Design and Architecture
What Will We Do with 3D Printers?
The 3D printer comes into the home. Does Makerbot make us all product designers? Or overspend on inferior products? Plus, stories from Commune and Iwan Baan.
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenThe 3D printer comes into the home. Will Makerbot make us all industrial designers? Or is it an expensive means to make inferior products? With Raymond Roker, Jeff Mayberry, Andy Ogden and Carolyn, Summer and Tom. Also, the story behind LA design company Commune, with Roman Alonso, Steven Johanknecht, Pamela Shamshiri, Ramin Shamshiri and Mallery Roberts Morgan. And photographer Iwan Baan on flying high to capture "The City and The Storm."
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3 storiesMakerBots and the Future of Industrial Design
For the first time in the history of the South by Southwest Interactive Conference, the buzz on the street wasn't about an app like Twitter or Foursquare but about a product—one that’s been building momentum and seems to have reached fever pitch. But does 3D printing technology promise us all the ability to become industrial designers, or it an…
Read the story14 minDesigner Spotlight: Commune
DnA is expanding and we are going to shine a weekly spotlight on designers and makers in Los Angeles. First up, Commune , designers of numerous projects including Heath Ceramics, Ammo, Farmshop, Mattison and the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs.
Read the story9 minIwan Baan Captures Cities from the Sky
The Highland Corridor that runs between Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard here in LA has seen a huge transformation in the last few years. The trend was started by furniture dealers Blackman Cruz and Joel Chen, then art heavyweights like Shaun Regen of Regen Projects and New York transplant Perry Rubenstein moved in.
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