For this years Design Event Festival, Culture Lab OnSite is hosting a workshop for designers and artists interested in Digital Fabrication and Rapid Protoyping. For one week our project space will be transformed into a workshop equipped with an industry grade laser cutter and a custom built Makerbot 3D printer available for all participants to work on their own projects. After an initial introductory lecture (Monday October 17th, 10am), you are invited to work on your own projects for the entire week under assistance by a researcher from Culture Lab.
"Heart Gears" by Emmett Lalish on Thingiverse.com
Places are subject to limited availability, so please register soon. Just Send an email to cl.onsite@ncl.ac.uk stating your name, information about your company and practice, and a brief statement about your interest in rapid protoyping or ideas for a project you would like to work on. Participation fee: £15 to be paid on the first day. Different material samples will be available in low quantity for all participants to experiment with. For larger projects or very specific interests, participants are required to buy their own materials.
Some context: Digital Fabrication and Rapid Prototyping increasingly important method in the a range of design disciplines. It has already become the industry standard in model making among architects and product designers. Companies providing rapid prototyping services are popping up on the market, but for small design studios and artists the costs are often too high for initial experiments and research. Through our workshop we want to provide an opportunity to local design studios and artists to get to know the technology and its possibilities for their individual practice.
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