Redesign.netfabb.com. Within. 3D Printer. 3D 프린트 지식창고 _자이지스트(XYZIST)™ Thingiverse - Digital Designs for Physical Objects. Stratigraphic Manufactury by Unfold at Istanbul Design Week. Istanbul Design Biennial: this project by Antwerp design studio Unfold explores how 3D-printed objects created from identical digital files can be as varied and unique as hand-made objects (+ movie + slideshow).
Above: objects produced by Unfold. Photograph by Kristof Vrancken Called Stratigraphic Manufactury, the project involved designing a range of bowls and vases on a computer and sending the digital files to small-scale producers around the world, who then manufactured them in porcelain using open-source 3D printers. Above: objects produced by Unfold "We sent out seven of our designs," said Dries Verbruggen of Unfold.
Filter for Open Source Water Boiler by Unfold. Istanbul Design Biennial: Belgian design studio Unfold have created a 3D printed ceramic filter for an open source water boiler and purifier that was developed by Jesse Howard in collaboration with Thomas Lommée for use in the developing world.
The machine was first devised by Howard and Lommée of Intrastructures, a design studio that makes and uses components from the OpenStructures open source construction project. Read more about the OpenStructures system in our earlier story. Unfold developed the original design by replacing its plastic bottle with a glass bottle, which has been cut in half to hold the water filter. The ceramic water filter has extruded pockets filled with activated carbon, which acts as a natural purification device, and attaches to the OpenStructures system via a 3D-printed adapter designed by Fabio Lorefice. We recently reported on another Unfold project presented in Istanbul, which explored how 3D printed objects can be as unique as handmade ones. Digital Natives 3D printed objects by Matthew Plummer Fernandez. Product news: a watering can and an action figure were among the everyday objects scanned and distorted by designer Matthew Plummer Fernandez to create these faceted and richly coloured 3D printed vessels.
The objects are based on 3D scans of a watering can, a Power Ranger action figure, a spray bottle, a dolphin-shaped lamp and a 19th century vase. The designer used custom-made software to subject the scans to algorithms that stretch and distort the data into new forms, before sending the altered files to be 3D printed with colourless sand particles and tinted resin. "The algorithms basically deform the shape by mathematically repositioning its set of coordinates," Plummer Fernandez told Dezeen. "Different equations create different effects – the simplest are simple multiplications to stretch an object, while more advanced formulas can twist or smooth the object or go as far as adding new features such as spikes.
" "The programming is a key part of what I do," he added. Digital Natives. Matthew Plummer-Fernandez. Biomimicry shoe by Marieka Ratsma and Kostika Spaho. A bird's skull inspired the hollow heel of these 3D-printed shoes by Dutch fashion designer Marieka Ratsma and American architect Kostika Spaho. Ratsma and Spaho used the shape of a bird's cranium for the front of the shoe, with the tapered beak as the spike of the heel. The lightweight and efficient structure of the hollow skull allowed the shoe to be 3D-printed using less material. Other 3D-printed shoes we've featured on Dezeen include 'invisible' and mirrored designs by Andreia Chaves and a bespoke pair by Marloes ten Bhömer. See all our stories about shoes »See all our stories about 3D printing » Photography by Thomas van Schaik. Here's some more information from the designer: The Biomimicry shoe is the result of a unique collaboration between Dutch fashion designer Marieka Ratsma and American architect Kostika Spaho.
By looking at nature in a different way, she can open our eyes to ingenious systems and ways of life. Competition: ten tickets to 3D Print Show to be won. Competition: we are giving our readers the chance to win one of ten weekend passes to the 3D Print Show, taking place from 19 to 21 October 2012 in London.
Congratulations to the winners! Matthew Gilbert from the UK, Phil Nash from the UK, José Monfort Barberá from Sweden, Will Cardy from the UK, Christina Kull from the USA, Daniel Ellis from the UK, Angelo del Conte from Italy, Heinz Holzmann from Austria, Phoebe Crayk from the UK and Bryan Allen from the USA all won tickets to the 3D Print Event. Above: Voxel Posse by Universal Everything.Top: A Wrong Mongrel Collection by Ross Barber. London's first live 3D print event will showcase a range of uses for the technology from architecture, medicine and archaeology to design in transport, homeware and fashion. Above: Dominick by Sophie Kahn. The event will feature demonstrations and activities such as live designing and printing, with workshops, seminars and talks running across the three days. Above: Kafka by Neri Oxman. N12 3D-printed bikini by Continuum Fashion and Shapeways. The world's first 3D-printed bikini has gone on sale, created by designers Jenna Fizel and Mary Haung of Continuum Fashion.
Called N12, the design comprises discs of varying sizes, linked together by springs. These circles are smaller on parts of the garment that need to curve round the body and larger on areas with flatter contours. The designers envisage that bespoke items of clothing could be made according to a body scan of the customer.