ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS IN DESIGN AND ART

Abstract

Collaboration between art and sciencebrings into beinga new way of project making that involves CAD (Computer-aided design) with its following upcoming producing with Additive manufacturing technologies. This approach of production is characterized  with high level of efficiency of resources usage that involves collaboration of the human and the computer for modeling and coding properties of upcoming product with the most effective indications.

Awareness of potential of innovative technologies provides advantages in different spheres, including art and design. Different ambitious projects that require advanced technologies are developed with the help of additive manufacturing. Rapid breaks out of AM expands and improves techniques of manufacturing products of different scale and alternative materials to operate with. Taking into consideration current ecological situation in the world an important place takes material ecology subject and alternative techniques of additive fabrication.

The research shows contemporary world breakthroughs in ecological materials development and its usage in product design in different fields. Furthermore, there is an overview of a case that in which biological active material is involved into 3D-manufacturing. Considering the research the emphasis is put at renewable materials involving techniques of 3D-production as well as sustainable methods of fabrication and their place in design of 21 century. In addition, it is showed a case of environmentally friendly additive manufacturing in Ukraine. Equally important to mention the perspective of developing additive manufacturing in Ukraine owning to a high potential of intellectual resources.

Keywords: additive manufacturing, 3D printing, design, alternative materials, ecological materials.