Z33 presents work of DAE alumni Thomas Maincent (FR), Thomas Vailly (FR) and Joong Han Lee (KOR/NL) during Salone del Mobile in Ventura Lambrate in Milan. This presentation is a preview of the exhibition ‘The Machine’, what will take place at C-Mine (Genk, Belgium) from the 1st of June 2012.
“The industrial revolution was the revolution of engineers. Now designers build machines to create a new revolution. Designers are once more looking for ways to produce their work themselves. The latest technologies and equipment - 3D scanners, drawing programs and printers - allow us all to design and produce our own objects. These new machines are becoming ever more efficient and accessible, and knowledge and designs are being spread and shared through online networks. But strangely enough, these production methods recall a more traditional form of craftsmanship. They offer an alternative to mass production and consumption, but also to sustainable economy.”