A designer and an engineer cooperate to make a traditional tool.
Technology seems to go full circle sometimes. This beautiful loom was designed by Chilean designer Mauricio Rojas and the plastic parts were 3D printed by Erwin Ried, an engineer, on his MakerBot. So this project is one of the oldest manufacturing technologies known to humanity made with one of the newest. I love the irony.
The project is a work in progress, and the digital files are available for download on Thingiverse.
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Posted in 3D Printing, Fashion + Textiles, Taylor Gilbert by Taylor Gilbert | Comments are off for this post
Make your own stuff using: 3D Printing
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Retail Ready with Melanie Gray Augustin
To some people, creativity is as natural as breathing or the love of freshly baked bread. Being a creative mind or a pathologically hands-on designer is one [wonderful] thing. However, creativity doesn’t always translate successfully to business savvy. Creativity often covets freedom and experimentation, but business demands discipline and focus. Fortunately, there are still plenty of creative entrepreneurs to inspire those with a design vision to start their own business.
In the New Year we are starting a new feature that will focus on all things small business. Don’t worry; there will be none of that tedious business school textbook material. As part of the small biz feature, we will bring you regular interviews with Ponoko Makers who rely on Personal Factory to create their line of products, be it household objects, jewelry, electronics enclosures or other made on demand goods.
As an extra dose of pre-holiday inspiration, we’re giving you a sneak peak at the interview series!
Meet Australian jewelry designer Melanie Gray Augustin. Her label Kimono Reincarnate perfectly expresses her design style: modern handmade jewelry that features upcycled materials – inspired by traditional Japanese textiles and design.
Read the full interview after the jump:
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Posted in Fashion + Textiles, Jewellery, Laser Cutting, Selling + Business Tips, Small Business Stories, Yana Skaler by yana | Comments are off for this post
Make your own stuff using: Laser Cutting
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Bespoke Innovations have introduced a paradigm shift in prosthetic limbs
Scott Summit an industrial designer formed Bespoke Innovations with Kenneth Trauner, an orthopedic surgeon in order to affect positive change in the medical prosthetic industry using 3D printing & 3D scanning. Their focus was firmly on creating a positive user experience, through customisation. More images and video after the jump… (more…)
Posted in 3D Printing, David McGahan, Design, Digital Fabrication, Fashion + Textiles by David McGahan | Comments are off for this post
Make your own stuff using: 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CNC Routing
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Make Eyewear is trying to bring eyewear into the 21st century.
Make Eyewear is a recently launched company with the stated goal of creating “a new vision for modern eyewear.” I’m not sure if the pun was intended, but I appreciate the sentiment. They offer a selection of frame styles that you can customize by lens type, color, and size. I am particularly intrigued by the customized sizes since I have a hard time finding glasses to fit my enormous head.
In addition to their standard frame styles, you can also work with them to create a completely custom set of frames.
We previously mentioned another 3D printed glasses startup OYO Glasses. They are set to launch sometime this year.
Posted in 3D Printing, Fashion + Textiles, Mass Customization, Taylor Gilbert by Taylor Gilbert | Comments are off for this post
Make your own stuff using: 3D Printing
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The creators of EVE Online lovingly recreate fashion model Rick Genest in gripping detail.
As far as I’ve seen this is a first. CCP Games has created a highly detailed digital faccimile of the captivating fashion model Rick Genest aka ZombieBoy.
The model will be animated into an interactive runway show from designer Nicola Formichetti for New York’s Fashion Week. Users will view the digital avatar strutting the catwalk on a 7ft screen and will have control over some incredibly detailed high resolution outfits.
This kind of news always gives me futurist chills, imagining the Blade Runner universe we might be living in soon. When you can download and pose representations of actual human fashion models, try your outfits on a virtual human, and have an interactive fly-by camera of the catwalk, the future must be here.
Via Twistedlamb.
Posted in Fashion + Textiles, Matthew Borgatti, Technology by Matthew Borgatti | Comments are off for this post
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burning-edge style
Syuzi Pakhchyan, who runs the futuristic and electro-focused style blog Fashioning Tech, posted a round-up of laser cut fashions.
From lace-like, Converse high tops to skull-face tunics by Pleasure Principle, these 12 examples of laser cut fashion have plenty of street-cred and style.
P.S. You can laser cut your own designs in leather (and other materials) with Ponoko Personal Factory. Check out our fabric materials here.
via Fashioning Tech
Posted in Fashion + Textiles, Kristen Turner, Laser Cutting by Kristen Turner | Comments are off for this post
Make your own stuff using: Laser Cutting
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Who needs laser eye surgery when there’s a new startup with custom 3D print glass frame service?
Glasses are, if nothing else, a geek status symbol – definitive proof that you’ve done enough all-nighters staring into textbooks, crafting code or generating geometry on computer screens to have blured your vision permanently. Anyone who’s spent time at the optometrist will know it’s tough to select the perfect pair of frames… Fortunately OYO’s 3d print app is set to appear in the cloud soon for a private beta test programme. (more…)
Posted in David McGahan, Fashion + Textiles, Maker Movement, Mass Customization, Tools + Apps by David McGahan | Comments are off for this post
Make your own stuff using: App Gateway
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The simplest article of clothing is transformed into elegant fashion.
Fashion Designer Diana Eng (featured on Project Runway season 2) uses a laser cutter to elevate the simple t-shirt to elegant fashion. She says:
Distressed clothes are better known for tattered strings and frayed edges than precise cuts. But the accurate targeting of a laser cutter adds a layer of techie nuance to a technique more often associated with unkempt style.
These shirts are cotton, so the edges of the fabric does not fuse like synthetic fabric would. To combat this problem, Eng has treated the fabric to reduce fraying and to make them machine washable. Unfortunately for the rest of us (but understandably), she has kept the special treatment a trade secret.
Check out the rest of her work on her site. Her collection includes elements made with 3D printers, laser cutters, and digital fabric printers. Continue past the jump for more images.
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Posted in Fashion + Textiles, Laser Cutting, Taylor Gilbert by Taylor Gilbert | Comments are off for this post
Make your own stuff using: Laser Cutting
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Reed tools and miniature weaving looms with Spoonflower and Ponoko
Andy and Becka Rahn have been dabbling with Ponoko service since 2008. Becka was curious about designing puzzles, and Andy who is a software engineer couldn’t pass the geek aspect of laser cutting his own designs. The day Ponoko crossed his computer screen, he started designing his first project.
An art and fiber teacher, Becka decided to make tiny textile tools as holiday ornaments. She knew of plenty of people who would find miniature weaving looms irresistible. Andy started with designing reed tools for his oboe, as he found that he was in need of a gizmo to help with the meticulous job of creating reeds for the instrument. The couple are currently working together on a DIY mini frame loom for weaving enthusiasts.
Both Andy and Becka love working with bamboo and acrylic. The bamboo is a favourite for its natural finish and feel as well as strength, and the acrylic colors are always an inspiration for fun, vibrant projects. Becka combines the lasercut pieces with Spoonflower printed fabrics that she also designs. This means that she has ultimate control over every step of the design process, enabling her to create highly individualised ornaments.
In the past, these handmade fans approached making very differently, sticking to their traditional hobby tools and techniques. Andy found the transition to digifabbing especially natural, as he was already familiar with digital design tools. Becka found the new design possibilities exciting and inspirational, and she loves the “whole new level of cool to the materials” that she now has available to her
More from the couple under the cut:
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Posted in Digital Fabric Printing, Fashion + Textiles, Functional Art + Objects, Laser Cutting, Maker Stories, Yana Skaler by yana | Comments are off for this post
Make your own stuff using: Laser Cutting
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Building Fashion workshop in Paris, France.
The Architectural Association School of Architecture in Paris, France offers a ten-day workshop twice a year exploring computational design, fashion, and architecture. Here’s what they say about it:
Students will aim at exploring novel morphologic, tectonic, and spatial repertoires, understanding their inherent qualities, and proposing new possible futures in architectural production and clothing design innovation. For this purpose, an international team of instructors will lead students to simultaneously experiment with design and making via computationally advanced design strategies and physical research based investigations.
For those of you in Europe or with the opportunity to go, they are now accepting applications for fall 2011. Everyone else can have a look at some of their projects and experiments from the spring workshop in their Flickr gallery.
More images after the jump!
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Posted in 3D Printing, Fashion + Textiles, Laser Cutting, Programming, Taylor Gilbert by Taylor Gilbert | Comments are off for this post
Make your own stuff using: 3D Printing, Laser Cutting
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