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IMAGINE – If there<br />
was an easy way to<br />
identify your polymer.<br />
PET 1<br />
64,48 %<br />
PET 2<br />
76,67 %<br />
%<br />
PET 3<br />
95,93<br />
3D printed PLA egg<br />
Up until now Dutch designer Michiel van der Kley was mainly known for<br />
his furniture designs. Now, his fascination with the possibilities of 3D<br />
printing has inspired the development of Project EGG – an organically<br />
shaped, airy object suffused with light that is perhaps best described as a pavilion.<br />
It’s a space in which floor, walls and ceiling seamlessly flow together to<br />
form an egg-shaped building measuring 5 x 4 x 3 meters made of recyclable,<br />
biodegradable PLA links, or stones.<br />
To date, Project EGG is the largest desktop 3d-printed co-creation art<br />
project undertaken anywhere. Project EGG is composed of 4670 stones, each<br />
with its own, unique shape, produced by a worldwide 3D printing community<br />
participating in the project.<br />
During his research into the potential of the 3D-printer, Van der Kley came<br />
into contact with bloggers and digital communities all over the world, whom<br />
he invited to be part of Project EGG by printing a stone. Since each stone<br />
had to be printed individually, slight variations could be made in each design.<br />
Participants received the digital version for their unique stone, including their<br />
name. Enthusiasts who did not own a printer could support the project by<br />
adopting a stone. Hundreds of contributions were received from co-creators<br />
and adopters, from the US to Australia, from Portugal to Croatia.<br />
Project EGG was completed on time to be shown at the Dutch Design week<br />
last month; Studio Michiel van der<br />
Kley is now planning a global tour,<br />
to take place in the next two years,<br />
to show the structure to a broader<br />
international audience. In addition,<br />
the designer is researching other<br />
options, such as the best material<br />
that would enable Project EGG<br />
to be produced for an outdoor<br />
setting. KL<br />
www.projectegg.org<br />
We made it possible.<br />
The new DSC 214 Polyma.<br />
More than a DSC.<br />
Your Solution.<br />
Find out more:<br />
www.netzsch.com/n22221<br />
NETZSCH-Gerätebau GmbH<br />
Wittelsbacherstraße 42<br />
95100 Selb<br />
Germany<br />
Tel.: +49 9287 881-0<br />
Fax: +49 9287 881 505<br />
at@netzsch.com<br />
bioplastics MAGAZINE [06/14] Vol. 9 27
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