Description: A Glossary of Ideas
100 Urban Trends: A Glossary of Ideas from the BMW Guggenheim Lab
A 3-D printer is a machine that prints objects by laying down successive layers of plastic or other materials. 3-D printers have existed since the 1980s. Today, several companies are working to create models that are available for personal use and at a low price point. In the last few years, the rise of 3-D printers in rapid prototyping has popularized and democratized the creation of objects at an individual level, proving that there is a viable alternative to the previous dependence on industrial mass pro
The BMW Guggenheim Lab in Berlin hosted a two-week period of programs focused on making in which visitors used 3-D printers to do rapid prototyping. Portable 3-D printers were also developed, built, and donated to various cultural producers in Berlin.