While they do have their creepy side, masks can also be very elegant—as was definitely the case at a recent tradeshow with the WINDFORM 3D Printed Collagene Masks collection, designed by MHOX and produced by CRP Technology, on display at the third edition of furniPRO Asia. Held recently at the Singapore Expo Convention Centre, this show acts as the biennial regional trade exhibition for the woodworking, furniture, and panel production industries.
“3D Printing becomes manufacturing when applied with materials like WINDFORM that have high quality and high strength,” states the CRP Technology team.
As one of the major highlights of the show, WINDFORM materials were been displayed at the Innovation of Interior expo, a future-oriented exhibit premiering from interzum Cologne, curated by Dr. Sascha Peters. The showcase is meant for architects and interior designers with a flair for the look of the future, who also enjoy innovative ideas and unique designs. Most importantly, the focus in this exhibit was to emphasize the potential for 3D printing in terms of furniture design, with the idea that they would walk away both delighted and inspired.
“It was a great success,” said Dr. Peters of the expo.
Many notables attended, and even Singapore’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Lim Hng Kian, stopped to admire the 3D printed masks, which are constructed with both WINDFORM LX 2.0 and WINDFORM GT materials.
“The creation of a set of masks offers the opportunity of deepening the sensibility throughout a research on the relationship between body and dress, imagining the mask as the product of the growth of a virtual organism on the human face,” states the design team. “The object keeps its traditional functions of body prosthesis, providing identity alteration and concealment, stimulating viewers’ imagination and visual association.”
This project is meant to explore the border between physical and virtual, connecting the idea of new technology with the body. The company states that they see these masks as symbols of a last frontier for WINDFORM in that they were applications considered impossible to realize. Quite on the contrary, these materials can also be applied for use in everything from space to use as functional parts, offering what they see as unlimited uses, and great potential for high performance in every case. As a company, CRP Technology specializes in quality, reliability, short delivery time, and research of innovative solutions. Have you ever seen masks like these? Discuss in the 3D Printed Masks forum over at 3DPB.com.
All images supplied to 3DPrint.com courtesy of CRP Group.