material – Page 4 – Product by Process

Grow, ferrofluid and robotic

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A nice creative process mixing kinect motion tracking abilities, robotic, sculpting and ferrofluid, allowing creator to 3d sculpt an object in air. Xavier MONTOY Guillaume ANDRE / FablLab-ENSCI Le projet Grow a pour but de permettre au plus grand nombre de prendre part à la création d’un objet. Grâce à Kinect, l’utilisateur n’a plus besoin de maîtriser les outils de conception traditionnels (logiciels 3D…) et peut prendre part a la conception de son objet à travers une expérience nouvelle : modeler la matière grâce à un simple geste. L”utilisateur modèle…

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Are Audio handmade speakers

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Are Audio is a handcrafted boutique speaker manufacturer based out of St. John’s, Newfoundland. Are Audio speakers are produced by the pair, allowing for the utmost attention to detail. As well, it allows for the aesthetic of speaker to be completely customized to suit your taste. You choose the hardwood, and the colour, too. Visit areaudio.com for more information.

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photocarver , CNC milled photos

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old graphic trick , nice process and material . textural picture , the photocarver bring feelings an image.

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High voltage wood erosion

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HIgh voltage wood erosion. Soundtrack: Aire De Zamba by Agustín Barrios Mangoré

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wood 3d printing, kind of ….

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Kaipa has created a partially wooden filament for 3D printers. Called LAYWOO-D3, the stuff is 40% recycled wood with the rest of it being a binding polymer.Well it smells and feels like wood at least , unique ability to print with wood alike amterial with tree rings. ( thanks core 77) check it out

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Glass Snowboard : tempering curved glass

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For this month’s episode, Signal Snowboards’ Founder Dave Lee leaves the factory to travel across the sea to an Italian glass factory to create a handmade glass snowboard—the most delicate build to date! The glass snowboard is cut, pressed, tempered, and ever so carefully transported to the slopes. Signal Snowboards Italian team rider Giorgio “Iannino” Morell takes it for the all important test ride at Abetone ski resort in Tuscany. See how this glass artwork performs under pressure—will it slide or shatter? Check back every third Thursday of the month…

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57 chandelier production process

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57 is the latest chandelier designed by Omer Arbel for Bocci, discover the secret behind he beautiful surface of this handmade glass piece . stunning.

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nike innovator :Mike Friton

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Mike Friton is a freelance shoemaker, weaver, paper sculptor and innovator with over 30 years of experience at Nike. His innovations are responsible for many elements of athletic footwear that people wear today. Each of his crafts informs one another and he is constantly exploring the fringes of his field. Mike’s work is a great example of how non-traditional methods of exploring one’s craft can lead to unique end results.

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Marc Maingard guitars: Making Trees Sing Again

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“It’s like taking a magical tree that has been cut down and killed, but it lives. It still lives, the pores of the wood are still shifting, and drying, and changing. It’s almost as though the tree has a chance to sing again, with the wind blowing through its branches again.” – Marc Maingard A brief look into the life and profession of one of the top five luthiers in the world. Marc Maingard, a born and bread South African, shares some of his secrets and philosophies that have helped…