I came to the City with a 3D interest already taking root.
NC State has a robust fashion & design program making use of 3D printing techniques. NC State design professor, Justin LeBlanc showed his collection in 2013 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week after nearly winning season 12 of Project Runway. His
collection featured accessories he designed and 3D printed.
There is a 3D printer in the NC State D.H. Hill/Hunt library.
(I remember the days of a card catalog with index cards. Now, there is a space age printer casually sitting in a university library. Oh MY!) 3D printing is going to get bigger and bigger and have a tremendous influence in fashion. These designers will need a lawyer. The counterfeiters will need a lawyer.
The folks infringing on the trademark or patent (maybe even
copyright) will need a lawyer.
NC State has a robust fashion & design program making use of 3D printing techniques. NC State design professor, Justin LeBlanc showed his collection in 2013 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week after nearly winning season 12 of Project Runway. His
collection featured accessories he designed and 3D printed.
There is a 3D printer in the NC State D.H. Hill/Hunt library.
(I remember the days of a card catalog with index cards. Now, there is a space age printer casually sitting in a university library. Oh MY!) 3D printing is going to get bigger and bigger and have a tremendous influence in fashion. These designers will need a lawyer. The counterfeiters will need a lawyer.
The folks infringing on the trademark or patent (maybe even
copyright) will need a lawyer.
Just imagine the counterfeiting or "inspired by" looks with the aid of a home 3D printer.
Live stream the runway show, scan the image, 3D print the image, and voila, out pops a near likeness. That runway dress hasn't even made it off the model’s back and someone can walk out of their home in a haute couture look a few days after it strutted down the runway. This isn't far-fetched. The Museum of Arts & Design (MAD) curated an exhibition featuring 3D items.
I was dumbstruck at what I saw could be accomplished.
An absolutely gorgeous dress (pictured above).
Shoes!
A racing machine!!
Yes, you read that right: the body of a motorized racing machine, called a "rapid racer." ------------->
(Rapid Racer designed by Johannes Zäuner, Barbara Kotte, and Andreas Schulz.) ASTONISHING!
Ah, the dress. Designer Michael Schmidt and architect Francis Bitonti collaborated to produce a sensational garment.
Jaw dropping. The dress has made its debut in public worn by a real-life person. Here's the story:
http://mashable.com/2013/03/06/dita-von-teese-debuts-3d-printed-dress-by-michael-schmidt-and-francis-bitonti.
Shoes. For me, the shoes on exhibit did not look wearable, or to my eye, fashionable.
So, NC State designers---get busy working on that! And, call me.
Live stream the runway show, scan the image, 3D print the image, and voila, out pops a near likeness. That runway dress hasn't even made it off the model’s back and someone can walk out of their home in a haute couture look a few days after it strutted down the runway. This isn't far-fetched. The Museum of Arts & Design (MAD) curated an exhibition featuring 3D items.
I was dumbstruck at what I saw could be accomplished.
An absolutely gorgeous dress (pictured above).
Shoes!
A racing machine!!
Yes, you read that right: the body of a motorized racing machine, called a "rapid racer." ------------->
(Rapid Racer designed by Johannes Zäuner, Barbara Kotte, and Andreas Schulz.) ASTONISHING!
Ah, the dress. Designer Michael Schmidt and architect Francis Bitonti collaborated to produce a sensational garment.
Jaw dropping. The dress has made its debut in public worn by a real-life person. Here's the story:
http://mashable.com/2013/03/06/dita-von-teese-debuts-3d-printed-dress-by-michael-schmidt-and-francis-bitonti.
Shoes. For me, the shoes on exhibit did not look wearable, or to my eye, fashionable.
So, NC State designers---get busy working on that! And, call me.