{"id":19326,"date":"2016-03-07T17:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=19326"},"modified":"2016-03-07T19:32:20","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T19:32:20","slug":"designer-spotlight-haydn-bao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/designer-spotlight-haydn-bao","title":{"rendered":"Designer Spotlight: Haydn Bao"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we are highlighting Haydn Bao<\/a>, one of three behind the awesome drone shop, Fusion Imaging. A talented group of three hailing from Australia, Haydn is the product designer of the team. Haydn gives us some insight into why 3D printing and drone accessories work so well together, as well as where their inspiration came from. With a shop full of great branding and drone accessories, we are very excited to highlight Fusion Imaging.<\/p>\n

Tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? Where are you located?<\/em>
\nI\u2019m Haydn Bao, the designer among a small team of drone enthusiasts based in Sydney Australia. We originally designed components for ourselves, but soon many others wanted us to purchase our designs. That\u2019s how Fusion Imaging was born.<\/p>\n

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What’s the story behind your designs? What inspires you?<\/em>
\nThe most important principal behind all my designs is to create products free of the bounds of traditional manufacturing. To utilise 3D printing to achieve an advantage. It is of little benefit to design 3D printed items that are already innovations achieved or adopted in traditional manufacturing means. I believe the possibilities of 3D printed benefits over traditional is what inspires and drives my designs.<\/p>\n

Take a drone component for example: With 3d printing comes the ability to design structures on the inside of components (much like bone marrow) for structural integrity in strategic places while reducing weight and maintaining smooth exterior surface for aerodynamic purposes. This philosophy allows me to create stronger and lighter components than what\u2019s possible with traditional manufacturing, where weight reduction might come in the form of milling slots on the outside.<\/p>\n