Passionate about using design thinking for social innovation? Want to collaborate with a dynamic group of changemakers, social entrepreneurs, designers and artists. Want to get involved and do something with your skills. You love to network but you are really looking to collaborate. Then your in the right place. We are a interdisciplinary group devoted to bringing together communities and designers with one goal: Projects that are socially conscious.

At Apartment Therapy we've always felt that the web's greatest asset was in creating community and that it should mirrored offline as well. Inspired by Scott Heiferman's NY Tech Meetup, which we've been going to lately, we've started a NY Design Meetup for product and furniture designers, architects, entrepreneurs, students and hackers. Our goal is to provide a unique, efficient and entertaining forum for designers - both professional and amateur - to offer solutions to our biggest problems and …

The Emerging Designer Meetup Group is for fashion designers and industry professionals that want to connect, learn and develop a strong network of peers. The group was started as a way to bring online relationships from our blog, The Emerging Designer, a resource for up-and-coming fashion talent offline.

Handbag Designer 101 is a Meetup group for aspiring and established handbag/accessories designers and fashion industry professionals. Our goal is to provide designers and industry professionals to connect, learn and leverage the talent and resources in New York City. Group meetups will bring to life Handbag Designer 101, the ultimate handbag resource that hosts the Independent Handbag Designer Awards each year.

Fashion designers, entrepreneurs, and investors. This group is focused on helping you build the skills you need to get your fashion business to the next level. We host classes on the business of fashion, buying/selling, sourcing, editorial coverage, and more. We bring together the next big designers, buyers, and investors in NYC.

Got an invention and want to learn how to license or launch it? Are you an entrepreneur or small business with intellectual property worth protecting? Want to better understand patent and patent rights? Learn business strategy from other innovators? The Inventors Association of Manhattan is for you. Every 2nd Monday of the month, we feature an expert guest speaker, lively discussion among inventors. We foster professionalism, trust and support: All Welcome! Easy online registration. Miss a mee …

A Sustainable Conversation is part think-tank, part support network and all about ethical and ecologically-sound business practices. From the worlds of fashion, interior and industrial design, architecture, and craft-making,  we are an interdisciplinary and international group of people committed to positive social change. At our meetings, we provide a space for generating and discussing new ideas, networking, connecting business to design, and turning concepts into realities. Our mission is to …

What is a Fab Lab? The CCBC (Community College of Baltimore County) MIT Fab Lab is a high tech workshop open to the public where entrepreneurs, product developers, inventors, and business people can get help making prototypes of their inventions. What do I have to Do to Use the CCBC MIT Fab Lab & What Can I Do There? After you take the Fab Lab Introduction safety and training class, you will have access to a ShopBot CNC milling/routing machine, UPrint 3D printer, Roland vinyl cutter, Epilog lase …

Do you have an invention and want to learn how to license or launch it? Are you an entrepreneur or small business with intellectual property worth protecting? Want to better understand patent and patent rights? Learn business strategies from other innovators.. Do you provide professional services that can help inventors and entrepreneurs? We are on a mission to build success stories from our group and to create new businesses and jobs in Nassau County! Fostering an environment of job creation an …

Make Something Design Make Sell Community of Makers that actually make things Our goal is to make a community of markers that will help each other design cool things to be made and sell into a marketplace.  We believe there is a new revolution in industrial manufacturing from individuals being empowered by making their own things and selling them directly to others. Make things you like and others will like as well. We want to unleash the creativity of the individual that would transform society …

Interaction Design (IxD) defines the structure and behavior of interactive systems. Interaction Designers strive to create meaningful relationships between people and the products and services that they use, from computers to mobile devices to appliances and beyond. Our practices are evolving with the world; join the conversation. - IxDA.org This Meetup Group is for the Baltimore chapter of the IxDA (Interaction Design Association). Our goal is to build a local group that fosters interaction des …

SWUGNYC is operated completely by volunteers with the aim of promoting the sharing of skills and information related to the use of SolidWorks and to create a forum for networking within the SolidWorks community. SWUGNYC considers the specific needs of New York City area users, conducting quarterly meetings in easily accessible Manhattan locations. This group is open to anyone with an interest in expanding their knowledge of SolidWorks and related technologies utilized in design & engineering fie …

Make and share your ideas with 3D printing! Shapeways is your personal fabrication service. From jewelry to puzzles, home decor and more, create, buy and sell your products using 3D printing. To learn more about Shapeways, visit: Our homepage Our gallery of most popular products An explanation about how our service works An overview of the materials that we offer Our vibrant community of designers and creators

Got an idea for the next great  mobile app,  web service or product?  If you are ambitious and hungry for success, this is the place for you.  Are you a graphic/industrial designer, mobile or web developer?  Are you an independent contractor, entrepreneur, or small business owner?  If so, this is where you need to be.  If you are an investor looking for opportunities, these are the people you may want to meet.  Want to contribute or create a new start up venture, here is your opportunity. Just D …

Got an idea for the next great mobile app, web service or product?  If you are ambitious and hungry for success, this is the place for you.  Are you a graphic/industrial designer, mobile or web developer?  Are you an independent contractor, entrepreneur, or small business owner?  If so, this is where you need to be.  If you are an investor looking for opportunities, these are the people you may want to meet.  Want to contribute or create a new start up venture, here is your opportunity. Just Dev …

Huge Events are open to anyone who has interest in agency life, graphic design, visual design, basically all things design and more. Join us for a fun evening of refreshments, networking and talks by design professionals and leaders in the industry.

This group is made up of professional Web designers looking to network with others in the industry; Talk design for the Web; Share experience with use of different tools & languages; Critique Web sites; Talk industry, business, employment; Share motivations and inspirations; Reach your own Web Design Nirvana. Be sure to join our NYC Web Design groups on: LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=95686) Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16401063649) Twitter (http://twitter.com …

Welcome to Responsive Web Design NYC! If you are interested in a common web strategy for mobile, tablet and desktop then Responsive Web Design NYC is right for you! This group was the first NYC Responsive Web Design Meet-up launched in Sept 2011 with the spirit of serving the design, developer, product management and business community of NYC around all topics pertaining to Responsive Web Design.  Anyone from the community can organize, participate and run an event!  We are very fortunate to hav …

As an independent fashion designer, you're a creative and an entrepreneur. Let's come together to collectively advance our work! There are a lot of opportunities in the city that become a lot more accessible when shared across a couple people. We can discuss renting spaces for pop-up shops / shows, group trunk shows... or getting a booth at Capsule, MAGIC, or PROJECT. We'll tap various areas of discussion that don't get taught enough in design school - business and monetization. Let's share our …

Welcome to Fashionably Social. A Fashion Industry Networking Group. This group is for those in the fashion industry including, but not limited to: models, photographers, boutique owners, designers, hair stylists, makeup artists, fashion bloggers, etc. The goal for the group is to get together periodically for industry social mixers where members can collaborate on upcoming projects, sign up for learning workshops and seminars and attend and support each other's projects and events. I plan to fac …

This group is for those involved in fashion who want to take their talent to the business level. We will organize shows, open boutiques, and attend networking events that are designed to help up and coming artists turn their talent into money. Photographers, makeup artist, designers, models, stylist and marketers are particularly encouraged to join, or any others interested in this community on a general scale. We will host fashion shows, and other industry related and random events(Feel free to …

Calling on my fellow designer moms in Port Washington and neighboring towns. Are you an experienced fashion, jewelry, costume, or interior designer? Are you currently taking time off to take care of your bundle(s) of joy? Don't lose your design talent, education, and contacts. Bring your experience to the group so we can discuss options for utilizing these valuable skills. We can pool our ideas to help each other find part time or freelance opportunities, maybe even create new momtrepreneurs??! …

REAL/RECENT PHOTOS REQUIRED FOR MEMBERSHIP! The New York Entertainment Industry Friends Meetup consists of Filmmakers, Actors, Musicians,Screenwriters,Producers,Television, Music and other Entertainment industry professionals who want to network. Special events include film screenings, networking forums, professional entertainment workshops and seminars. Meet Filmmakers, Actors, Directors, Screenwriters, Producers and Entertainment Industry professionals. Our events are designed to help …

There are a number of really cool, informative graphic design, web design and technology driven groups out there and we wanted to bring the technology together. At the end of the day, a well designed graphic or website is useless without a powerful, stable, secure back-end and the most secure website is boring without a cool design and look. Let's bring the teams together and see how we could work together to create better designers and coders! This group is based on industry standards; new tech …

New York is home to some of the most talented people in the world. We’re all doing and creating amazing things. You have artists, actors, producers, models, photographers, designers, bloggers, and many more. Lets get to know each other, collaborate, socialize, and make things happen. We’ll like to invite you to #theMIXER. A free after work music/creative industry social event.

Meet fellow filmmakers, screenwriters, and actors near you! Have fun at our meetups and make friends with people on both sides of the camera and screen. Go to screenings, critique films, dish insider dirt, talk shop about movies and help us produce them. We encourage all the members of this group to have creative collaborations with meetup members from our fashion design, musician, singer, songwriter, acting, and photography groups. Artistic Photography Group http://www.meetup.com/artistic- …

. The purpose of Professional Fashion Designers and Makeup Artistry Group is to engage Artists within the Fashion and Beauty Industry including Jewelry Designers and Accessories' Stylist. We welcome Artists seeking work and practice on many levels of expertise within the field of Makeup Application for other Professionals in the Fashion and Modeling Industry such as Photographers, Makeup Artists, Hair Stylists, Wardrobe Consultants, Fashion Designers  Stylists and Consultant; Videographers, Phot …

Home Interior Design and Decorating Club. Meet other Home Interior Designer's and Home Decorators who want to Do-It-Themselves. Great discussions, Free refreshments and lot's of ideas to share and learn.