Francis Bitonti

Sculptural 3D Printed Glasses Produced by Safilo, Materialise and Francis Bitonti

Many people have to get glasses at an early age, even in young childhood. For a child, having to get glasses can be traumatic – the fear of being labeled…

UNYQ Collaborates with Studio Bitonti for 3D Printed Align Scoliosis Brace—Attractive, Lightweight & Smart

When I hear the name Bitonti, I immediately see 3D printing and high fashion intersecting. A name that continues to grow in terms of fashion and materials innovation, we’ve long…

Exclusive Interview: Designer Francis Bitonti Talks New Direction for Studio, Product Design, and the 3D Printing Industry

It may not be Silicon Valley, but residing in New York City certainly has its perks for a tech reporter, especially for one with a keen enjoyment for design and fashion. When…

3D Designer Francis Bitonti Teams Up with Electronic Music Duo Feral Five to Make 3D Printed Music

I am a very light sleeper and can be woken up by virtually any sudden or unexpected noise. The problem persisted for years before it occurred to me that I…

Studio Bitonti: Francis Bitonti Studio Gets New Name Ahead of Expansion

The work of New York City-based designer Francis Bitonti is truly one of a kind. Whether the designer is creating a limited edition 3D printed silverware collection for Milan-based MƎTHESIS…

MƎTHESIS: Metal 3D Printing Is Ready for New Applications in the World of End-Use Product Design

The recent MƎTHESIS exhibit on metal 3D printed products (which I organized in collaboration with Autodesk, Lenovo and Laser Metal Fusion 3D printer manufacturer Sisma) for the recent Milan Design Week,…

MƎTHESIS Event Takes Metal 3D Printing to Milan Design Week

Exploring the new possibilities of generative software and additive manufacturing is a job for product designers. That is what ten of the best known designer in 3D printing are going…

3D Print Philosopher and Innovator Francis Bitonti Shares His Ideas at WIRED 2015

Tectonic shifts in technology are not without their growing pains. 3D printing seems to have made it through its childhood, growing at an impressive rate and giving everyone sky high hopes…

Bitonti Creates Gold-Plated 3D Printed Shoes, Launches Mutatio Line with 3D Systems & United Nude

Stunning! Today, we’re talking shoes, of the 3D printed variety, from one of our favorite fashion designers. And shut the front door–yes, we could actually wear these. Known to many,…

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Student Team Creates ‘PiBot’ Paste 3D Printer

It came about as a class assignment for Francis Bitonti and Xuedi Chen’s vertical studio at the Architecture School of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the PiBot is pretty cool. Bitonti,…

Nanotronics 3D Printed Microscope Capable of Capturing 3D Images at Nano-Scale

You may not have been following what will be going on at the American Chemical Society’s 2014 International Elastomer Conference running from October 14 – 16 in Nasheville, TN on your radar…

3D Print Fashion Designer, Bitonti, Announces 3D Printed Shoe, ‘Molecule’

“Desktop 3D Printers are among the most disruptive technologies we have ever seen. When you print things at home you are taking part in a revolution. You are democratizing manufacturing….