New York | May 2013

In the second panel at DFM Summit #3 Kevin LeBlanc (Spaceclaim), Matt Griffin (Adafruit), Aaron Trocola (40WestID) and Sara Sigel (GrabCAD) discussed the advantages and limits of 3D modeling and printing.

New York | March 2013

Digital fabrication specialist Carlos Cruz has worked for companies from medical device maker BD to Stratasys. He now mentors students at SVA's new Visible Futures Lab. 'Being a good designer means being well-rounded, balancing creativity and execution,' Cruz says.

New York | March 2013

Gordon Perry, Andrew Thurlow, Kostika Spaho and Klaus Rosburg discussed the pros and cons of 3D modeling at Thursday's Design for Manufacturing Summit. 'A lot of students are really skilled on the computer, but don't understand shapes, forms and the manufacturing process,' Rosburg admitted.

New York | December 2012

New York City College is launching a new hardware startup incubator. 'There are a lot of resources available for digital media startups, but there is very little for startups that actually build products,' says Haytham Elhawary, the Zahn Center's new director.

New York | December 2012

Technological change calls for a refocus in industrial design thinking. 'What you do in the initial product development process, 80 percent of the cost is being decided upon in that first 20 percent,' says Stephan Clambaneva, global PLM consultant for Dassault Systèmes and IDSA's Northeast VP.

New York | October 2012

'You can get virtually anything made in New York City,' says Adam Friedman, Executive Director of the Pratt Center for Community Development. 'Particularly high-end, customized, very design-oriented production can be done here.' Friedman founded MadeInNYC and later the Urban Manufacturing Alliance.

New York | August 2012

Quirky applies online collaboration to product development. Head of Engineering John Jacobsen talks about the importance of short lines between designers, engineers and manufacturers for Quirky's model.