Thingiverse<\/a> already sell files that let users create anything from iPhone covers to toy helicopters.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s already completely possible \u2013 and inexpensive \u2013 to print a variety of different objects at home,\u201d Wierzba says. \u201cThere are currently a lot of free 3D files available online, created by people for the joy of exploring this medium.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hold your horses, though \u2013 while you can print on materials like ceramic, nylon, wax and titanium and readily apply the final product to jewellery or shoes, it\u2019s much tougher to print on fabric (Wierzba doesn\u2019t rule that out in the near future, with the development of new multi-material printers that can use both hard and soft materials).<\/p>\n
And you won\u2019t get away with printing a rip-off Burberry handbag anytime soon, either. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of work being done to develop a methodology for copywriting 3D designs \u2013 larger brands and serious designers will create clever ways of protecting their work,\u201d Wierza says. “But it is incredibly hard to predict how and how fast this technology will develop.”<\/p>\n
Even if we\u2019re a long way off printing next season C\u00e9line, Layer By Layer is a must for anybody interested in fashion\u2019s next incarnation \u2013 it\u2019s an intriguing glimpse into the future of the industry. An iTunes directory of clothes? Custom-made app fashion? Photopolymer shoes? Beam us up.<\/p>\n
Layer by Layer at the Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion is curated by Leanne Wierzba and Gemma Williams. The exhibition will run from 10th April to 18th May. www.fashionspacegallery.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leanna Wierzba, co-curator of the Fashion Space Gallery, tells us why 3D printing might spell the end of disposable high street fashion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9418],"tags":[4126,4129,4136,4135,4130,4131,4128,4132,4127,4134,4133,251],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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