The printer produces 4D skirts. Tailoring is not a dream

2014-12-18 「 1640 words / 3 minute 」
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许多女人都很明白吧,想要找一条和手套一样合适的裙子可不是容易事。
As many women know only too well, finding a dress that fits like a glove is no easy task.
但是这条用3D打印机打印出来的新裙子,也许可以解决每个女人的时尚问题了。
But a new dress, created using a 3D printer, may be the answer to every woman's style woes.
一件设计室已经可以用3D打印技术“制作”为女人量身订造创新型的裙子。
A design studio have used 3D printing technology to create an innovative dress customised to a woman’s body.
这条裙子,出人意料的要花1900镑(3000美金)来打印,由3316条铰链连接2279块打印的图案。
The dress, which costs a staggering £1,900 ($3,000) to print, features 2,279 printed panels interconnected by 3,316 hinges.
创造者神经系统称其“4D裙子”,因为像织物一样,这件打印的衣服可以从一件被压扁的物件展开成你想要的形状。
Creators Nervous Systemcall it a ‘4D dress’ as, like fabric, the printed garment can go from a compressed object to its intended shape.
合作创始人和创意总监杰西卡·罗森克兰兹透露,这件衣服大约要花48小时来打印。
Jessica Rosenkrantz, co-founder and creative director, revealed the garment took approximately 48 hours to print.
这家在美国马萨诸塞州的公司也发明了智能机和平板的APP,它们可以帮助用户来操作裙子。
The company, based in Massachusetts, USA, have also created a smartphone and tablet app, which helps users to manipulate their dresses.
使用这款APP,裙子的图案、风格和灵魂度都可以改变。
Using the app, the pattern, style and flexibility of the dress can all be changed.
说道她的工作,杰西卡说:“我对未来裙子可以变得更私人,还可以量身定做感到很有兴趣。”
Speaking about her work, Jessica said: 'I’m very interested in a future where garments are more personal and customised.
“其使用选择性激光烧结方法来打印裙子,使用激光将尼龙粉末熔合到一起,在空白的地方把不熔化的粉末留下来。
'It is printed using a process called Selective Laser Sintering that uses a laser to fuse together nylon powder, leaving unmelted powder in between all of the gap spaces.
“更多裙子已经在制作中。”
'More dresses are already on the way.'