Category: Autoproduzione

What's 3D Printing?

3D printing is a term used to refer to “Additive Manufacturing” (AM), a process used to build three-dimensional objects by successive layering of material formed through computer control. These objects derive their form from digital model data or other electronic data sources. In simple terms, a 3D printer creates three-dimensional objects like a paper printer creates a document. Once a data file is created using a 3D computer aided design (CAD) software, the 3D printer uses the data to lay successive layers of material and build a component or object.

Designer makers/ Autoproduzione

The designer maker moment of today is comprised of young and vibrant designers who are discovering new frontiers and pushing new boundaries. These designer's have at their disposal a wealth of available knowledge, a surplus of potential creative influences and the latest innovations in technology. With little stopping them these designer makers are creating works that are intellectually astute and aesthetically surprising.

How to think like a Designer Maker

The days of designing and creating in one's workshop or studio and selling to the local public are long gone. Today's designer maker has a global world before them and they need to create and think within this context. The designer maker of today needs to navigate the world around them to find their place within it. To do this the designer maker needs to think in ways that are unique and unprecedented.

The Teemergence Of The Skilled Manual Laborer

The industrial revolution with all its glory was thought to have laid to rest the days of the “master craftsman”. The skilled man tinkering away in his workshop for hours on end seemed pointless when shiny products could now be created with the magic of the production line. Industrial design made sense. It was widely accepted that the designer needn't labor unnecessarily, they simply needed to conceive of an idea adaptable to new industries and the rest was taken care of by a large manufacturer. All these seemingly simple assumptions have recently been turned on their heads with the emergence of the new Maker movement.