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At Manhattan's Ace Hotel, burlesque "muse and model" Dita Von Teese donned a specially printed nylon mesh dress for a private runway event on Monday night. Her Fibbonaci-inspired gown was designed in collaboration by Michael Schmidt and Francis Bitonti and printed on a 3-D printer at Shapeways. "There's potential for 3-D printing to change the fashion market, if we can push the process a little faster and introduce new materials," says Scott. "It's sort of a way for us to move manufacturing into clothing. And then once we have the machines better suited to doing clothing, we can do custom fits. It's very very possible to go into a change room, get a 3-D scan, and get a garment printed exactly to your fit."

A l'avenir cela promet de nouvelles formes de participation, une révision de la notion de propriété et de nouvelles façons d'envisager le monde du travail. Avec l'explosion du crowdsourcing, il est devenu presque impensable de s'affranchir d'une concertation avant la conception d'un produit…