Printing Things
Book for Gestalten

Printing Things, Visions and Essentials for 3D Printing

"An inspirational and understandable exploration of the creative potential of 3D printing that introduces outstanding projects, key experts, and the newest technologies."

Printing Things is co-edited by Claire Warnier and Dries Verbruggen, founders of Unfold. For this book they conducted the research, compiled the list of projects in collaboration with Sven Ehmann and Robert Klanten from Gestalten and wrote the key texts. This includes a technical primer on 3D-printing and eight essays covering topics brought up by the current wave of creative 3D-printing applications: Empowerment, The right to Copy, Interface and Interact, Body Topology, The Aesthetics of Complexity, Building Blocks, Exploring Machines and Materials, Crafting New Industries.

Printing Things, Visions and Essentials for 3D Printing

"An inspirational and understandable exploration of the creative potential of 3D printing that introduces outstanding projects, key experts, and the newest technologies."

Printing Things is co-edited by Claire Warnier and Dries Verbruggen, founders of Unfold. For this book they conducted the research, compiled the list of projects in collaboration with Sven Ehmann and Robert Klanten from Gestalten and wrote the key texts. This includes a technical primer on 3D-printing and eight essays covering topics brought up by the current wave of creative 3D-printing applications: Empowerment, The right to Copy, Interface and Interact, Body Topology, The Aesthetics of Complexity, Building Blocks, Exploring Machines and Materials, Crafting New Industries.

From the publisher:
3D printers will soon be found in more and more workshops, offices, and homes. With them, we will be able to print out small pieces of furniture, prototypes, replacement parts, and even a new toothbrush on-site at any time. Consequently, new production methods and business models are developing—along with a new visual language of multidimensional formal explorations. Today, 3D objects and complex forms can already be printed out that were previously impossible to achieve with traditional methods.

Printing Things is an inspirational and understandable exploration of the creative potential of 3D printing. The book not only introduces outstanding projects, key experts, and the newest technologies, but it also delves into the complex topics that these paradigm-shifting technologies bring up, such as how to handle copyrights and seamless manufacturing.

Release Date: April 2014
Editors: C. Warnier, D. Verbruggen / Unfold, S. Ehmann, R. Klanten
Format: 24 × 28 cm
Features: 240 pages, full color, hardcover
Language: English, German (Dinge Drucken)
ISBN: 978-3-89955-516-5

You can buy the book at our own webshop (english only), Amazon (english and german), Gestalten (english and german) or ask your favorite bookstore.