Makerbot在纽约设计周上的最佳作品
The best design from Makerbot’s NYCXdesign challenge-By Sarang Sheth

由专筑网王帅，李韧编译

当下，3D打印几乎惠及每个家庭，但让它作为设计工具还尚待时日。今天，设计师使用3D打印来辅助其他传统制造方法的大规模生产，但是用其作为基础来创建设计则鲜为少见，在Makerbot公司的带领下，我们的努力没有白费。为了庆祝今年的纽约设计周（NYCxDesign），MakerBot公司亲自挑选了17位纽约设计师，并对他们进行了设计和原型的测试，目的是改善日常生活。他们装备了Makerbot打印机和几卷长丝，设计师有5周的时间来创造出解决问题、展现创造力、宣扬3D打印的产品。设计结果在布鲁克林的Makerbot公司总部展出，下面是一些优秀设计作品。

3D printing may have reached every household, but there’s still time for it to take off as a design tool. Designers use printers today to validate concepts that will be mass produced using other, more traditional methods of manufacturing, but using the 3D printer as a basis to create designs is rare, and with Makerbot spearheading the movement, well worth the effort. To celebrate this year’s NYCxDesign, MakerBot hand-picked 17 New York City designers and put them to the test of designing and prototyping an object to improve daily life. Armed with a Makerbot Replicator and a few rolls of filament, the designers were given 5 weeks to create products that solve problems, showcase creativity, and champion the process of 3D printing. The results were put on display at Makerbot’s headquarters in Brooklyn and here are a few that stood out.

1. 由Nicholas Baker（如上图所示）设计的“飞鸟屋”（Flyer Birdhouse）是一座简单而现代化的鸟舍，它可以通过螺丝、钉子或拉链固定在电线杆上。它的设计类似于传统的鸟舍，但其后面却是曲面，这使它可以固定在电线杆曲面上。飞鸟屋易于安装，它不仅为鸟类提供了栖身之所，而且也凭借着奇特而诱人的美感成为整个社区的亮点！

1. The Flyer Birdhouse by Nicholas Baker (above) is a simple yet contemporary birdhouse that can easily be fastened to utility poles via screws, nails, or zip-ties. Its design resembles traditional birdhouses, while transitioning into a curved surface that allows it to be fastened against the curved surface of a utility pole. Easy to install, the Flyer Birdhouse not only gives birds a place to stay, it also brightens up the neighborhood with its quirky yet alluring aesthetic!

2. James Connors将笔筒转变为笔架，设计出无印良品（MUJI）笔架，展示牌上悬挂的墨水笔任你轻松挑选，然后立即开始写作。笔帽可以安装在笔的上端，上面的挂钩不仅可用来悬挂笔，当你烦躁时，还可以在指尖肆意地旋转。

2. The MUJI pen holder by James Connors turns penstand into pen-rack, hanging your pens on display, letting you easily pick one and begin writing right away. The cap can be docked on the side of the pen’s attachment, while the loop isn’t just for hanging, it’s perfect for looping around your finger and fidget-spinning too!

3. Kyle Laidlaw的“穿洞杯”是一款优秀的3D打印产品示例，除了3D打印，其他任何传统的成型方式都不能制造这个水杯。这款简单的杯子上设置有小孔，这样就轻松地将水杯分成上下两个空间，而上面的孔也可以用来存放东西，完美地适用于厨房和浴室，杯子上巧妙的纹理在隐藏3D打印的缺陷的同时，也让其变得易于清洗。

3. The Cup With a Hole Through It by Kyle Laidlaw is a great example of a product that champions 3D printing. The design can’t be produced using any traditional molding method other than 3D printing. The simple cup comes with a hole/channel running through it, allowing you to segregate the cup space into two halves, while the channel itself can be used to stash an item too. Perfect for the kitchen or bathroom, the cup also features a clever texture optimized for 3D printing that hides printing defects defects and is easy to clean and grip while wet!

4. Juhi Solanki 设计的oVo夹子外形独特，其中设置有夹子和轮子，非常方便印刷泡沫芯板的安装。夹子和轮子都由一种可生物降解的高压热塑性塑料PLA制成，这种材料让夹子可以弯曲并适应不同厚度的面板。轮子是一个整体，这些部件都是通过原位印刷机制成。

4. The oVo Clip-on Wheels by Juhi Solanki features a clip and rotating wheels that make mounting and wheeling of printed foam-core boards easy. The clip and wheels are both made from PLA, a biodegradable thermoplastic capable of high tension, allowing the clip to flex and accommodate boards of varying thickness. The rotating wheels are designed in a single piece and have rotating parts that are created using print-in-place mechanics.

5. Will Haude设计的3DBK 挂壁式收纳器（Wall Organizer）是一个通用的全握式存储系统，可以用于存放、悬挂私人物品。上面的植物起到了很好的装饰作用，它拥有易于安装的夹板，同时安装了音响。其模块化形式可以用来支撑钩子或托盘。

5. The 3DBK Wall Organizer by Will Haude is a universal hold-it-all storage system that lets you stash, place, hang, your belongings, as well as decorate your area with a touch of greenery. It features an easily installable cleat, an acoustic amplifier for your phone, slots to hold carabiners, and is modular to support hooks or trays.

6. Lizz Hill设计的超级钩子适配器和插座把看上去无聊的金属钩子变成创新物品，这些钩子可以承重，其设计方式看上去有些神秘，给原本枯燥乏味的墙壁增添了些许惊奇和色彩。

6. The Super Hooks Adapter and Socket by Lizz Hill transforms your boring looking metal hooks into something more imaginative. The hooks are load-bearing, and are designed to look mythical/mystical and add a dash of wonder and excitement to an otherwise boring looking wall.

7. Yuval Philipson设计的“BLADESNAP”让普通刀片变得与众不同，它拥有符合人体工程学的舒适手柄，通过集成简单的刀片保护措施来提升刀片的寿命，其设计方式参考了钢笔，应用弹簧来收回刀片，这使得产品容易使用，且更加安全。

7. The BLADESNAP by Yuval Philipson gives a common blade a fresh avatar by not just giving it a handle that’s ergonomic and comfortable to hold, it also elevates the blade by integrating a simple blade-guard, and borrowing a spring from a pen to create a retracting mechanism for the blade, making an ordinary product easier to use and safer too.

8. Logan Good和Alyssa Burris设计的垃圾桶和刷子（ Dustpan & Brush Reimagined）是一款相当有创意的产品，它使用3D打印，拥有复杂的细部。垃圾桶和刷塞完美地结合在一起，但令人难以置信的是，刷子上的刚毛实际上也是通过3D打印制造而成，并且它与刷子融为了一体。

8. The Dustpan & Brush Reimagined by Logan Good and Alyssa Burris is a rather inventive product that uses 3D printing’s intricacies as a design detail. The dustpan and brush plug into one another perfectly, but what’s incredible is the fact that the bristles on the brush are actually created through 3D printing too, and are integrated into the brush in a way that makes the entire brush a single-part product!

9. Deren Guler设计的便携式照相支架（Portable Photobooth）是一款整洁的小支架，使用它你可以完美地点击快门。其造价低廉，而十分适用，一定会成为你有力的手机配件和社交新宠。将手机连同弹出式插座一起安装在支架上，就可以让你的手机稳稳地放置。

9. The Portable Photobooth by Deren Guler is a neat little mount that lets you click perfect overhead shots, making it a cheap yet great addition to your smartphone photography arsenal for your social media page. It mounts to your phone’s popsocket (if you have the accessory mounted to the back) to secure your phone in place and click images without your phone toppling over.

10. Dan Grossman设计的故障灯（Trouble Light）通过在普通白炽灯泡和插座周围建模，把基本的照明装置变成相当整洁的手电筒，同时它也是一盏夜光灯。火炬式的手柄非常适合手拿，而灯泡周围的网罩可以将其安装在锥形底座的支架上，灯的另一端是电线，末端是插头。

10. The Trouble Light by Dan Grossman models itself around a regular incandescent bulb and socket, turning rudimentary lighting fixture into a pretty neat torch that also doubles up as a night-light. The torch comes with a handle that fits perfectly into your grip, while the grill around the bulb can be used as a stand to mount the torch on the conical base, while the other end has the wire coming out of it that goes into a plug-point.

11. JungSoo Park和Adam Wrigley设计的原始钥匙链（Primitive Keychains）是将材料打印在磁铁上，让钥匙链轻松地附着在家里的金属表面上，为此就不再需要额外的钥匙圈和钥匙架了。这些体积小但能力强大的设计作品可以轻松的放在口袋里，也可以贴在冰箱或金属门上。

11. The Primitive Keychains by JungSoo Park and Adam Wrigley is printed around magnets, allowing your keychain to easily attach to metal surfaces around your house, eliminating the need to have a key-bowl or a key-rack. These tiny yet capable designs fit within your pocket quite comfortably, and stick to your fridge or metal doors just as easily too.

12. Rama Chorpash设计的晾衣架夹子(GACH)可以将几个衣架组合在一起，让它们成为“超级晾衣架”，它可以很好地保持衣服的原有形状，同时也适用于厚重的牛仔裤和背带连衣裙，它让廉价的晾衣架重新焕发生机。

12. The Great American Clip Hanger (GACH) by Rama Chorpash combines several hangers together to turn them into one thicker superhanger that’s ideal for holding the shape of (and the weight of) blazers and jackets. The GACH works well with heavy jeans and strap dresses too, while giving a renewed life to cheap hangers that usually find their way into landfills.