Inventionland
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| Inventionland | |
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| Built | 2006 |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Industry | Design Facility, Tourist Attraction |
| Employees | 250 |
| Address | 585 Alpha Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15238 |
Inventionland is a Pittsburgh-based immersive work environment and idea incubator.
Inventionland was conceived by George Davison. Nathan Field served as the executive creative coach, and Joey Warren acted as senior concept designer.[1] According to George Davison, his intention in building Inventionland was to provide a creative work environment in which artists, graphic designers, industrial designers and others could design, develop and create prototypes.[2]
Inventionland officially opened in 2006, having taken 18 months from design to construction.[3] The interior renovation took one year and cost $5 million.[4]
Within Inventionland's 61,000 square-foot design facility are 16 themed sets, named and designed to reflect the new-product invention activity within. Some of the sets include:
- Motor Speeday: industrial and automotive products[3]
- Discover Pirate Ship: toy department[5]
- Crafty Cottage: sewing[5]
- Animation Attic: [5]
- Creativity Cabin[5]
- Nursery Noook: Baby products[5]
- Pet Shack: Animal products[5]
- Inventalot Castle[3]
- Creation Cavern: hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking[3]
- Brainpower Ballpark: sports[3]
- Treehouse[5]
- Inventron 54 Robot: consumer electronics[3]
- Home Sweet Home: household products[6]
- Home Health Innovations
- Concept Kitchen (giant cupcake): kitchen[7]
- Animation Studio with one of the largest green screens in the tri-state area[7]
Inventionland also has three running waterfalls, lifelike trees and butterflies and grass-lined sidewalks. Its manufacturing capabilities include metalworking, woodworking, molding, laser cutting, prototyping, circuit board construction and more, which all take place in its production facility.[7]
Honors and awards
The January/February 2008 issue of I.D. Magazine recognized Inventionland as one of "40 Amazing-Looking Design Offices".[8] Inventionland was also featured in the 2008 Ripley's Believe It or Not Annual, "The Remarkable Revealed".[9]
In 2011, Inventionland was the recipient of a Creative Rooms in Business Award,[10] a regional Pittsburgh award given annually and sponsored by Pittsburgh Design, Art and Technology (DATA). In 2018, an article on Career Addict listed Inventionland as one of the top nine coolest offices in the world.
