3D Printing At The Collection
How will 3D Printing change the way we live, learn and create?
Friday 24th October 2014 - 3D Printing: The Creative Future
We already have 3D printed toys, fashion and even food – it's clear that 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the technology of tomorrow.
On 24th October, join us for a day of fun and informative talks and learn more about the super-machines from the people who are already using them – in heritage, industry and art.
Featuring talks from artists, academics and professionals from the world of 3D printing including artist James E Smith, ceramicist Michael Eden, Digital Native Academy and conservationists from The University of Lincoln and much more!
Admission price: £10, £5 for EMVAN members and free for students.
Pick up a ticket at The Collection Museum or call 01522 555 599
Tickets will be available on the day, but booking is advised as places are limited.
Timetable
Food can be purchased from the on-site cafe Stokes. Tea and coffee will be provided.
If you would like to submit a question for the Q&A sections please tweet to @collectionlinc or facebook.com/thecollectionandusher
About the speakers
3D Printing and Scanning in Conservation - Michael Poole
The design team and the Conservation & Restoration department at the University of Lincoln have collaborated to explore and identify applications for new 3D digital tools in the process of conservation, restoration and interpretation. Live projects are helping to determine some of the advantages and disadvantages of a digital process and embedding this into the student curriculum and research practice.
Michael is the Business Development Manager for the College of Arts at the University of Lincoln. He’s a qualified Product Designer and has collaborated on the development of numerous products over a 10 year period whilst working in industry. For the last 15 years Michael has been working in technology and knowledge transfer seeking to develop profitable collaborations linking academic expertise with the needs of business who want to grow and innovate. Michael has been using and promoting the use of new 3D digital design technologies and has worked closely with the University’s School of Architecture & Design team to introduce 3D printing, 3D colour scanning, CAD, lasers, CNC machines, and new approaches to product development techniques.
Digital Native Academy - Geoff Henderson
Digital Native Academy is a digital media and innovation practice which has offices in The Public in West Bromwich and in Spectacle Works in the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham. It has been in existence for six years and in that time has provided a range of services to the public, private, academic and thirds sectors. The company was formed to exploit the opportunities provided by interactive games technology and used the underlying software to create innovative solutions for clients.
It has expanded its workforce to encompass new innovation services and works extensively with universities in the region to exploit emerging new technologies. Its work on the Bayard’s Colts Heritage Lottery project involved a productive partnership with Warwick Manufacturing Group involving 3D laser scanning, data manipulation and 3D printing. The company is now developing further new services around this enhanced capability.
It is currently working with the Black Country LEP and has been commissioned to produce a virtual 3D car and database to highlight the world class expertise in the automotive supply chain in the Black Country.
Rapid prototyping and computer modelling - Michelle Brown
Michelle Brown is a contemporary art jeweller who has just started a PhD at the University of Lincoln. Her studies will explore the integration of additive manufacture (AM) into Art/Design/Contemporary Jewellery and the broadening of cross-disciplinary dialogue.
Michelle completed an MA in Design at the University of Lincoln where she worked with AM and detritus, creating a collection that explored social reactions to materials. She explored the transition of household detritus into wearable jewellery and how the material affected its audience. From this study areas of interest have informed her current research into materials and geometry affecting the integration of AM into the finished object and how this informs the making process through reflection of the audiences and maker.
3D Printing - the move to multi-functionality - Dr. Chris Tuck
This presentation will highlight the AM and 3D printing research activities being undertaken at the EPSRC Centre of Innovative Manufacturing in Additive Manufacturing hosted by the University of Nottingham. The presentation will provide a brief overview of a number of projects ranging from multi-material jetting of electronic and structural materials to initial work on 2-photon-based systems for the production of optical based sensors. The presentation will also provide a deeper look at work attempting to successfully inkjet bio-resorbable materials to enable new products in the pharmaceutical and medical implant industries.
Chris became an Associate Professor in the University of Nottingham's Faculty of Engineering in July 2012 and is Deputy Director of the EPSRC Centre Of Innovative Manufacturing in Additive Manufacturing and currently running a number of projects based around the manufacture of multi-material and multifunctional inkjet printing, nano-scale additive manufacturing systems, and the development of metallic AM systems for use in industry. Chris also Directs the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Additive Manufacture and 3D Printing, training the leaders of AM for the future.
James E Smith - artist
James’ work was recently featured in our OPEM3 exhibition; Smith is an artist from Barton upon Humber who is currently based in Nottingham. Working predominantly in photography and video, Smith’s presentation will focus on a piece produced during an ongoing residency at The University of Nottingham’s Digital Humanities Centre. The piece ‘Model’ consists of two parts, a silent high definition video and the artist’s first foray into additive manufacturing. ‘Model’ was exhibited in Opem 3, held at The Collection earlier this year and the work was purchased by The Heslam Trust.
Michael Eden - artist
Michael Eden is a maker whose work sits at the intersection of craft, design and art, exploring contemporary themes through the redesign of historical, culturally familiar objects utilising digital manufacturing and materials.
An MPhil research project at the Royal College of Art allowed him to explore how his interest in digital technology could be developed and combined with the craft skills that he had acquired during his previous experience as a potter.
Through this he investigates the relationship between hand and digital tools. He is particularly interested in how the tacit knowledge and sensibility to the 3 dimensional object, developed through extended ceramic practice can affect and influence the approach to the creation of objects using digital technology.
As a member of a unique generation that has bridged the digital divide, he firmly believes that he is able to contrast and compare life before and after the invention of the personal computer. For Eden it is a matter of choice, as life at the beginning of the 21st century has furnished makers with a wider choice of tools, materials and processes with which to realise ideas and concepts. All have their place, the new does not replace the old; the key is to make appropriate use of them.
Having attracted wide media and public attention, his work is exhibited internationally and acquired by a growing number of international Art Galleries and collectors.
Saturday 25th October 2014 - Lincoln3DScans 3D Printing Day
10am - 3:45pm
Come along for a free open day at The Collection. See 3D Printers in action, watch professional demonstrations from the experts and get involved in 3D printing activities. Suitable for all ages.
These events are supported by The Contemporary Arts Society as part of the Lincoln3DScans project. Find out more about the project at www.lincoln3dscans.co.uk