{"id":23337,"date":"2021-08-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=23337"},"modified":"2024-03-18T18:32:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T01:32:51","slug":"the-new-possible-podcast-cwt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/the-new-possible-podcast-cwt\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Possible Podcast: Choose Your Own Adventure with CW&#038;T"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog#the-new-possible-podcast\">The New Possible podcast<\/a>\u00a0is a monthly podcast that sheds light on the future of making things \u2013 from COVID-19 ventilators to sustainable motorcycles. Each episode tells the story of how a company unlocked their new possible using Autodesk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fusion 360<\/a>.\u00a0<em><strong>Follow along as we dive into the who\u2019s, what\u2019s, and how\u2019s behind some of the most exciting innovations.<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<em><strong>This episode, we chat with CW&amp;T about the democratization of metal additive manufacturing.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>Listen to the New Possible podcast on all major hosting platforms, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/podcast\/id1550538394mktvar002=4333587001|ORG|&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=other&amp;utm_campaign=4333587dmapplef360&amp;utm_id=4333587001\">Apple<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/1668d489-ba28-484d-b665-33135667b2fd\/the-new-possible\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6sf4KwKB7AMAh7PPUPkriVmktvar002=4333585002|ORG|&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=other&amp;utm_campaign=4333585dmspotifyf360&amp;utm_id=4333585002\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNDgzODg1LnJzcw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc9397169-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"cwt-watch-resin\" class=\"wp-image-23338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc9397169-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc9397169-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc9397169-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc9397169-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc9397169-284x160.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc9397169-382x216.jpg 382w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dsc9397169.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-9020369\"><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1483885\/9020369-choosing-your-own-adventure-with-cw-t.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9020369&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Here at Autodesk, we like to say that our software helps our community design and make anything. One design duo that really pushes that concept to its limits is the Brooklyn, New York-based design studio <a href=\"https:\/\/cwandt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CW&amp;T<\/a>, founded by Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy. Pens, box cutters, watches, jump ropes, sketchbooks, lighting \u2014 you name it, they\u2019ve designed it, made it, and put their own playful twist on it. Che-Wei is even part of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative, which you can hear him speak about in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/new-possible-podcast-mit-space-exploration-initiative\/\">Episode 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CW&amp;T started in 2011 with an idea to design a more durable home for the ink cartridges in their favorite pen, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jetpens.com\/blog\/Hi-Tec-C-A-Comprehensive-Guide\/pt\/629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hi-Tec-C<\/a>. The result was <a href=\"https:\/\/cwandt.com\/products\/pen-type-a?variant=113683652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pen Type A<\/a>, a solid stainless steel pen housed in a handy ruler body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/close-up_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"cwt-pen-type-a\" class=\"wp-image-23343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/close-up_1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/close-up_1024x1024-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/close-up_1024x1024-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/close-up_1024x1024-284x160.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/close-up_1024x1024-382x216.jpg 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of assuming a need for the specialty pen, Che-Wei and Taylor put the concept on Kickstarter to assess interest. To their surprise, the Pen Type A campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/cwandt\/pen-type-a-a-minimal-pen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">received over $280,000 in funding<\/a> from over 4,000 backers. Since then, CW&amp;T has continued to use Kickstarter to fund their ideas and now has 12\/12 successful products and campaigns under their belts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CW&amp;T designs their products in Fusion 360 then prototypes them in their workshop in Brooklyn then ships out to contract manufacturers. In this episode, Wang and Levy walk us through their story, design process, and workshop setup. Get ready to be inspired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Listen to the full conversation above via <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/podcast\/id1550538394mktvar002=4333587001|ORG|&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=other&amp;utm_campaign=4333587dmapplef360&amp;utm_id=4333587001\">Apple<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/1668d489-ba28-484d-b665-33135667b2fd\/the-new-possible\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6sf4KwKB7AMAh7PPUPkriVmktvar002=4333585002|ORG|&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=other&amp;utm_campaign=4333585dmspotifyf360&amp;utm_id=4333585002\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNDgzODg1LnJzcw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google<\/a>. Stay tuned for the next episode of The New Possible podcast, which will drop next month<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/the-new-possible-podcast-fuseproject\/\">Episode 1: fuseproject Goes Medical to Combat COVID-19<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/the-new-possible-podcast-vortic-watch-co\/\">Episode 2: Vortic Watch Co: Not Your Grandpa\u2019s Pocket Watch<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/the-new-possible-podcast-camplete-brought-5-axis-machining-into-the-21st-century\/\">Episode 3: CAMplete Brought 5-Axis Machining Into the 21st Century<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/new-possible-podcast-mit-space-exploration-initiative\/\">Episode 4: MIT Space Exploration Initiative Designs Everyday Life in Space<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/the-new-possible-podcast-one-click-metal\/\">Episode 5: One Click Metal is Democratizing Metal Additive Manufacturing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For this episode of The New Possible Podcast, we chat with CW&#038;T about the process of designing whatever they want and funding on Kickstarter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4033,"featured_media":23343,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[301,478,406,165],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-23337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-new-possible-podcast","category-case-studies","category-customer-stories","category-industrial-design","dhig-theme--light"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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