“The first rule of The New Order is tell the truth. Because if you lie, you die” says Richard Seymour, cofounder and director of London-based Seymourpowell, one of the world’s top design and innovation firms.” If the blacksmith is lousy in the village, we all know it. But the difference is now that the village is the whole world. And we are the medium. We, humanity, are the medium.”
The New Order is the fourth episode of Into the Future video series:
The 3D printing devolution started a while ago. Since then, many of us have been dreaming on the day that 3D printers will be as ubiquitous as personal computers are today, unleashing an amazing power of creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation. First, it was professional printers designed for enterprise use, far from the hands of hobbyist. Then, FabLabs brought closer those machines to advanced consumers, accelerating the idea of personal fabrication.
A major shift came from the hands of Bre Pettis and the Makerbot Industries crew, releasing last year the first sub $1000 desktop 3D printer for personal use. Still, you have to build much of it yourself, although it will definitely become a reference when in 20 years we look back at this revolution. Other great solutions are out there, but most of them require a relatively large amount of time invested to make it work.
If you are like me and don’t have the patience or skills, you may want to check a new desktop 3D printer that has everything one may expect from a consumer product: plug & play, easiness of use, and affordability. It is the UP! printer from Chinese company Pp3dp. The first 100 units are selling for $1500 and after that they will sell for $3000. If interested, you better order yours fast since already 80 units have been sold. I wish I had those $1500 laying around!
