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HUMAN EVOLUTION INTERACTIONS

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INDEXINTRODUCTION

Forma

History Repeats Itself

Inspiration

CONCEPT

Technology

The Living Room Window Display

Manual

Scanning

Printing

Recycle

Storyboard

Future

CONCLUSION

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To envision the future we began studying the past and learned about different services and products that have continued to evolve with the times and those that have stopped. We analysed cameras, pens, printers, markets and lots more, and slowly realised that based on current trends, the existing model of the mass-market was going to under go a drastic change for the future with the advent of the 3D printer.

The mass-production model is already under going change and with the need for more sustainable, customized and personalized products, the 3D printer would bring about this evolution in society. Production would slowly move into the living rooms of people and mass-production would soon slow down.

This possibility helped us envision a very real role for recycling, self-production and a community that sustains itself with minimal wastage.

INTRODUCTION

NOEL, KAVYA, NATASHA

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FORMAThe ‘Forma’ is a unique piece of interactive furniture that functions as a modern 3D Printer & Scanner when in use and as a decorative mood lamp and a virtual window display when idle.

The ‘Forma’ incorporates the subtle benefits of technology by giving humans a new way to interact with electronic devices allowing them to create unique objects that are personal and customized.

The device captivates the roving eye, inviting people to come and interact with it to discover more.

“Rapid manufacturing is all about putting the power of making things back in the hands of the architects”

Richard BuswellB. ENG. PhD

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HISTORY REPEATS ITSELFProduction of goods began in the homes of people and slowly moved into a mass-market arena. Once again production is moving back into the homes of people with the increase in demand for personalised products and services.

But the demand for customized and open source goods is fast increasing.

TOMORROW

Production today is at large a mass-market phenomenon.

TODAY

4.THIRD INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

2. FIRST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION LATE 18TH CENTURY

3. SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIO NEARLY 20TH CENTURY

1. THE BEGINING

Moving from mass-market production to personalised goods and services like in the Beginning.

This is the period where everything was handmade and production was mainly for personal consumption. This industry resided at home.

There was a transition from manual labour and animal based economy towards machine based manufacturing.

This revolution is also known as a technological revolution. Manufacturing became automated using more complex machines.

We took inspiration from the past when things were handmade and personalized and tried to create a timeless device that brought together the personalized touch of ‘hand-made’ by using the modern attributes of technology to make production easy.

INSPIRATION

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CONCEPT

We began this project thinking of a future where manufacturing would move back into the homes of people. Production would soon evolve into a more personal, ecological & sustainable way of life. Since this future was inevitable, a device that enabled people to lead this lifestyle was needed.

But that also meant, that we didn’t want people to bring out their hammers and chisels to be able to produce at home once again. We had to think of something that made it easy for people to begin production from the comfort of their homes.

We decided to give them a tool that helped them scan, design, edit or buy their favourite object that eventually could be 3D printed from the comfort of their living room. At the same time we didn’t want to create a product that looked technical or mechanical, rather something that blended into the modern lifestyle of people without being an eyesore.

“3D Printing, combined with efficient manufacturing, will revolutionise the principles established in the first Industrial Revolution. Not only will local manufacturing re-establish itself close to end markets, but it will allow the flexibility to reconfigure in response to changing consumer demands. The nature of manufacturing will be very different from traditional model...”

THE IMPLICATIONS OF 3D PRINTING FOR THE GLOBAL LOGISTICS

INDUSTRY, AUTHORS JOHN MANNERS-BELL

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3D Printing

Interactive Hologram

3D Scanning

3D MACHINEFORMA

RECYCLING

COMMUNITY

A flow of the dynamic relationship between the forma, community and recycling.

Technology no longer needs to look technical or complex. Instead, it is intuitive, familiar and at the same time aesthetically pleasing. The Forma is an example of such a device that can perform highly complex functions yet fit into our modern lifestyle aesthetic.

TECHNOLOGY

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Technology has rapidly changed most aspects of our lives. That involved the introduction of a lot of unfamiliar new objects, most of which have gone obsolete. There has been a trend in using familiar, daily objects and introducing a new way to use them. Furniture, for example, has been used the same way for a long time. For many retailers, midcentury furniture designed 60 years ago still qualifies as ‘modern’.

In the future, households will be about minimalism. Different objects will merge into ones that perform multiple functions. The appliances will seamlessly blend into everyday objects while performing more complex tasks. The forma is the evolution of a table lamp that doubles up as a 3d scanner, modeler and printer.

“The rate of technological change has gotten so fast that we need to inform the design to reflect it,

RYAN ANDERSON

Everyday at 5pm the FORMA displays a new object from the

virtual market

Using the app, the user can also choose to display a favourite

object found in the virtual market

The Forma also functions as a virtual window display in your living room by showcasing the latest designs from the

virtual market in the holographic display

THE LIVING ROOM WINDOW DISPLAY

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MANUAL

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SCANNINGTo print, view or modify an object on the Forma, one must import the image by upload-ing or scanning it. The scanning process requires the object to be placed in the scanning cabinet and the doors shut on sensing the object, indicating the start of the scan. On com-pletion, a hologram of the object is displayed and it is safe to remove the object from the cabinet. The object can be scaled and rotated before proceeding to print, save or delete.

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PRINTINGThe printing process is relatively simple. Once the image has been imported, modified and the number of copies required set, one has to push a button that on turning yellow commences the printing. The button, on turning green, indicates the printing is complete. The printed object is now ready to be taken out and used.

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RECYCLE AND COMMUNITYThe cycle of a user, from becoming a part of the community to recycling to printing a product using the forma.

The user can then use this credit to buy more 3D printer material as well as 3D CAD files available on the online community.

Recycle credit can be used to buy 3D print cartridges as well as buy 3D CAD files from the online market.

Once the user joins the website, he is informed on how he can earn more Recycle Credit.

The user learns about the various household materials that can be recycled. Based on the quantity of material recycled, credits are granted to the user.

The user is invited to join the FORMA community.

A market & support for various CAD files

The community has two purposes: A space to measure the users

Recycle commitment and credit.

“The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.”

Richard Rogers

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STORYBOARD: THE FABULOUS FORMA.

With the advent of more sophisticated 3D printers and the possibilities they bring, the future will create new jobs, systems and communities that will be more sustainable and eco-friendly. With less mass-production, there will be less wastage and with an effective recycling system and community, people will adopt this lifestyle with open arms.

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CONCLUSION

In the future, the Forma will become a regular household product. As a result,

a community would be formed to support the practice of 3d printing.

New opportunities and jobs will be created to support the new form of production.

The activities involved are scanning, modeling, printing and recycling. All these

roles are interdependent. The services could be bartered for each other.

There would be a shift from proprietorship to open source as more people scan, model and share objects freely.

One could have a membership card and virtual presence to log their activity.

A point system could exist for recycling, modeling, etc. giving people an incentive to be active.

Not overproducing avoids the waste from mass production. Recycling raw material and re recycling printed objects makes the practice eco friendly.

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