerspace will be hosting many more workshops in the future, so if you are interested, check our instagram and website for upcoming workshops!

11/13/2022

Come down to the Makerspace for Tool Tuesday! On November 15th, we are hosting a CNC workshop for making a ball maze! If you're interested, sign up at the Makerspace from 6-9 PM.

11/12/2022

Come down to the Makerspace! We often host workshops, and our team is always here to help so if you want to make something cool, join us as the Makerspace during our open hours and sign in!

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IDEA Product Design

We are IDEA Product Design at Dalhousie University. As part of the Nova Scotia Sandbox family, we run programming that promotes entrepreneurial and creative-thinking, helping Dalhousie and NSCAD students develop skills that can be translated to any job or discipline. Want to broaden your skillset while making connections with students and faculty? Want to have access to awesome prototyping facilities and technicians? Want free pizza? Look no further! We have something for everyone.

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5283 Morris Street
Halifax, NS
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