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The Little 3D Printed Details of the Science Museum’s 3D Printing Exhibition

The attention of most museum patrons is drawn to the exhibits behind glass, the plaques that detail important information regarding the installation they’re looking at.  But for students of museum studies, what might be of more interest is the glass itself, the display cases, how the plaques are mounted, and in what new and interesting ways a museum can be curated. So, in consideration of the Science Museum’s “3D Printing: The Future” exhibit in London (going on from now until June 2014), we’d like to focus briefly on the work of Modla, a design consultancy specialising in 3D printing.

Modla owner, Jon Fidler, with the help of designer, Dan Jones, created some pieces that played a key role in the presentation of the exhibit’s installations, including the plaque mounts and decorative text printed for the museum. In addition, the team designed a 3D rendering of the museum’s façade by extracting images from Google Street View. Without these small 3D printed details, “3D Printing: The Future” certainly wouldn’t have the same aura about it. In addition, the team designed a 3D rendering of the museum’s façade by extracting images from Google Street View.  Along with the plaque mounts and text, you’ll see the façade 3D printed via SLS in red nylon, below:

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Source: Dan Jones Product Design