Mutually Human Software and GR Makers create new creative space, now accepting founding members

Samuel Bowles, VP at Mutually Human Software, describes their new relationship with GR Makers as "the intersection of atoms and bytes."

GR Makers is a community of makers and tinkerers co-founded by Casey DuBois. They have been meeting on a weekly basis at the Warehouse in Jenison, Mich. Here, members work on projects of their choice using available equipment such as 3-D printers, wood working machines, and equipment for light metal work.

With the acquisition of GR Makers by Mutually Human, the organization will soon have a new home and access to more equipment and technology. 

Bowles explains the dynamics, saying, "We are taking them to the next step. We will use Mutually Human resources to turn it into something long-term and sustainable."

For Mutually Human, Bowles says the relationship is very strategic. "We feel that devices and hardware are the future of our business. By partnering with GR Makers, it gives us an opportunity to play at the boundary of hardware and software."

Bowles says the community will be run as a for-profit space, which he says is the business model for other successful maker spaces across the country. "They are the ones that are thriving across the nation. They have best tools, most members, and most traction in the market place. We want to be like those places."

The makers lab will be located at the Mutually Human offices at 401 Hall St. It is scheduled to be open in two to three months with an initial space of 3,000 sq. feet. Bowles says they are currently accepting applications to become a founding member, which can accessed here.

To learn more about Mutually Human, you can visit their site here. To learn about GR Makers, you can view their site here.

Source: Samuel Bowles, Mutual Human Software
Writer: John Rumery, Innovation and Jobs News Editor