Tool or Threat? How 3D Printing is Rewriting the Craft Story

This news report explores the question of whether the warmth and care of traditional artisans will be replaced in an age where 3D printing technology can reproduce handmade artworks in mere hours. Anshuman Kumar, a Red Dot-winning product designer, and Dr. Jennifer Olsen, a professor of Mechanical Engineering, bluntly state: “Machines can imitate form, but they cannot replicate human creativity and touch.” They reveal how they are cracking the code of survival in the technological age—not by fighting technology, but by empowering it.

Listen to the thoughts of designer and professor for the above. You can also listen on Soundcloud.

About The Interviewee

Anshuman Kumar

Red Dot Winning Product Designer
35U35 | 25U25 | ID+Ux | 11+ yrs Exp
Ex Samsung, Titan, Godrej, Arttdinox, Decathlon, Tata ELXSI

About The Interviewee

Dr Jennifer Olsen

Lecturer & Deputy Degree Programme Director for Mechanical Engineering

She does lots of crafts and her PhD involved lots of 3D printing



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