MakerBot Industries

Waag Society (waag.org), Premsela (premsela.org), Creative Commons (creativecommons.org) and Fablab ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fab_lab) have created the (Un)limited Design Contest, putting open design into practice, using digital fabrication as a starting point. At MakerBot and Thingiverse, we’re big fans of getting more digital designs into the world and this contest is designed to do just that. You can download and modify any of the designs entered into the contest. Plus, they are offering MakerBot kits for the winners! Great!

The (Un)limited Design Contest invites anybody — designers, makers, amateurs — to submit their own designs in the area of form, fashion, food and fusion. The contest winners will be revealed at a festive awards ceremony at the international PICNIC festival (picnicnetwork.com) on the 24th of September. The best design in each category wins a Makerbot 3D printer.

Unique about the (Un)limited Design Contest is that all designs are open for anybody to be used, reinterpreted and redesigned. These derivative designs are also entitled to take part in the contest — even more: copying and improving designs is strongly encouraged. It’s all about sharing creativity and expertise, all in the spirit of open design. Each entry’s instructions and blueprint will be made available on the contest website under a Creative Commons license.

Visit one of the Fablabs, or any other prototyping facility, before the 9th of September and enter the (Un)limited Design Contest with your digitally fabricated product.

Join the contest at www.unlimiteddesigncontest.org

hexagonal dress by Goof van Beek – winner 2009, fashion