MakeHaven, an Elm City makerspace, has fully devoted its resources to responding to COVID-19. Within the last few weeks, the non-profit’s large volunteer base has sewn cloth facemasks, produced plastic face shields, prototyped and produced intubation shields and worked to produce respirators that rival the standard N95 in quality.
MakeHaven’s COVID-19-related endeavor started with producing facemasks. According to shop manager Lior Trestman, after MakeHaven’s three staff members closed the venue’s doors, they cobbled together instructional videos on how to sew reusable face masks. They then reached out to community members with the help of United Way and…
