Daniel de Bruin exhibited ‘This New Technology’ at WantedDesign Manhattan during NYCxDesign 2016. Tucked in the back of the Dutch design room, the mechanical 3D printer commanded a steady crowd of onlookers during the entire run of the event. Bruin’s machine methodically turned out a series of additive clay vessels which became part of the exhibition.
After experimenting with digital 3D printers, Bruin told PSFK he got frustrated with the sterilized results that didn’t show his personal touch. ‘This New Technology’ brought together his interest in production processes and handcraft. The ‘printer’ itself is as much a work of art as the objects the machine produces.
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Bruin devised using bent pieces of wire (or what he calls his software) to act as guides to produce each vessel. The machine is powered by a weight that turns a bicycle sprocket that both dispenses the clay and turns the platform. A propeller adds a clock-like motion to the machine and also serves as a speed controller using air resistance.
The shape off each vessel can be unique as well as the use of different color clays layered within the dispensing tube. The magic is being able to see and deduce how the machine is operating. That’s the part that held people’s attention. For a seemingly random collection of bits of metal, chains and gears, it might be one of the most beautiful 3D printers yet to be created. Check out the video below to see the process and the printer in action:
Photos: Dave Pinter
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