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3D printed jewelry by Maison 203 (also available at MoMA store in NYC and La Rinascente in Milan).
3D printed jewelry by Maison 203 (also available at MoMA store in NYC and La Rinascente in Milan).
Foodini And for the ultimate product in futuristic, small-space kitchen appliance design, the combination 3D printer and oven system, currently a prototype being developed by a company in Barcelona, will help “print” different types of food.
Foodini And for the ultimate product in futuristic, small-space kitchen appliance design, the combination 3D printer and oven system, currently a prototype being developed by a company in Barcelona, will help “print” different types of food.
3-D Printing Demo 3-D printing technology was once only in the domain of professional designers, but thanks to Cubify's new at-home device, it's entered the home realm. Far from just another of-the-moment gizmo, this innovation opens the door for democratizing manufacturing. On Sunday, June 23, at 2:00 p.m. on the Demonstration Stage, join 3D Systems senior researcher Scott Turner as he demonstrates how the award-winning product works, creates an object from start to finish in real time, and chats about 3-D printing's potential.
3-D Printing Demo 3-D printing technology was once only in the domain of professional designers, but thanks to Cubify's new at-home device, it's entered the home realm. Far from just another of-the-moment gizmo, this innovation opens the door for democratizing manufacturing. On Sunday, June 23, at 2:00 p.m. on the Demonstration Stage, join 3D Systems senior researcher Scott Turner as he demonstrates how the award-winning product works, creates an object from start to finish in real time, and chats about 3-D printing's potential.
Cubify's 3D printer.
Cubify's 3D printer.
The eco-friendly phone in question is the Fairphone: produced by an Amsterdam-based organization, it's made with metals sourced from small-scale miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo. That way, the phone's production avoids exploitative mining practices. The phone itself is also designed to be long-lasting, cutting back on waste, and many of its modular parts can be easily replaced by users. For the launch of the Fairphone 2, the second iteration of their eponymous product, the Dutch organization partnered with designer Alan Nguyen and 3D Hubs for a similarly eco-friendly way to produce the smart phone's accessories.
The eco-friendly phone in question is the Fairphone: produced by an Amsterdam-based organization, it's made with metals sourced from small-scale miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo. That way, the phone's production avoids exploitative mining practices. The phone itself is also designed to be long-lasting, cutting back on waste, and many of its modular parts can be easily replaced by users. For the launch of the Fairphone 2, the second iteration of their eponymous product, the Dutch organization partnered with designer Alan Nguyen and 3D Hubs for a similarly eco-friendly way to produce the smart phone's accessories.
London-based designer Julian Mayor used fiberglass to turn a three-dimensional sketch into three-dimensional piece with the General Dynamic chair.
London-based designer Julian Mayor used fiberglass to turn a three-dimensional sketch into three-dimensional piece with the General Dynamic chair.
Nguyen produced two 3D-printed designs: a Nightstand and and Amplifier, the latter of which was inspired by the "natural acoustics of conch shells." As its name suggests, its curvature amplifies the smartphone's speaker to fill a room with sound. Both designs seen here are made with woodFill 3D printing filament, a material that has the look and texture of wood thanks to its recycled wood fibers.
Nguyen produced two 3D-printed designs: a Nightstand and and Amplifier, the latter of which was inspired by the "natural acoustics of conch shells." As its name suggests, its curvature amplifies the smartphone's speaker to fill a room with sound. Both designs seen here are made with woodFill 3D printing filament, a material that has the look and texture of wood thanks to its recycled wood fibers.
To get your own Nightstand or Amplifier—or a 3D printed Fairphone case—just visit 3D Hubs to browse 3D print files and connect with a local 3D printing service. Unfortunately the Fairphone is currently only available in Europe, though it may be expanding to other countries later this year.
To get your own Nightstand or Amplifier—or a 3D printed Fairphone case—just visit 3D Hubs to browse 3D print files and connect with a local 3D printing service. Unfortunately the Fairphone is currently only available in Europe, though it may be expanding to other countries later this year.
For a wider selection of 3D printed items, and to see what 3D printers are near you, just check out 3D Hub's main website. There you can find thousands of items to print—from toys to electronics to lighting fixtures—and select from a wide range of printing materials.
For a wider selection of 3D printed items, and to see what 3D printers are near you, just check out 3D Hub's main website. There you can find thousands of items to print—from toys to electronics to lighting fixtures—and select from a wide range of printing materials.
3D Hubs helps you find 3D print designs—anything from jewlery to tools to housewares—then connects you with a local 3D printing service who can make it. This collection, Low Poly Pokémon, is just one of the most recent added to their website.
3D Hubs helps you find 3D print designs—anything from jewlery to tools to housewares—then connects you with a local 3D printing service who can make it. This collection, Low Poly Pokémon, is just one of the most recent added to their website.
The Home 3D Puzzle from Cinqpoints is an innovative puzzle with 17 finely crafted pieces. Each piece can be used to build the house structure, furniture, or other structures. Due to the intricate nature of each puzzle piece, the Home 3D Puzzle is a brainteaser, as pieces needs to be placed in an exact way to create the home. The puzzle is a construction game, and has been designed with thoughtful attention to architectural structures.
The Home 3D Puzzle from Cinqpoints is an innovative puzzle with 17 finely crafted pieces. Each piece can be used to build the house structure, furniture, or other structures. Due to the intricate nature of each puzzle piece, the Home 3D Puzzle is a brainteaser, as pieces needs to be placed in an exact way to create the home. The puzzle is a construction game, and has been designed with thoughtful attention to architectural structures.
Sugar cubes “printed” by the Sugar Lab for 3D Systems.
Sugar cubes “printed” by the Sugar Lab for 3D Systems.
Laarman's MX3D printer reproduces the designer's doodles in space. An algorithmic system ensures that each design generated is unique. Photo courtesy of Friedman Benda and Joris Laarman.
Laarman's MX3D printer reproduces the designer's doodles in space. An algorithmic system ensures that each design generated is unique. Photo courtesy of Friedman Benda and Joris Laarman.
3D printed vases at Hôtel Droog.
3D printed vases at Hôtel Droog.
A 3D-printed scooter at the 3D Systems display.
A 3D-printed scooter at the 3D Systems display.
“The Low Poly Pokémon project started as a challenge,” says their designer Flowalistik. “I wanted to try to transform the low-quality graphics the first Pokémon video games had into a 3D model." The resulting forms can be printed in a wide range of materials—it depends on your local 3D printer—though the plastic seen here is most common.
“The Low Poly Pokémon project started as a challenge,” says their designer Flowalistik. “I wanted to try to transform the low-quality graphics the first Pokémon video games had into a 3D model." The resulting forms can be printed in a wide range of materials—it depends on your local 3D printer—though the plastic seen here is most common.
Pictured is one of Stout’s three-dimensional braided rugs and a pinched clay hanging light made with Sean Gerstley. Stout has also created a number of digitally printed curtains in collaboration with Kate Fox. “I want my work to make people happy,” she says.
Pictured is one of Stout’s three-dimensional braided rugs and a pinched clay hanging light made with Sean Gerstley. Stout has also created a number of digitally printed curtains in collaboration with Kate Fox. “I want my work to make people happy,” she says.
The fabric took Kettal three-and-a-half years to develop.
The fabric took Kettal three-and-a-half years to develop.
The Home 3D Puzzle is an innovative puzzle with 17 finely crafted pieces. Each piece can be used to build the house structure, furniture, or other structures. Due to the intricate nature of each puzzle piece, the Home 3D Puzzle is a brainteaser, as pieces needs to be placed in an exact way to create the home. The puzzle is a construction game, and has been designed with thoughtful attention to architectural structures. The Home 3D Puzzle can be used as a game for children, or a desktop accent in an office. The pieces are boxed in the shape of a completed puzzle, which unfolds to reveal the pieces.
The Home 3D Puzzle is an innovative puzzle with 17 finely crafted pieces. Each piece can be used to build the house structure, furniture, or other structures. Due to the intricate nature of each puzzle piece, the Home 3D Puzzle is a brainteaser, as pieces needs to be placed in an exact way to create the home. The puzzle is a construction game, and has been designed with thoughtful attention to architectural structures. The Home 3D Puzzle can be used as a game for children, or a desktop accent in an office. The pieces are boxed in the shape of a completed puzzle, which unfolds to reveal the pieces.
"A 3-D-printed fruit bowl by @alessandro_isola at the Technology/Energy 360 Pavilion at Dwell on Design. #DOD2014"
"A 3-D-printed fruit bowl by @alessandro_isola at the Technology/Energy 360 Pavilion at Dwell on Design. #DOD2014"
That's where Pair's founder and CEO, Andrew Kemendo, was stationed as an Air Force officer. He was a project manager responsible for outfitting new facilities: a job that demands precise spatial planning. With some prior coding experience, he built a prototype program in 2011. Over the next few years he and Pair's CTO Taylor Clark tweaked and grew the app until its launch last November. Now the company has partnered with Herman Miller, IKEA, Vitra, Opendesk, and others to put their furniture at your fingertips.
That's where Pair's founder and CEO, Andrew Kemendo, was stationed as an Air Force officer. He was a project manager responsible for outfitting new facilities: a job that demands precise spatial planning. With some prior coding experience, he built a prototype program in 2011. Over the next few years he and Pair's CTO Taylor Clark tweaked and grew the app until its launch last November. Now the company has partnered with Herman Miller, IKEA, Vitra, Opendesk, and others to put their furniture at your fingertips.
Pair's premise is simple: open the app on your iPhone or iPad, aim its camera to the room, select a furniture model, and drag it onto the screen. Unlike other apps, Pair let's you walk around the room while keeping the furniture in place. This lets you intuitively understand a layout as it would be seen and used. Of course, as with any seamless technology, it's easy to miss the complex systems working behind the scenes. However, Pair's complex algorithms didn't get their start at a software or architecture company, but rather at a U.S. Air Force base in Guam.
Pair's premise is simple: open the app on your iPhone or iPad, aim its camera to the room, select a furniture model, and drag it onto the screen. Unlike other apps, Pair let's you walk around the room while keeping the furniture in place. This lets you intuitively understand a layout as it would be seen and used. Of course, as with any seamless technology, it's easy to miss the complex systems working behind the scenes. However, Pair's complex algorithms didn't get their start at a software or architecture company, but rather at a U.S. Air Force base in Guam.
Made from ABS plastic, a common 3D printing material, the Bristol Chair capitalizes on the complexity possible with additive manufacturing. "When talking to designers," says Bitonti, "I try to impress that [3D printing] has its own unique materials and process... they try to design for injection molding but they need sensibilities and knowledge appropriate to this medium. Additive processes are their own thing with their own advantages."
Made from ABS plastic, a common 3D printing material, the Bristol Chair capitalizes on the complexity possible with additive manufacturing. "When talking to designers," says Bitonti, "I try to impress that [3D printing] has its own unique materials and process... they try to design for injection molding but they need sensibilities and knowledge appropriate to this medium. Additive processes are their own thing with their own advantages."
Built as a prototype for the New York City Department of Transportation, the sculptural Squiggle Rack© can be made in ABS plastic, bronze, or cast iron.
Built as a prototype for the New York City Department of Transportation, the sculptural Squiggle Rack© can be made in ABS plastic, bronze, or cast iron.
Dwell-curated pavilions focused on design for humankind, scandinavian design, the modern family, and technology. 3-D printed designs in the Energy 360/Technology Pavilion included a glowing piece by Daksh Sahni.
Dwell-curated pavilions focused on design for humankind, scandinavian design, the modern family, and technology. 3-D printed designs in the Energy 360/Technology Pavilion included a glowing piece by Daksh Sahni.
A model by Skidmore, Owings & Merril shows San Francisco in three dimensions. "At the exhibit opening it was fascinating to see how engaged people became while taking a close look at all the buildings in San Francisco," says Arieff. "The three dimensionality provides a level of understanding that is hard to replace."
A model by Skidmore, Owings & Merril shows San Francisco in three dimensions. "At the exhibit opening it was fascinating to see how engaged people became while taking a close look at all the buildings in San Francisco," says Arieff. "The three dimensionality provides a level of understanding that is hard to replace."
Bitonti's studio frequently pushes the boundaries of additive manufacturing—the industry term for 3D printing—by collaborating with other designers and technology leaders. Bitonti designed these rainbow-hued shoes, part his "Mollecule" Shoe Collection, with the help of Adobe (for the necessary software) and Stratasys (for the necessary 3D printing technology).
Bitonti's studio frequently pushes the boundaries of additive manufacturing—the industry term for 3D printing—by collaborating with other designers and technology leaders. Bitonti designed these rainbow-hued shoes, part his "Mollecule" Shoe Collection, with the help of Adobe (for the necessary software) and Stratasys (for the necessary 3D printing technology).
3D Form, by Pratt Institute student Joel Seigle.
3D Form, by Pratt Institute student Joel Seigle.
Verda Alexander and her son, Apolo, collaborate on a project in their first-floor studio.
Verda Alexander and her son, Apolo, collaborate on a project in their first-floor studio.
ICON developed its Vulcan I 3D printer over a period of about two years. The gantry-style printer on rails is mobile and weighs about 2,000 pounds.
ICON developed its Vulcan I 3D printer over a period of about two years. The gantry-style printer on rails is mobile and weighs about 2,000 pounds.
3-D wallpaper by Sarah Strauss of @prattinstitute
3-D wallpaper by Sarah Strauss of @prattinstitute
A living room furniture scene shows the possible iterations of the Home 3D Architectural Puzzle.
A living room furniture scene shows the possible iterations of the Home 3D Architectural Puzzle.
Not all 3D printing is plastic: the stainless steel Reaction Table measures 13" x 16" x 16." Using algorithms originally developed for MRI digital modelling, Bitonti was able to design this sinuous, smooth strucutre.
Not all 3D printing is plastic: the stainless steel Reaction Table measures 13" x 16" x 16." Using algorithms originally developed for MRI digital modelling, Bitonti was able to design this sinuous, smooth strucutre.
Onstage, Liz and Kyle von Hasseln will talk about putting their own spin on the emerging technology of 3-D printing. The two founded Sugar Lab, which designed and printed three-dimensional, edible candy and chocolate treats, and has since been acquired by industry heavyweight 3DSystems. The treats will be on view at the pavilion.
Onstage, Liz and Kyle von Hasseln will talk about putting their own spin on the emerging technology of 3-D printing. The two founded Sugar Lab, which designed and printed three-dimensional, edible candy and chocolate treats, and has since been acquired by industry heavyweight 3DSystems. The treats will be on view at the pavilion.
This "surfboard" is designed purely in 3-D CAD software, 3-D printed via Selective Laser Sintering by SciCon Technologies in Valencia, California, and assembled at Karten Design in Marina Del Rey, California.
This "surfboard" is designed purely in 3-D CAD software, 3-D printed via Selective Laser Sintering by SciCon Technologies in Valencia, California, and assembled at Karten Design in Marina Del Rey, California.

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