Designer Joe Doucet launches 3D printing product brand Qthr

At the ongoing 2016 New York Design Week, NYCxDesign, renowned designer Joe Doucet teamed up with co-founders Dean DiSimone and Evan Clabots to create a 3D printed home accessories brand, Qthr. In addition, they also displayed a series of 3D printing products designed by themselves during the design week. “We are trying to create the first well-designed consumer object for the third industrial revolution.” Doucet said: “We will use 3D printing technology to subvert the current product manufacturing supply chain.”

Doucet is the latest designer to launch his own brand. At the Milan Design Week earlier this year, well-known designers such as Stefano Giovannoni, Sebastian Wrong and Matteo Thun have launched their own brands. This seems to be forming a trend – designers are increasingly inclined to keep manufacturing and sales in their hands. “Designers love control,” Doucet said. “The best designers are especially, because they often have a good business feel and can solve deep-seated problems.”

During this New York Design Week, Doucet exhibited 12 small products under the Qthr brand, including Claesson Koivisto Rune, Sebastian Bergne and Philippe Malouin. These products use different materials, such as stainless steel and porcelain, but all products are made with 3D printers .

Birdhouse designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune

“In the next 35 years, 3D printing technology will always comply with Moore's Law, that is, quality is rising and prices are falling.” Doucet said: “I have previously determined that 2016 will be the real start of 3D printing and will be decided by then. a company."

After several years of hype, the recent development of 3D printing has slowed down. According to Francis Bitonti, the pioneer of the technology, the industry has been "stagnant" due to machine-like machines, high material prices and legal debates.

Philippe Malouin 3D printed this small box, called Connection Vessel, steel

But designers continue to use the technology to experiment and use it to make everything from steel bridges to tailored wheelchairs. Doucet believes that through the efforts of designers, 3D printing can be used to create anything that people need in their home. ”

"Most people think that the most important advantage of 3D printing is that it can make things that other technologies can't." Doucet said: "It makes complexity no longer a problem, which is very tempting for designers, but we You shouldn’t stick to it, but design what people really need.”

Porcelain juicer designed by Everything Elevated

“So we decided that the best designers in the world would normalize 3D printing technology together,” he added. “We create useful, beautiful and unique objects for everyday use in people.”

The Qthr brand's first 3D printing products include the Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune's poultry house, the London design studio Malouin's small box and the British designer Bergne's candlestick.

Jonah Takagi designed bathroom products

Fort Standard, Everything Elevated, Jonah Takagi and Todd Bracher created some kitchen bathroom products. Doucet, DiSimone and Clabots also have their own work in it.

According to Tiangong, Qthr will launch a new product every two weeks, which is mainly due to the rapid development of 3D printing technology. In addition, the production process will also minimize waste and there is no excess inventory, Doucet said.

Sugar bowl, cream jar, designed by Todd Brach, porcelain material

Othr was officially launched at an event at the new Manhattan Museum designed by Sanaa last week and will participate in the NYCxDesign exhibition until May 17, 2016.

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