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Fashion and 3D Printing, an exhibition of work by three designers who combine fashion and technology, opened on October 8 at the 3D Print Gallery in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The gallery occupies one of the cells of the Koepel, a former prison, and describes itself as the world’s first 3D print museum.
The exhibition brings together garments that respond to their wearer and surroundings, along with two applications of additive manufacturing (AM): garments whose final shape comes from tension built into the print, and textiles produced directly on the printer without sewing. The pieces on display include a dress that changes shape as stored tension in the printed material is released, clothing that reacts to people nearby, an