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We are proud to announce the first 3d printed bikini,
\nmade in partnership between Shapeways and Continuum Fashion.<\/p>\n

It started in August of 2010 when Mary Huang of Continuum Fashion<\/a>
\nvisited our booth at SIGGRAPH and was immediately captivated by our Digi-Fabric<\/a>
\nsample printed from White Strong & Flexible. “You could make a bikini
\nfrom this,” Mary said, and the project started. Jenna Fizel then also
\njoined Continuum, contributing her background in 3D computational geometry, and
\ntogether they aimed to make the first wearable, accessible 3D printed garment.
\nOver the following months much research and trial and error was done to model
\nthe highly complex 3D structure that would create a design that is visually
\nstriking as well as comfortable to wear. Early in 2011 the first samples of the
\nnow finished product were printed, and the photoshoot with the first full
\nprints were done in May. Today the product is ready for launch and is available
\nfor sale at a reasonable price through Continuum’s Shapeways shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nThe significance of this launch should not be underestimated. Of
\ncourse there has been some 3d printed fashion on catwalks around the world, but
\nthose were concept pieces that are impractical for usual wear, and not readily buy-able. Continuum is demonstrating that with the current state of the
\ntechnology and a platform like Shapeways you can make an innovative fashion
\ndesign that is immediately accessible to everyone. This is a totally different
\nindustry that can start to use 3d printing for personal production, which is
\nhuge. The Strong & Flexible<\/a> material (selective laser sintered nylon) is very
\nversatile, and has proven itself in a number of unexpected applications. As the
\ntechnology gets better and even smaller and thinner structures can be printed
\nthe possibilities for 3d printed fashion will grow.<\/p>\n

It is great to see the first 3d printed clothing. It will hopefully
\ninspire the fashion and couture industry to imagine new directions in how to
\nuse 3d printing. Meanwhile we are proud to have to worked with Continuum on
\nthis product and further possibilities. It truly shows that 3d printing is a
\nserious production technology. We can’t wait to see what’s next!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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