Open Design Now

Unfold's ceramic 3d printer is featured in the book Open Design Now: Why Design Cannot Remain Exclusive. The book is edited by Bas van Abel, Roel Klaassen, Lucas Evers & Peter Troxler and an essential reading for anyone concerned with the future of design and society:Design is undergoing a revolution. Technology is empowering more people to create and disseminate designs, and professionals and enthusiasts are using it to share their work with the world. Open design is changing everything from furniture to how designers make a living.

Unfold's ceramic 3d printer is featured in the book Open Design Now: Why Design Cannot Remain Exclusive. The book is edited by Bas van Abel, Roel Klaassen, Lucas Evers & Peter Troxler and an essential reading for anyone concerned with the future of design and society:Design is undergoing a revolution. Technology is empowering more people to create and disseminate designs, and professionals and enthusiasts are using it to share their work with the world. Open design is changing everything from furniture to how designers make a living.

Open Design Now surveys this emerging field for the first time. Insiders including John Thackara, Droog Design’s Renny Ramakers and Bre Pettis look at what’s driving open design and where it’s going. They examine new business models and issues of copyright, sustainability and social critique. Case studies show how projects ranging from the RepRap self-replicating 3D-printer to $50 prosthetic legs are changing the world.

Open Design Now is a production of Premsela Netherlands Institute for Design and Fashion, Waag Society and Creative Commons Netherlands in association with BIS Publishers.

“Openness is more than a commercial and cultural issue. It’s a matter of survival.” - John Thackara

More info at opendesignnow.org + all content is available there, usable for free under a creative commons license.