Luxury watch teaser
The first watch ever designed and produced with fourth industrial revolution technology. Pushing the boundaries of luxury design to the next level, creating timepieces, each one as singular as the person who wears it.
More details and launch: 2nd half 2019.
Design by Groen & Boothman
3d Printed Mould for pressing leather
For one of our loyal customers we have recently experimented with printing moulds. The challenge was a high-detailed scan of a miniscule hand-crafted icon, which needed to be transferred to a mould for pressing leather. We were both curious if the quality of the print would suffice, what the total cost was and how the material would last over time.With one of our partners, GeoPoints, we have scanned the icon in an automated scan solution. Although not all details were captured, the icon was already recognizable. Some extra fine tuning was done in zBrush and the missing details were reapplied. We were curious to find out if our Form2 “Clear” material would be strong enough to withstand the leatherpress and if all the details would be transferred to the print.
The printing of the mould took a while, over 48 hours of printing in the highest possible resolution. Mainly because the mould used the maximum build size of 140x140mm. Pressing with the mould was succesful with all details clearly visible. The client is satisfied with the endresult and the mould will be used by Atelier Goudleer to brand several handmade items.
External Hand Structure
External Hand Structure
As 3D printing is very suitable for creating complex curved components and one-off products; it is a great production technology for making products which can be worn close or directly to the human body. We as nSize already have gained knowledge and experience in this field by the different projects we did.
In most cases this was about supporting the human body in limiting certain motions. For example EXO-L in avoiding ankle sprains, by limiting the motion of spraining and with WeDesign in limiting the over stretching of fingers. 3D printing can also be used for products worn directly to the body for supporting “normal” body movements. An external skeleton could be a very useful construction for this purpose.
In this case we just printed a “dummy”. There are no force suppliers to the construction. It is just a study to how an external hand skeleton could look like; a research to:
- Advantages and disadvantages of certain constructions and joints,
- Which parts are body specific to enhance comfort,
- Robustness and bulkiness of such a structure,
The possibilities of 3D printing (customization and precision) are very useful for purposes of the varieties and precise motorics of the human hand.
