interesting 3-d printing food ink
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Interesting 3DPrinting: Food
Ink
3D printing has openedup an entirely new
world of manufacturing,and is poised to change
just about everyindustry.
This new form ofmanufacturing allows for
innovation as far as a mindcan dream, and it’s
fascinating to see whatnew business ventures or
products are being createdevery day.
As a fan of innovation andsmart business, 3D
printing is obviously one ofmy favorite sectors tofollow; the progress is
astounding.
I’ve decided to create anongoing series on interesting
3D printing projects that Icome across. This month, I’lltouch on a business venturethat is making waves acrossvarious news outlets around
the world:
Food .
Food Ink. is a restaurant. Yes,a restaurant is on my radaras a 3D printing innovator.That’s because Food Ink is
the first 3D printingrestaurant in the world.
Everything, the decor, thecutlery, and of course the
food is created through 3Dprinting technology.
The pop-up restaurant,based out of Shoreditch,
London is a futuristic,revolutionary dining
experience.
Founders, AntonyDobrzensky and Marcio
Barradas partnered withchefs, technologist, anddesigners to take their
quirky concept into a reality.
With their team, they weredetermined to combine theemerging technology with
their passion and curiosity.
The quote they use on theirwebsite,
“Any sufficiently advancedtechnology is indistinguishable
from magic”-Arthur C. Clarke.
At Food Ink. it seems that thefood itself is not the true
focal point of the restaurant.Instead, it’s the process. Inthe Food Ink. space, diners
get to print (and customize)their meals themselves.
The food is pumped out by amulti-material 3D printer
called the ByFlow. It hasmultiple, easily-
interchangeable printer-heads that make food
printing possible.
The printers take softerfoods (hummus, chocolate,etc) and create beautiful,
intricate designs on platesfor the diners. So, it’s not like
whole chickens are beingprinted before the diners’
eyes.
But the owners’ desire was todraw attention to all of the
possibilities that technologyprovide.
Right now, the restaurantcontinues to operate in a
relatively exclusive pop-upstyle, but it’ll be interesting
to see what comes of thisfantastic idea.