So when my five-year old wanted a kitchen set, we got her the latest ‘Hello Kitty’ kitchen set. It comes with a set of miniature saucepans, plates and spoons and yeah, all was great. It kept her busy for a few days, but soon she wanted some more additions to her kitchen set. Hmm, wish I had a 3D printer…… Let us imagine I did indeed have one, then the story would go like this:
I go to Thinginverse and search for what she wants. Thingiverse provides ‘digital designs for real physical objects’, it is basically an open source directory where people upload their designs. So I go search for frying pans, and find one that she likes. I then resize it so it will fit perfectly on her stove top and modify the design slightly. Now all I need to do print it to my 3D printer and voila! Continue reading
The Product Mantra 