To begin my research, and to gain inspiration into the future of the design industry, we were first urged to attend an exhibition called "The Future is Here", hosted at the Design Museum.
On display were a broad range of manufacturing techniques, from Robotics to 3D Printing, all of which emphasized the increasingly blurred boundaries between designer, manufacturer and consumer.
However, manufacturing techniques did not seem to be the sole focus of the exhibition, instead a rather key element explored was the idea of "Mass Customisation", whereby the consumer becomes the designer.
Personalised trainers on a global scale, consumer designed 3D printed dolls and the ever popular "WikiHouse" concept (which I have to say is one of my favourite ideas posed during this exhibiton) were all on display.
This exhibition was definitely worth seeing in order to gain an insight into the constantly changing manufacturing industry, in which design and technology seem to go hand in hand, and the roles of designer, consumer and manufacturer appear to merge.
Maybe you could write about which bit were your favorite, I like how you wrote about what you took from the exhabiton
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