MyMiniFactory wants you to help design the households of the future. In partnership with filament manufacturer Polymaker, MMF has announced that they are currently accepting design submissions for the Future of Home Appliance Accessories Design Competition. You’re invited to use your imagination to design the appliance of your dreams, no matter how outlandish. Whether it’s a hack or improvement to an existing device, or a completely new invention, MyMiniFactory will accept it. A combination blender and coffee maker? Sure! A vacuum cleaner that also toasts bread? Why not? If it can conceivably be 3D printed, it’s fair game.
Submissions will be accepted until December 17, and there is no limit to how many design ideas you can submit, as long as they are your own original work. Designs should be in STL format; if they contain multiple parts, they must be zipped up with instructions and/or diagrams regarding assembly. All submissions will be test printed by MMF, but bonus points will be awarded if you print your own design and submit a photograph of it in situ. The first fifty people to submit will receive a 250g spool of Polymaker filament, as long as they also complete a quick survey on the contest home page.
All design submissions will be made open source, with invitations to the public to hack, remix or adapt them for commercial or non-commercial purposes. So if a variation of your music-playing hair dryer shows up on the market in a few years, don’t be surprised, but be flattered. You may just be the next designer of the future. Will you be taking part in this challenge? Let us know in the 3D Printed Appliance forum thread on 3DPB.com.