Digital fabrication technologies like 3D printing are becoming mainstream. A new movement is emerging where you'll be able to design every object you own, from your kitchen knives to your cell phone. This is the new industrial revolution, a transition from mass-production to mass-customization.

"Presentation of the Day" on June 24, 2013.

Corrie Van Sice works at the intersection of design, engineering, and biology. She speaks on the under-discussed dilemma of "innovation" run amok. Corrie posits that if more scientists were to operate like artists (in that they could explore their studies without university or corporate control), development in their field might take a new and exciting direction. 

"Presentation of the Day" on October 10, 2013.

Ken Baker speaks on the progression of mathematics in 3D printing, including experimentation with sense of depth, curves, planes, and symmetry. 

"Presentation of the Day" on May 5, 2014.

Architect Oscar Glottman talks about MGX by Materialise, a company which uses 3D printing technology to create items that can be incorporated into daily life. With creations ranging from jewelry to furniture, 3D printing utilizes both mathematic equations and organic compositions to create unique, usable designs. 

"Presentation of the Day" on February 10, 2014.

Fab lab entrepeneur Charlotte Jansen talks us through the 3D of 3D-printing looking at current developsment in this technology.

3D printing is an awesome tool for designers. Rik Theunissen specializes in unique projects. In his PechaKucha talk he presents his design for big pieces of random crystals. They were shown at the well-known Amsterdam Fashion Week.

"Presentation of the Day" on November 20, 2014.

"If someone dumps a box of legos in your lap and asks you “What you can do with this?”, you’re not going to say “I don’t know”. You’re going to say “What can’t I do with this?” Same thing for 3D printing."

In "3D Printing: A Whole New World" from PechaKucha Night Bryan Vol. 2, 3D printing and scanning is an emerging tech and its presence at Texas A&M is becoming more widespread. In his presentation, Benedict Nguyen discusses its exciting most recent developments.

Fabcafe as a new place to collaborate and create set to start in the end of the summer in NYC is presented by Kristen Smith. Tech on site is helping customers with their designs and laser cutting and in the evening the Fabcafe turns into events space. The platfform is to take global connections and use them to thrive the local creative economy.

Researcher and designer Andreas Bastian discusses the role between tools and design, and how new technologies like 3D printing are challenging traditional frameworks of product design and material performance.