Digital Forming workshop: Designers test new software
Last friday we had the honour to meet 10 designers to test the software of Digital Forming. Probably you already know some of them (Bernat from Cunicode, Michiel Cornelissen, Studio Mango and Elleke van Gorsel from Studio-ePosh), but we were happy to meet new designers as well!
Digital forming…say what? Digital forming is a concept whereby designers create a basic design, but it can be customized by others. All the creations can be 3D printed in the very end. So as a designer you benefit from two things: you can create something you want and for the client it gets more interesting because, without having any design experience, it’s possible to personalize the design.
The company Digital Forming gave our designers the opportunity to experience this cutting edge technology first-hand. “Isn’t it going to be too difficult for me to use the software,” was a comment we often heard before the workshop started. And it seemed hard in the beginning, but some found it very easy to pick it up. We were all very excited to see how some designers were getting more and more ideas by using the technology.
To take a break, we showed everyone around in the company; see the different printers, hear the lifechanging stories related to 3D printing (such as the first face transplant) and it’s always a joy to see people’s faces when they can actually see how we work at Materialise. Especially when they see our Mammoth printer.
FUTURE
Ok, after this playtime was over. Time to be serious again and work, play and test the software for a whole afternoon. The reactions of the designers were great and they really seemed to enjoy it. But how about the future? Well, Digital Forming is still working on the software, till it’s all perfectly ready to use and we hope we can show you some results of this program in the near future. We’ll keep you posted!
