Fashion is leading the way for 3D Printing into the consumer goods space. “3D printed fashion produces some eye-catching and complex designs…” 3D Printed fashion flattens the playing field and lowers the barrier of entry into the industry. Now thats real democratization.
http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/01/07/australian-architects-take-home-top-prize-3d-printing-fashion-contest/
That looks very…rigid.
Someone is going to be a billionaire as soon as they develop a robot that can assemble clothes. Even to this day, most places out-source to places like indonesia and people sew clothes by hand.
Ah, women’s fashion, the perfect mix of impracticality and uncomfortableness with a pinch of hilarity
First prize, aside from the design the prints look like crap.
I think as 3D Printing attempts to push into mainstream applications we will see bouts of impracticality and hilarity, borrowing from @foosel 's post. Adoption and implementation will be uneven.
I see 3d scanning and a mix of 3d printing/clothes bot being the way of the future. Imagine having your clothes made to the exact shape of your body.