Printing represents a revolutionary way of reproducing symbols, but it takes on added impact when it comes to reproducing objects. 2D and 3D printing are no longer unusual; even scents and microscopic organic tissue can be printed now. The required hardware is entering the consumer market, and it is also being made in open backyard industries. These DIY initiatives can expect to run up against copyright and patent agents: a challenge and an opportunity for an open, sustainist prosumption society.
EARLY, GUTENBERG-STYLE PRINTING PRESS ➝ AUTHORS AND OWNERS / ANDREW KATZ
GUTENBERG PRESS (15TH CENTURY) — COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG
COMMODORE MPS801 MATRIX PRINTER
COMMODORE MATRIX PRINTER (1984) — COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG
POLAROID: INSTANT IMAGES FROM THE PALM OF YOUR HAND
MIKE AKA SQUEAKY MARMOT ➝ WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/SQUEAKYMARMOT/
BIOPRINTING: PRINTING ORGANIC TISSUE AND BONE STRUCTURES
MARIA KONOVALENKO, PICTURE TAKEN AT WAKE FOREST INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
RAPID PROTOTYPING: PRINTING OBJECTS FROM YOUR DESKTOP ➝ DO IT WITH DROOG / ROEL KLAASSEN, PETER TROXLER
DIMENSION UPRINT BY STRATASYS
SPRAY-ON-CLOTHING BY FABRICAN: PRINTING CLOTHES
PHOTO: CAROLINE PREW/IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON — TECHNOLOGY: FABRICAN, WWW.FABRICANLTD.COM
FOOD PRINTER PROTOTYPE BY PHILIPS DESIGN: DOWNLOAD RECIPE, ADD NUTRITION VALUE AND PRINT YOUR DAILY BREAD
FOOD PRINTER CONCEPT FROM THE PHILIPS DESIGN FOOD PROBE, COURTESY OF PHILIPS