3D-printer created designs by Melinda Looi (Credit: The Photoz – Zung, via PopSci)
FASHION TECH
In the Future, Fashion Will Be Printed in 3D
To produce her bird-inspired designs, designer Melinda Looi simply pushed “Print.”
Well, not quite so simply. According to PopSci, the Malaysian designer manufactured her pieces in Belgium at Materialise, a 3D print shop, which typically builds architecture models.
Looi showed the pieces recently in Kuala Lumpur, billing the exhibition as Asia’s first 3D-printed fashion show and the pieces—feathered hats, shoes, neckpieces and capes—are pretty amazing.
Looking for some 3D fashion a little closer to home? Los Angeles–based Gogosha Optique will debut 3D-printed eyewear by German eyewear maker Mykita at a launch party this weekend at the optical shop’s Silverlake location at 3208 ½ Sunset Blvd. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is open to the public.
Mykita representatives will demonstrate how the company’s patented Mykita Mylon eyewear collection was created with a 3D printer. The lightweight styles have no screws or solder points. Current 3D styles will be available to order (prices start at $555).
After years researching the use of polyamide materials in selective laser sintering, or 3D design, Mykita developed its patented Mylon material, which won an award from the International Forum Design.
