The MakerBot Retail Store in New York City has launched ‘Cloud Collection,’ a decorative housewares line by the Francis Bitonti Studio that can be purchased digitally, downloaded and 3D printed. The Cloud Collection, debuted at MakerBot’s 298 Mulberry Street store at a special launch event last week, was open to the public. The collection will also be available at the company’s other retail stores in Boston and Greenwich, Conn., US.
The Francis Bitonti Studio Cloud Collection is one of the first “factory in the cloud” concepts and is offered in partnership with the world’s best selling home 3D printer company MakerBot and the worldl’s largest network of 3D printers, 3D Hubs.
Bitonti said: “We’re really excited to have created 3D printable products that are hackable, shareable and downloadable, which enables us to bring the consumer customisable, locally produced products on demand and without excess waste.”
MakerBot now offers four of the Cloud Collection items: a bowl, platter, serving bowl and vase, which are all customizable by the customer’s design preference. The store will offer the Francis Bitonti Studio Cloud Collection exclusively for the month of April.
Bre Pettis, CEO of MakerBot stated: “We’ve had an ongoing partnership with Francis Bitonti Studio for his work in creating 3D printed dresses. When Francis showed us his new Cloud Collection for the home and told us his vision of having digital media available for consumers to create physical products with 3D printing, we offered to have several of the Cloud Collection pieces at the MakerBot Store for on-site 3D printing and purchase.”
The digital files can be purchased directly from the francisbitonti.com website or the MakerBot Store and then 3D printed through the In-Store 3D Print Service for between USD$75 to $100 each. After printing, the product can be picked up directly from the store.
