3D printing the future

Raising the Bar

From printed homes to custom meals, Prof. Olaf Diegel explores how 3D printing is reshaping design, sustainability, and daily life.

The Birdcage Tavern

Raising the Bar Auckland

Raising the Bar Auckland is back on Tuesday 26 August, 2025, with 20 free talks at 10 venues. 

Get your free tickets today and join us for a night of innovation and inspiration!

Talk DescriptionImagine! You come home after a hard day at work and your kitchen 3D printer makes you a steak dinner just the way you like it. Tired of waiting six months for your new house to be built? Why not print one out in six days?3D printing is coming of age. It is now becoming a rapid ‘manufacturing’ technology that will have a great deal of influence on how we live in the future. By allowing us to think differently about the products we design, it opens up a whole new range of opportunities for creativity and sustainability.In this talk, Professor Olaf Diegel will review 3D printing technologies and examine some of their current and future applications in the fields of art, engineering, business and health. He’ll discuss the social implications these technologies will have on design and the way we live, and how we need to start adapting today, in order to be ready for the technology of tomorrow. BioProfessor Olaf Diegel is an educator and practitioner of additive manufacturing, a technology he believes is fantastic for innovation, as it allows designers and inventors to instantly test ideas. In his consulting practice he develops a wide range of products for companies around the world. Over the past 30 years, he has developed more than 150 commercialised new products and received numerous product development awards. In 2012, Olaf started manufacturing a range of 3D-printed guitars (www.oddguitars.com) that has developed into a successful little side business.

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