Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Will 3D Printing Upend Fashion Like Napster Crippled the Music Industry?

From Mashable

Before MakerBot, no one could have conceived of Napster for fashion. A Burberry trench couldn't be replicated digitally, which meant the garment industry was more or less safe from the revolution that upended music production and book publishing.


But with 3D printing, Fifth Avenue is headed for its own disruptive moment.


See also: 3D Printing Is a Matter of Life and Death


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