Research; 3D Printing

3D printing is a relatively new concept which isn't yet available to everyone, mainly because it's so expensive. Basically, it is making 3D objects from a digital file, e.g. CAD. the printer prints out the object layer by layer. The most common methods...

3D printed bowties and pocket squares:

Dita Von Teese in 3D Printed Dress

Made of nylon plastic

Can be intricate and detailed, not solid

Can be personalised, with a name perhaps?

No tying needed, fits onto top button (bowtie)

Pocket squares double up as business card holders

Numerous colours

No need to fold pocket square, wont crease

Dita Von Teese 3D printed dress

She wore first fully articulated, 3D printed dress

Designed by Michael Schmidt and Francis Bitonti

Printed with Shapeways

Nearly 3000 articulated joints

Over 13000 Swarovski crystals

Based on Fibonacci sequence

Made with Nylon

17 pieces, dyed black, laquered

Catherine Wales:

completed an MA in Digital Fashion at LCF

Catherine Wales; 3D Printed Feathers

sizes aren’t universal

not all size 8’s have the same body shape

she wants to offer personalised fashion that you can have made to your measurements

she creates accessory designs where you can input your measurements and print off to your size, so it fits perfectly

Noa Raviv:

Brings digital designs to life, not as a print but a 3D object

Reminds me of sea anemones

Structural, architectural

http://www.noaraviv.com/hard-copy-collection/0rlrygjr0ytbc8hqd70zapu28s8r7x

Noa Raviv; 3D Printed Garment