Forget Shopping. Soon You'll Download Your New Clothes | Danit Peleg | TED Talks

Downloadable, printable clothing may be coming to a closet near you. What started as designer Danit Peleg's fashion school project turned into a collection of 3D-printed designs that have the strength and flexibility for everyday wear. "Fashion is a very physical thing," she says. "I wonder what our world will look like when our clothes will be digital."

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[shieldsdundee]

"Nice Shirt! - Thanks, I'll Email it to you."

[TheAmazingLucas]

Hahaha, where did you get those shoes? Pirate bay bro.

[KevinKerrMusicLessons]

0:50 Good God.. center front row. Look at the speed she is clapping! she must really like the dress!

[Maximooch]

The only problem is you can look through the cloths real easily

[Shawndrea]

almost like this before watching....can I please download clothes?! I love this!!!

[sbeast]

You wouldn't download your clothes!

[xingx]

well if this does gain traction in development this will be the go to way for many people to get cloth. Maybe not as popular in western countries but it definitely might dominating in developing countries. The main question is what materials can be used for cloth printing and well they actually be that cheap.

[ting]

if I could download a 3x superman t-shirt the same material/design as her skirt and with a silver or white superman logo...

[jiangchengyu]

That's interesting. We can purchase E-clothes on line download and print it out at home. No need for shipping time.

[irenefang]

This idea is so intriguing, just like the manga Doremon that used to read as a kid. Now, technology has advanced so quickly to the point this idea of printing is possible. I would like to try one if I had a chance. Imaginging designing your own clothes as home and having your unique style. That would be nice!

[alphacause]

This is interesting, and it has much broader implications than just clothing. Conceivably anything that we currently rely on, which is manufactured on an assembly line, can be made by a 3D printer, as the technology advances. Sculptures, tools, containers, furniture, etc. will, in the not so distant future, be producible by the average consumer with the right electronic file and physical substrate. If the 3D printer is of a large enough scale, it would even be in the realm of possibility that entire houses and cars, through modular design, can be produced by the consumer by downloading the right electronic rendering. While this maybe a boon for designers and draftsmen, who can sell their designs, this might adversely effect manufacturing jobs. - in effect putting those who labor in factories out of work. Millions of people that depend on such types of work will be relegated to obsolescence.Furthermore, even in the case of designers and draftsmen selling their work - say their electronic rendering for a furniture set - this may cause a problem, in that, as we have seen in the film and music industries, once something can get packaged in an electronic format, it can be pirated and copied quite easily, thus robbing the producer of much of the money that is owed to them. While I applaud the democratization of producing products, the implications it has on many sectors of the economy is something that is a cause for concern. It is going to be something that economists are going to have think seriously about.

[RitaMonkam]

Hello, Please what is the name ot the apparel you used to print your material?

[winvsdroid]

what if someone wants to do mischief and you get a hole in your skirt/shirt? :p

[ashleylehto]

Beautiful! Another challenge: how can we do this in an environmentally friendly/sustainable way?

[farihamohamedhilmy]

3D printing clothes is definitely a move to sustainability! But I have always wondered. Any idea on how to wash 3D printed clothing?? 💃🏼👚👗🧥👖👕

[thexxtemari]

what's the name of the fashion house internship in NYC?

[SniperGhost]

she sounds like 'Shae' from GOT

[FlapjackGTHD]

What did she say was the filament she used to make her clothes with?

[DeepValueOptions]

I want to print her and have her for myself

[DwAboutItManFr]

i guess pretty hard persuate a big part of population to buy a 3D printer to do that (except if 3D printers get more uses) but... i can imagine cloth shops that also create cloths...