It’s my firm belief that 3D printing is here to stay, but exactly how it stays and for how long is the bigger question. As designers of the future we have a responsibility to embrace new making, but we should ensure that we aren’t swept along with the hype.
Here are some reflections from people using 3D for real in museums. They are from two great pre-conference workshops at Museums and the Web 2013 in Portland.
On Tuesday, Glenn Beck featured one of MakerBot's Replicators on his radio show/online broadcast, making it clear that he was impressed by the desktop device.
Vivek Srinivasan is the Australia regional manager for CSC's Leading Edge Forum and Jarrod Bassan is a senior consultant with CSC in Australia. The two recently published a report entitled 3D Printing and the Future of Manufacturing. Once considered science fiction, the ability [...]
Desktop 3-D printers can already pump out a toy trinket, gear set or even parts to make another printer. Medical researchers are also taking advantage of this accelerating technology to expand their options for regenerative medicine.
What’s being called the world’s first 3D printing photo booth is set to open for a limited time at the exhibition space EYE OF GYRE in Harajuku. From November 24 to January 14, 2013, people with reservations can go and have their portraits taken.