Global provider of 3D printers, Stratasys has teamed up with Innodesign and Dassault Systemes to prepare young designers with future challenges in 3D printing.
The three companies came together to develop the Design 2020 programme, to help ‘tomorrow’s engineers’ reimagine product concepts with 3D technology.
Design 2020 was offered to 20 Korean designers aged between 20 and 29, giving them a chance to become fully proficient in 3D design. Covering everything from industrial design and CAD rendering to 3D printing, the programme gave 20 university students and local designers the opportunity to learn theory and gain first-hand experience with the goal of conceptualising their designs and exhibiting them publicly.
Experts from Stratasys Korea were on hand to guide the young designers through building their work on both FDM and PolyJet-based 3D printers.
“Our role is to hold and mentor the students throughout the project to help them really understand what 3D printing can deliver for them,” said Daniel Thomson, General Manager of Stratasys Korea.
Establishing itself as one of the world’s top design firms, Innodesign was founded in 1986 by Kim Young-se, who is now the CEO. Innodesign is known for adding artistic design touches to many Korean products, among them an MP3 player for iRiver, a flip phone for Samsung, and a sliding-mirror compact for LANIEGE.
Young-se has a reputation in the Korean design industry as a tireless innovator. He has been relying on Stratasys 3D printing to help bring conventional designs up to date.
“Digital technology enables a single person to make an impact on tens of thousands of people,” Young-se said. “The same should be true of the design sector. In a world where the influence of design is felt, digital technology will make that happen.”
Innodesign has made its design ideas possible with the help of the Stratasys J750 full colour, multi-material 3D Printer. The capabilities of the Stratasys J750 has meant that Innodesign was able to stretch its prototypes beyond monochrome. An example of this is Innodesign’s 3D-printed Wave Plus headphones, which were produced in various combinations of design patterns that customers requested.
Young-se’s company believes other 3D printers used prior to the Stratasys J750 pale in comparison. With the J750, the design teams have been able to introduce even more colour and patterns to produce more striking and eye-catching items. Additionally, the J750 can be fully integrated with many types of 3D printing software.