KARAKURI-TORO

Mr. Osamu Nakamura, the master formal kimono dyer in Nagoya, dyed the white 3D-printed nylon object in black. His craftsmanship matured in many years of experience in art of kimono dyeing was fully applied to select the best dye for nylon resin. The marriage of the innovative RP technology and Japanese traditional craftsmanship created new, unique look and texture of the product... The plastic laser-sintering system is a form of additive manufacturing that is often used for RP, rapid prototyping. High power laser fuses successive 0.1mm thick layers of nylon particles into a desired three-dimensional object. It does not require molds, and is able to precisely produce extremely intricate shapes directly from 3D data. The result is a single build object that excels in durability. The Clockwork Lantern takes advantage of this single build process, laser-sintering intricately shaped components that had to be built from multiple pieces in conventional methods.