printing things - visions and essentials for 3D printing by gestalten

printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing by gestalten
‘sketch furniture’ by front (p. 130-131)
photography: front
from the book: ‘printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing’, copyright gestalten 2014

title: printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing
editors: claire warnier, dries verbruggen, sven ehmann, robert klanten
publisher: gestalten
format: 24 x 28 cm
features: 256 pages, full color, hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-89955-516-5

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since its emergence over the last several years, 3D printing has been transforming the way in which we can prototype and produce objects. with the development of this additive manufacturing technique – whereby strata of liquids or powders are built up to render an object – we are now able to realize particular shapes and forms which were previously unattainable through typical reductive processes; and render ideas into reality more seamlessly. with quick advancements in this field of technology, 3D printing is becoming more accessible and a go-to means of fabrication, with rapid prototyping machines being found more and more in homes, offices and workshops; proving its appeal to the mass market and our society’s growing sensibility for design.

‘sketch furniture’ by front (p. 130-131)
photography: front
from the book: ‘printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing’, copyright gestalten 2014

responding to this progression, ‘printing things’ published by gestalten is a guide of all visions and essentials related to the age of 3D printing. it documents activities, machines, theories and tools related to this technology, providing a diverse survey of applications and scales in which this method can be applied – from wearable jewelry and clothing, cameras to furniture, to architectural building components.

‘mini designer chairs’ by kevin spencer (p. 86-87)
photography: kevin spencer
from the book: ‘printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing’, copyright gestalten 2014

edited by claire warnier and dries verbruggen, the founders of UNFOLD – a multidisciplinary platform at the intersection of art, design and technology – ‘printing things’ offers insight into this visual language of three-dimensional shapes, providing theory and practical research related to this method of manufacturing, defining possible changes in distribution channels. standing as a guidebook for professionals and hobbyists a like, the publication proves that 3D printing is ‘not only a tool, but a medium in its own right‘.

‘mini designer chairs’ by kevin spencer (p. 86-87)
photography: kevin spencer
from the book: ‘printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing’, copyright gestalten 2014

‘endless chair’ by dirk vander kooij (p. 120-121)
photography: studio dirk van der kooij
from the book: ‘printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing’, copyright gestalten 2014

‘wilderness embodied’ by iris van herpen x rem d. koolhaas (p. 224-227)
photography: united nude
from the book: ‘printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing’, copyright gestalten 2014

‘kinematics’ by nervous system (p. 250-251)
photography: jessica weiser, jessica rosenkrantz, nervous system
from the book: ‘printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing’, copyright gestalten 2014

‘replicants’ by lorna barnshaw (p. 208)
photography: lorna barnshaw
from the book: ‘printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing’, copyright gestalten 2014

‘omote 3D shashin kan’ by PARTYLab (p. 68-69)
photography: PARTYLab
from the book: ‘printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing’, copyright gestalten 2014

‘open reflex’ x léo marius (p. 83)
photography: sandrine binoux for esadse
from the book: ‘printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing’, copyright gestalten 2014

‘3Doodler’ by wobble works inc., (p. 78)
photography: 3Doodler
from the book: ‘printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing’, copyright gestalten 2014

‘the free universal construction kit’ by F.A.T. lab (p. 169)
photography: F.A.T. lab
from the book: ‘printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing’, copyright gestalten 2014

‘kiosk’ by unfold (p. 92-93)
photography: kristof vrancken
from the book: ‘printing things – visions and essentials for 3D printing’, copyright gestalten 2014