hapter Abstract:

This chapter explores how designers have incorporated recycled materials to create new
products. It examines the methods and hardware for physically capturing, measuring
and modelling surfaces, as well as the emergence of physical and virtual libraries and
resources that can assist the designer. The chapter focuses on historical and emerging
printing technologies responded to the demands of printing and packaging production. It
shows how the print industry will function in the twenty‐first century. If we consider relief
printing as a bridge between two‐dimensional (2D) and three‐dimensional (3D) printing,
it is possible to seek a way of appropriating from both digital and words and merge some
of the boundaries that result in annoying obstacles to overcome higher dimensional
challenges. Reflecting on exhibitions that consider the relationship of digital technologies
and craft skills, many thought‐provoking examples were demonstrated at the Victoria
and Albert Museum (V&A) and Crafts Council exhibitions: The Power of
Making and What is Luxury .