Interesting 3DPrinting: Food

Ink

3D printing has openedup an entirely new

world of manufacturing,and is poised to change

just about everyindustry.

This new form ofmanufacturing allows for

innovation as far as a mindcan dream, and it’s

fascinating to see whatnew business ventures or

products are being createdevery day.

As a fan of innovation andsmart business, 3D

printing is obviously one ofmy favorite sectors tofollow; the progress is

astounding.

I’ve decided to create anongoing series on interesting

3D printing projects that Icome across. This month, I’lltouch on a business venturethat is making waves acrossvarious news outlets around

the world:

Food .

Food Ink. is a restaurant. Yes,a restaurant is on my radaras a 3D printing innovator.That’s because Food Ink is

the first 3D printingrestaurant in the world.

Everything, the decor, thecutlery, and of course the

food is created through 3Dprinting technology.

The pop-up restaurant,based out of Shoreditch,

London is a futuristic,revolutionary dining

experience.

Founders, AntonyDobrzensky and Marcio

Barradas partnered withchefs, technologist, anddesigners to take their

quirky concept into a reality.

With their team, they weredetermined to combine theemerging technology with

their passion and curiosity.

The quote they use on theirwebsite,

“Any sufficiently advancedtechnology is indistinguishable

from magic”-Arthur C. Clarke.

At Food Ink. it seems that thefood itself is not the true

focal point of the restaurant.Instead, it’s the process. Inthe Food Ink. space, diners

get to print (and customize)their meals themselves.

The food is pumped out by amulti-material 3D printer

called the ByFlow. It hasmultiple, easily-

interchangeable printer-heads that make food

printing possible.

The printers take softerfoods (hummus, chocolate,etc) and create beautiful,

intricate designs on platesfor the diners. So, it’s not like

whole chickens are beingprinted before the diners’

eyes.

But the owners’ desire was todraw attention to all of the

possibilities that technologyprovide.

Right now, the restaurantcontinues to operate in a

relatively exclusive pop-upstyle, but it’ll be interesting

to see what comes of thisfantastic idea.