matychak future of_retail

The Future of Retail:Rapid Prototyping & Co-CreationProf Xanthe Matychakcourse: Design-thinking& Concept Development

Spring 2010Rochester Institute of Technology

Photo: Dan Winters, WIRED

IN RECENT YEARS, as the cost of desktop publishing went down and the ease-of-use went up, everyday people became comfortable creating and publishing their own content.

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Following this trend, new technologies allow us to design and manufacture our own objects.

Here are some pictures of objects that were made using these technologies :

technology: laser cutting technology: digital textiles

THE FUTURE OF RETAIL. In this class, we imagined retail experiences that invite customers to design and manufacture their own objects right in the store. Here are our concepts.....

BEACHCOMBING. Discover, scan and print found treasures to make your own jewelry.

technology: 3D scanning / printing

DEEP BLUE.Collect shapes from the under-water interface to design your own brooch.

technology: laser cutting

ROC SMOCK. Scan fl ora and produce from our in-store farmers market to design your own smock.

technology: digital textiles

The Future of Retail:Rapid Prototyping & Co-Creation

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This project took inspiration from an article entitled:

“Atoms are the New Bits” by Chris Anderson editor of WIRED Magazine in January of 2010