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Danit Peleg: Forget shopping. Soon you’ll download your new clothes
Summary
During the speaker travel, when she didn't have anything to want to wear, she thought that she could wear a skirt designed on computer, downloaded on 3D printers and assembled.
Although she didn't know how to use 3D printers, she loved it soon using 3D printers to make clothes.
She was in senior collection at fashion design school. She loved experimenting with new materials and she always tried to develop new techniques to make the most unique textiles.
Sometimes, the new materials she used were thought a bit weird and very breakable. There were some problems which 3D printing. It's expensive, too big to put in her room and slow to download.
However, she challenged many things. She finally found the filaflex which can be fed in the printer as a new kind of filament. It is strong and very flexible. She fixed some problems one after another. Although printed speed is still slow, it will accelerate like the Internet speed have changed. Music can be downloaded in phones directly. The material will also evolve and then all the people might wear the digital clothes they download. Such new world might come soon.
◆Viewpoints&Discussion
1. Do you want to wear clothes that are printed by the 3D printer?
No, I don't think so though I think that I have to try something new. Now, my clothes are comfortable to wear and I can move easily with it. Plus, my clothes are affordable and it's not unique. Unique one get people's attention and it is difficult to blend with others. It taks much time. That's why I don't think that I would want to wear these kinds of clothes.
2. If you can print something from the 3D printer, what would it be?
I don't know anything about 3D printing. I have never seen actually. I only watched that TV. If I will use some materials with the 3D printer and downloaded it afyer, I want to try feeding chocolate, cookies, cacao and sugar. You might be able to eat delicious chocolate-chip cookies which are good combination.
I think that it will be good to print flowers also. If you have that printer like her, you can decorate many flowers that you want anytime and anywhere, even if those are not seasonal flowers.
3. What do you think are the disadvantages and advantages of using the 3D printer? What are the possible problems that may arise upon using the 3D printer?
One of the disadvantage of using the 3D printer is big. It needs wide spaces to set and takes much time to download. It' a still expensive also. I think that even though something is printed newly, it should be recycled and renewed to reduce waste problems.
The advantage of using the 3D printer is that you can print anything you design anytime you want and need. That looks fun. There will be no same items among others.
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affordable / inexpensive or reasonably priced.
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