The Aram Gallery in London hosts an exhibition on contemporary design that uses 3D Printing. Showing work from studios of both established and emerging designers, the gallery uses the exhibition as a way to examine how designers’ processes are developing to accommodate new technological advances.

3D Printing (Rapid Prototyping or Additive Manufacturing) is a means of creating three dimensional objects using a specifically designed printer. It uses a continuous strand of, most commonly, polyamide or nylon, instead of ink. It is layered up to create a 3D form based on a computer drawn image.

Early uses of 3D Printing were for creating prototypes as the process, although costly, is much quicker than producing a handmade model. More recently, Rapid Prototyping technology is being used to produce ‘finished’ end designs. Send to Print / Print to Send will include works from the fields of architecture, industrial design, fashion, and product design.

Rapidform Shoes by Chau Har Lee

Large Oval Yellow Bloom by Michael Eden

Mumbai Facade Model by Serie

Loop Light Two by Assa Ashuach

‘M Bracelet by Freedom of Creation

The exhibition runs from the 13th of January untill the 25th of February 2012.

The Aram Gallery
110 Drury Lane
Covent Garden
London
WC2B 5SG
www.thearamgallery.org