Akinori Goto: Exploring the Relationship between Time and Movement

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Sep 6, 2016

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Toki – 3D Printed Zoetrope Process & Walk Animation

Japanese media artist Akinori Goto designed a brilliant 3D printed ‘Zoetrope’ that, when lit from the side, reveals walking or if you like dancing people. The impressive artwork was on display not so long ago at the Spiral Independent Creators Festival in Japan, where it won various prizes.

Thanks to the creative brains of Goto, the zoetrope sculpture takes on a new dimension. A flavour of 3D printing makes it even more magic. In the video at the top of this post, Goto explains stepwise how he created the same effect for a previous project, named ‘Toki-‘, a sculpture that instead animates a walking figure.

How does it Work?

Goto started by creating a 2D time axis of a figure outline taking two steps forward. Thereafter, he converts this progression to a 3D axis, placing it onto a vertical plane. That data is translated into a 3D computer graphic and morphed based on the fourth dimension: time.

Then, the model itself was created using 3D printing technologies and placed on a motor-powered rotating platform. After the 3D printing process and the finishing was ready, Goto took a projector and shines onto to the rotating wire grid. Then, a walking person with an elegant leg lift appears and animates a small ballet dancer.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Akinori Goto_3D printed zoetrope sculpture — A projector shoots sharp concentrated beams of light at the rotating wheel, illuminating the narrow silhouette of the characters.

Zoetrope at 2016 Spiral Independent Creators Festival

The sculpture was submitted to the 2016 Spiral Independent Creators Festival, an open design competition in Japan. Here, it won both the Runner up Grand Prix and the Audience Award.

Akinori Goto – Interactive Media Artist

Goto has more interesting projects in his portfolio. You can view his extensive collection on his Tumblr website.

Latitude Lamp: Solar-Powered and 3D printed by Nea-studio

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Sep 3, 2016

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Latitude Lamp: A Global Lighting Product Customized to Local Conditions

The Latitude Lamp, designed by Nea-studio, is a solar-powered light fixture that emits atmospheric light. The fixture can be fabricated in many different set-ups according to the user’s location or latitude. 3D printing technology was used to convert the initial product idea into a functional prototype.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Latitude Lamp by Nea-Studio (6) — The Latitude Lamp needs to bathe in daylight for eight hours a day, with the solar panel facing the sky.

Solar-Power from Custom Latitudes

The Latitude Lamp is a perfect example of a product that is tailored for use at specific locations. The geometry of the lamp can be automatically updated in a digital CAD file so that the tilt of the solar panel changes according to latitude. By tilting the panel at different angles, the lamp’s capacity for electric power generation is optimized in its perpendicularity to the rays of the sun. The fixture can be used in both indoor and outdoor environments.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Latitude Lamp by Nea-Studio (5) — When getting dark, the lamp will automatically start to light up, glowing gradually brighter from dusk to fall of darkness.

Nea-studio: Model-making, Rapid Prototyping & Materials Experimentation

Nea-studio is a Brooklyn, New York based studio that was founded back in 2006 by Nina Edwards Anker. The focus in their work is on architecture, product- and furniture design, landscape- and urban planning.

The studio operates in a project environment in which implementation takes place in parallel with model-making, rapid prototyping and experimentation with ideas, materials, and manufacturing processes, such as in this case, 3D printing. The practice maintains a cross disciplinary nature where sharing ideas is an essential part of work philosophy.

Cozi Studio: Breaking Boundaries Through Complex Forms and Illusory Textural Surfaces

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Aug 29, 2016

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Cozi Studio: A high-end Brand for 3D Printed Lighting Fixtures and Furniture Design

The founders of Cozi Studio, named Yuval Carmel and Ofir Zandani, are two industrial designers that combine a multidisciplinary knowledge of manufacturing techniques. Their studio collection is characterized by a unique morphology, achieved by manipulating traditional materials in extreme and technologically innovative ways. Behind each work lays an idea, a vision.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Cozi Studio (7) — Focus Light illuminates surroundings through 3D printed screen.

Complex Planning, Forms and Surfaces

Through complex mold planning, wood press and 3D printing, Co-founders Yuval Carmel and Ofir Zandani have managed to create complex forms and illusory textural surfaces. By combining advanced technologies with traditional craftsmanship, the statement pieces clearly display the dialogue between the nature of the materials and the manipulated forms.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Cozi Studio (10) — Dissonance between Materials, Use and Shape.

Dissonance between Materials, Use and Shape

There is a certain dissonance between the materials they use and the forms they realize. They force you to look more thoughtfully, and question the very object you see before you. What inspires the designers are the challenges of design and production. They strive to break through technological boundaries, and take heir designs to the tipping point where other designers are afraid to go.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Cozi Studio (3) — ‘Focus Light’ employs selective laser sintering to generate a flexible and durable three-dimensional piece.

SLS 3D Printing Technology

Out of the various 3D printing technologies, Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) suits best the unique printed fabrics. Working with Polyamide Nylon, a laser beam solidifies powdered plastic layer-by-layer using heat in a controlled environment.

Unique printed fabrics from Polyamide Nylon.

The woven segments are built from the bottom-up and into each other, creating a flexible lace like textile. The different fabrics are meticulously planned on the computer using 3D programming, printed and assembled by hand.

Materials Talk: Creating the Dialogue

The designers aim is finally to create a dialog between technology and craft, between perception and tangibility. Some of the actual objects of the Cozi Studio include the Wrinkles and Early blossom center piece bowls and the Ghost, Focus and Bloom lighting fixtures.

You can see more of their work featured at the Cozi Studio website or Designboom.

New 3MF Extensions Bring Enhanced Efficiency and Manageability to 3D Printing

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Aug 10, 2016

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New 3MF Extensions: Production and Slice Extensions Provide Standardized Tools to Organize and Slice 3D Models

Recently, the 3MF Consortium (3MF) released two specification extensions to its 3MF Core Specification 1.1. The new 3MF Extensions contain a slicing and production extension that allow high-volume additive manufacturing facilities to better integrate and manage their 3D printing operations more smoothly than before.

Moving to Fully Integrated – High End Volume Additive Manufacturing

In addition to the initial launch of the 3MF format, the 3MF Production and Slice Extensions to are significant enhancements that move the industry closer to a fully integrated, high-volume additive manufacturing end-to-end 3D printing solution. Release of specifications like these aligns with the 3MF Consortium’s mission to help improve the efficiency and productivity of additive manufacturing solutions with standardized software.

As founding member of the 3MF Consortium, netfabb supports the standard both, for importing and exporting the 3MF file format, — The 3MF Consortium Founding Members

New 3MF Extensions for Production

Designed for high-volume users such as service bureaus, the 3MF Production Extension makes it more efficient for users to organize and manage 3D printing jobs with multiple parts by keeping them in separate .xml files within the 3MF package, thus dividing the parsing load for large jobs. The 3MF package manages the file hierarchy and relationships among the files, as well as keeping unique identifiers for each part instance.

New 3MF Extensions for Slicing

High-volume additive manufacturing requires practical software that simplifies the 3D design and manufacturing process while fully describing a model, retaining internal information, color, and other characteristics. The actual extensions were developed to solve in a clear, straightforward manner two critical interoperability issues impacting efficiency and manageability in today’s additive manufacturing facilities.

The additive manufacturing industry grew by over $1 billion for the second consecutive year in 2015, according to Wohlers Associates, an independent consulting firm. The 3MF Production and 3MF Slice Extensions are free to download immediately.

Afillia: 3D Printed Polyamide Lights by Alessandro Zambelli

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Aug 5, 2016

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Afillia: Alessandro Zambelli Collection of Luminous Essentials and Airy Voids

Back in 2014, Alessandro Zambelli designed some 3D printed lights for .exnovo. Still, they are a fine example of coming up against the bare essentials. He named his collection of printed pendant and table lights “Afillia”. In botany worlds, where the name originally was borrowed from, it means ‘leafless’. Afillia is surely an apt image for a collection of luminous essentials and airy voids.

Allessandro Zambelli_Afillia_Design Sketches — Afillia Design Sketches

Swiss Pine and Diffusive Polyamide

The Afillia range of six light fixtures consists of three table lamps and three pendant lights. The base or socket ring is made from Swiss pine, a premium wood from the Alto Adige mountains. In line with the region’s ancient traditions, it is hand-crafted. The wood fitting locks on to a light diffuser in nylon fibre (polyamide), using selective laser sintering in professional 3D printing.

Between Stuff and Shape – Air and Light

The centre piece of each of the accessories is the diffuser which embraces and embellishes space. Delicate, lace-like patterns with their geometrical pinholes give rise to two-dimensional origami in thin, curvaceous spirals.

Allessandro Zambelli_Afillia_Pattern — Lace-like patterns give rise to 2D origami in curvaceous thin spirals.

Free to waver at will, the light casts fleeting shadows, then beams into unexpected focus, forming round and bright halos. This is energy in it’s purest fluid form, in the no-man’s land between stuff and shape, air and light.

Allessandro Zambelli_Afillia_Application — Afillia Bedroom Application. Pictures: Yooko.fr

The product range is winner of the 2015 Product Innovation Award and still available for purchase at .ExNovo.

Images in this post are courtesy of Designstudio Alessandro Zambelli and .ExNovo

Lights, Lithophanes & Landscapes by Beth Lewis Williams

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Jul 25, 2016

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Beth Lewis Williams: Exploiting the Traditional and Mysterious Technique of Lithophanes

‘Lights, Lithophanes & Landscapes’ is a collection of porcelain lighting created by Beth Lewis Williams back in 2014. The London based designer and maker is specializing in bespoke porcelain lighting and exploits the traditional and mysterious technique of lithophanes.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Beth Lewis Williams Lithophanes_Pendants — Lights, Lithophanes & Landscapes by Beth Lewis Williams – Clustered Lithopanes Pendants

Traditional Craftmanship meets Novel Manufacturing Technology & Controls

The porcelain lamps are realised using 3D printing technologies and hand carving, and are foreseen with the latest LED and lighting controls.  The lights explore urban scenes contrasting current social, environmental, and aesthetic scenes with those of the romantic landscapes featured on 19th Century industrially produced domestic ceramics.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Beth Lewis Williams Lithophanes_Cross-Ramsgate — Beth Lewis Williams – The Cross and Ramsgate.

Lithophanes – A 19th Century Passion

Lithophanes were a 19th Century passion and were used with an internal light source diffusing through the porcelain creating a gentle play of shadows exposing beautiful, delicate and sculptural images.

“The porcelain lithophane lights create a gentle play of shadows exposing beautiful, delicate and sculptural images”

The widespread emergence of 3D printed landscape patterns on industrial ceramics was driven by the fashion for Chinese and Japanese porcelain, decorated with idyllic and picturesque landscapes. It was in effect a rural nostalgia, the result of a confluence of technological development and urbanisation. The work of Beth Lewis Williams, in turn, examines intense urban landscapes though the elegiac atmosphere lithophanes create.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Beth Lewis Williams Lithophanes_Tower Block — Tower Block – Illumination switched on and off.

Bespoke Design and Manufacturing Services for Lighting Features

Beth Lewis Williams future work will be structured through a bespoke design and manufacturing service delivering unique lighting features for individual clients. For more work and references, here’s a link to her personal website.

Leti Pendant Light by Studio Macura

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Jul 19, 2016

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Leti by Studio Macura: A 3D Printed Bird-Friendly Pendant Light

Leti is a pendant light designed by Studio Macura back in 2014 with a clipped 3D printed bird on a textile covered power cable. The stylish pendant lights, both functional and elegant at the same time, are available in a variety of colored cables and bird color combinations. We recently rediscovered this Dutch Design piece, and happily share it with you.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Studio Macura LETI_Black&White — Studio Macura: Leti bird lamp Black & White

Leti: Iconic Poetic Objects

The cables come in black, white and red finishings allowing for three monochromatic combinations. For the white version, upto nine color birds can be selected. All of the birdies are created by means of 3D printing. The serene and a bit ‘surreal’ combination of the bird on the cable creates an iconic poetic object which is both out of the ordinary yet very familiar.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Studio Macura LETI_Red_Black bird — Leti: a stylish pendant light with various color birds and finishes.

Combining Materials & Finishes

A simple color matched half dome ceiling rose completes the piece. The bird is made of 3D printed polyamide 3D printing materials, positioned on a textile finished cable. The light fitting is foreseen with a clear glossy globe halogen 28 Watt bulb. Of course, you can use any Ecosaver instead.

Pictures in this post are property of Studio Macura.

GrabCAD Light the way: A One Week Generative Design Challenge

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Jun 20, 2016

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GrabCAD Light the Way: Generative Design Competition to create a 3D Printable Lamp Design for Sonar+D Festival

Where 3D printing, design, and creativity merge, a unique combination of innovation and experimentation appears. The GrabCAD Light the Way Design Challenge triggers the users of Generative Design to use data as a driver for design generating algorithms.

GrabCAD Light the Way Design Challenge_- Artistic Lampshade — GrabCAD Light the Way Design Challenge – Artistic Lampshade

One week Generative Design Challenge

The Design Challenge – lasting for only one short week – was initiated by FabLab Barcelona, MakerBot and IN(3D)USTRY. Users were invited to explore the creative limits of Generative Design and 3D printing by creating a light fixture to be displayed during the Sonar+D creativity festival, running from June 16-18 in Barcelona, Spain.

GrabCAD Light the Way Design Challenge_- Butterfly Lamp. — GrabCAD Light the Way Design Challenge- Butterfly Lamp.

Generative Design 3D Printable Lamp

The generatively designed 3D printable lamp – coming either in a table version or as a pendant – should be inspired by music, art or energy. Also, the lamp should contain a widely accepted light bulb – the E27, as LED energy saver with a power of 400 lumen.

Winners Rewards and Showcase

The top three winning designs will be showcased at the “IN(3D)USTRY From Needs to Solutions” Maker Pro exhibition taking place during the Sonar+D creativity festival in Barcelona, Spain.

GrabCAD Light the Way Design Challenge - Koraillon — GrabCAD Light the Way Design Challenge – Koraillon

In addition, the winners will have the opportunity to participate in IMPRIMIDA, an exclusive workshop also taking place at the creativity festival “Sonar+D”.

The deadline for entries has passed already (June 6th), there were 230 submissions in total. The finalists were announced by June 16, 2016. It’s now waiting for the winners, they will be announced soon, by June 21, 2016.

Pictures in this post are sourced from the GrabCAD Light the Way Design Challenge page.

Webinar: The Design of 3D Printed Optics with Zemax OpticStudio

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Jun 16, 2016

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Free Webinar on Designing 3D Printed Optics with Zemax OpticStudio

Additive manufacturing offers the upwards potential to revolutionize manufacturing across a broad range of industries. Here’s an interesting webinar by Zemax and Luxexcel on designing 3D printed optics by Zemax OpticStudio.

3D Printed Optics by Luxexcel

Recently, Zemax started to cooperate with Dutch Luxexcel, a global leader in 3D printed optics. Not so long ago, Luxexcel’s optical grade ‘LUX Opticlear’ material was added to the Zemax software library. Consequently, it enables the optics designer to do an even easier job in designing optics and optical components. Arising from the exciting collaboration, a free webinar was given in the last weeks on how to design optics for 3D printing.

Nowadays, Optics Designers around the globe start to discover the unique advantages of Printoptical Technology. The enhanced design freedom coming along with this digital fabrication technology is a great gift. Finally, it is expected that the new way of designing optics will pave the path to new optics types and smarter optics solutions.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Luxexcel_Zemax_OpticStudio — Luxexcel and Zemax OpticStudio: paving the path to novel optics design.

Designing Optical Components in Zemax OpticStudio

In the webinar you’ll learn from the manufacturer itself about unique optical design considerations when preparing optical components for 3D printing. Additionally, you will learn about the capabilities offered by OpticStudio to facilitate the design 3D printed optical systems.

Here’s the recording of the webinar:

Economies of Scale

The challenges of fabricating components for optical and illumination design are significant. However, 3D printed optics are beginning to offer the necessary characteristics. Therefore, we can really recommend your viewing this very interesting webinar from Zemax.

Anyone involved in the design of illumination optics should take a breath. Just take a minute to consider the novel design options arising from this powerful cooperation!

Avoid Chandelier by Janne Kyttanen

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Jun 11, 2016

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Avoid Chandelier – A Glowing Circular Light Fixture Featuring an Intricate Diamond Structure

The Avoid Chandelier by digital sculptor Janne Kyttanen is a circular light fixture featuring an intricate diamond structure. When lit, it starts to glow from it’s inner center and spread its beautiful patterned light into the area while creating a wonderful ambiance. The shape is influenced by Lie sphere geometry, a geometrical theory in which the fundamental concept is the sphere. The fixture comes in various finishings, such as copper and chrome, and will be launched in Europe during the Design Basel 2016 event.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Avoid Chandelier by Janne Kyttanen_Chrome — Avoid Chandelier by Janne Kyttanen in Chrome finishing. **Source**: Jannekyttanen.com

3D Printing – VR and Augmented Reality

Janne Kyttanen is a digital sculptor operating at the intersection of 3D printing, virtual & augmented reality. His multi-disciplinary work has been featured for example in TIME Magazine’s ‘Design 100’. It captures the most influential design in the world from the perspective of leading designers with their ideas.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Avoid Chandelier by Janne Kyttanen_Header Image — Janne Kyttanen is a digital sculptor operating at the intersection of 3D printing, virtual & augmented reality. **Source**: Jannekyttanen.com

Kyttanen is best known for his early-staged revolutionary work with 3D printing and is considered to be one of the most influential artist designers of his generation. He resides between his two studios based in Los Angeles and Amsterdam.

3DPrinting.Lighting_Avoid Chandelier by Janne Kyttanen_Copper — Avoid Chandelier by Janne Kyttanen in Copper finishing. **Source**: Jannekyttanen.com

Design Miami / Basel 2016

The newly generated Avoid Chandelier will be unveiled by Gallery ALL during the upcoming edition of Design Miami / Basel 2016, running this June 14th – 19th in Basel, Switzerland.

Pictures in this post are courtesy of Janne Kyttanen.

Toki – 3D Printed Zoetrope Process & Walk Animation

How does it Work?

Zoetrope at 2016 Spiral Independent Creators Festival

Akinori Goto – Interactive Media Artist

Latitude Lamp: A Global Lighting Product Customized to Local Conditions

Solar-Power from Custom Latitudes

Nea-studio: Model-making, Rapid Prototyping & Materials Experimentation

Cozi Studio: A high-end Brand for 3D Printed Lighting Fixtures and Furniture Design

Complex Planning, Forms and Surfaces

Dissonance between Materials, Use and Shape

SLS 3D Printing Technology

Materials Talk: Creating the Dialogue

New 3MF Extensions: Production and Slice Extensions Provide Standardized Tools to Organize and Slice 3D Models

Moving to Fully Integrated – High End Volume Additive Manufacturing

New 3MF Extensions for Production

New 3MF Extensions for Slicing

Afillia: Alessandro Zambelli Collection of Luminous Essentials and Airy Voids

Swiss Pine and Diffusive Polyamide

Between Stuff and Shape – Air and Light

Beth Lewis Williams: Exploiting the Traditional and Mysterious Technique of Lithophanes

Traditional Craftmanship meets Novel Manufacturing Technology & Controls

Lithophanes – A 19th Century Passion

Bespoke Design and Manufacturing Services for Lighting Features

Leti by Studio Macura: A 3D Printed Bird-Friendly Pendant Light

Leti: Iconic Poetic Objects

Combining Materials & Finishes

GrabCAD Light the Way: Generative Design Competition to create a 3D Printable Lamp Design for Sonar+D Festival

One week Generative Design Challenge

Generative Design 3D Printable Lamp

Winners Rewards and Showcase

Free Webinar on Designing 3D Printed Optics with Zemax OpticStudio

3D Printed Optics by Luxexcel

Designing Optical Components in Zemax OpticStudio

Economies of Scale

Avoid Chandelier – A Glowing Circular Light Fixture Featuring an Intricate Diamond Structure

3D Printing – VR and Augmented Reality

Design Miami / Basel 2016

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