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They say the pen is mightier than the sword, and the 3Dsimo MultiPro is living proof of that. This pen-shaped tool is literally a designer’s best friend, helping them prototype, and create in ways never envisioned before. The 3Dsimo MultiPro is basically a pen-tool with interchangeable heads. What do these heads allow you to do? Well, they let you drill, engrave, burn-etch, solder, 3D print, screw-unscrew, and even cut (like a hand-held jigsaw blade). The 3Dsimo MultiPro was designed to be the smallest workshop ever made. No more power tools, clunky gadgets, wires, and plug-points. 3Dsimo’s interchangeable heads let that one hand-held tool practically do everything you’d do at a workshop. From drilling to dremel-ing, from soldering to foam-cutting, and from 3D printing to repairing, 3Dsimo MultiPro and its extensive kit of interchangeable heads allows you to do it all.

The 3Dsimo MultiPro is the wet dream of every designer/creator who just wants to go wild with creating and not be limited by the availability of prototyping or workshop tools. Designed to cut down on expensive gadgets that otherwise collect dust in your workshop, 3Dsimo MultiPro helps democratize creation, with its pen-shaped tool and detachable head system that works much like a hand-held power tool. Its detachable heads let it instantly transform into a drill machine, an electric screw-driver, a jigsaw, a foam-cutter, soldering iron, heat-etcher/engraver, and even a 3D printing pen (like the 3Doodler).

Each element has its own internal flexibility too. The 3D printing pen works with practically any plastic filament, and can be temperature-adjusted too, while the drill-extension can be used with a wide variety of bits, letting you drill, engrave, carve, or even grind materials like wood, plastic, carbon fibre, fiberglass, aluminum, brass or even copper. The burning/heat tool lets you work with materials like wood, leather, and even your 3D printed parts, letting you alter and modify them with your own artwork. Similarly, the jigsaw and foam-cutter tool let you achieve absolutely new possibilities with your designs, all in the same device, and if you’re working with circuit boards and electronics, the soldering and screwdriver tools come in handy.

Everything is centered around the 3Dsimo MultiPro base, which fits right in your hand. The handheld device is practically designed to be a veritable workshop, letting you snap on and snap off components based on your need, and the fact that the entire Pro kit is affordable, means you can literally set up your own assembly line, or your prototyping station in one go! And it’s portable too!

Designer: Petr Duba

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3Dsimo Multipro – The Most Versatile Mobile Workshop

The Multipro fits in your pocket and is able to substitute 3Dprinter, soldering station, plastic welder, resistance wire cutter, jigsaw, small drill, and electric screwdriver. All of them included in one 3Dsimo Multipro – 7 in 1.

3D Drawing

3D drawing tool works using the same technology as FDM 3D printers, so you can create 3D objects without any knowledge of 3D modeling. Just start creating or repairing.

Create – phone covers, models of buildings, cosplay parts, jewelry, statues, action figures, household items, toys and much more.
Repair – 3D printed objects, toys, delaminated cables, electronic devices and much more.

You can start creating using any 3D printing filament currently on the market (ABS, PLA, HiPS, Flexi, Fluorescent, Wood, Metalic, Thermochrome, Conductive, e.t.c.) thanks to easy to set temperature and feeding speed.

Burning Tool

Using the Burning tool, you can burn-in designs into wood, leather, plastic, and repair damaged plastic objects (chargers, phone covers, e.t.c.).

Leather Burning – customize your leather wallet, belt, shoes or your pet’s collar with the Burning tool.

Wood Burning – customize wood jewelry, cutting board or even desk of your table. And if you are a skilled artist, you can try even more exotic wood.

Repair and Finishing Touches – Whatever you create with the 3D Drawing tool, you can finalize with the Burning tool. Also, you can easily repair your 3D printed objects, cracked phone cover or any other plastic device. There is no easier way to repair damaged things than by heating up the broken pieces and connecting them back together.

Soldering Tool

For the electrical engineer in you. There is no need for the purchase of an expensive soldering station anymore. 3Dsimo Multipro can substitute it fully. The soldering tip can heat up to 490°C within 20 seconds, while your hand will stay the same.

Foam Cutting Tool

Resistance wire cutting tool is an awesome tool for model builders, architects, designers and makers. Now you can create building models, RC models (cars, boats, planes), art pieces and much more.

Thanks to the high temperature of the wire, you can cut polystyrene, plastic boards, plexiglass, balsa wood and cork with ease. Another great feature is the angle platform, which allows you to set desired angle of cutting for a precise and clean cut.

Jigsaw Tool

Jigsaw tool is used to cut wood, fiberglass and other materials. This tool in its standard form if big, heavy and expensive. The tool in this kit is small, light and powerful for a great price. Thanks to the fine teeth, it makes clean and precise cut. The saw can be used to cut into wood, fiberglass, carbon, plastic or even aluminum. Make yourself a wooden butterfly, glasses or quadcopter frame.

Drill Tool

Thanks to microclamps of the Drill attachment, you can use drill bits (0,3 – 3,2mm diameter), engraving bits or grinding bits.

Engraving – engrave glass or metal, create custom designs into glass as a present, or a custom ring
Drilling – drill into wood, plastic, carbon fibre, fiberglass, aluminum, brass or copper
Grinding – choose correct grinding wheel to grind any material, the Drilling attachment can reach upto 20 000 RPM
Cutting – by using circular saw blade, you can cut thin wood or glass

Screwdriver Tool

The screwdriver is small and very capable. Its peak torque is 4,5 Nm at 200 RPM. It is a great tool for precise work, for screwing in self-tapping screws into wood, plastic or soft metal.

3Dsimo Kit2 – World’s First Open Source Multifunctional Tool

All its plastic parts are 3D printed out of PLA, which is ecologically recyclable material made out of corn starch. All of the hardware and software is Open Source, available on their Github here.

3Dsimo Kit 2 capabilities:

– 3D drawing – user friendly temperature and feeding speed settings
– Soldering – soldering electronics and creation of 3Dsimo Kit 2 upgrades with ease
– Burning – burn into wood and leather or finalize 3D printed parts
– Foam cutting – great tool for cutting 3D printing supports, for cutting plastic or polystyrene

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The vaulted forms and underground caves of an old house on the Greek island of Santorini have been converted into a holiday home complex by Kapsimalis Architects.

Located in the town of Fira, the components of the existing compound –  including walled courtyards, a donkey barn and three small caves for storage  – have been integrated into the new structures.

There are two separate entrances, leading out onto cobbled streets.

One of the new summer houses occupies the footprint of the original house, while the other sits within the converted caves.

To maintain the original feel of the home, the outer appearance of the structures, as well as their arrangement around two walled courtyards has been retained.

“The outer shell of both houses, bright and white, is preserved as it was, in a way that is integrated with its surroundings and the cubistic, traditional architecture of the village,” said the studio.

Entry to the first home is via a wedge-shaped courtyard, partially covered by a mezzanine seating area above the entrance and a long, thin pool.

This courtyard forms a common space for two separate bedrooms, arranged around a living, kitchen and dining area.

The dining room is at the centre, beneath a high vaulted ceiling.

In the caves, the second holiday home has its own access via a second, rectangular courtyard. This  patio area includes space for sunbathing, a vaulted pool.

A staircase leads up to a terrace dining area with dramatic views of a nearby volcano.

Colour palettes and fittings were chosen to reflect the two distinct conditions in the former house and the caves, with furniture made by local craftsmen.

The rough, vaulted interiors of the caves have been smoothed out and finished with plaster in earthy tones, with minimalist light fittings and discreet built-in storage.

Doorways and niches in the cave all adopt an arch-like form, recalling the vaults of ceilings.

Kapsimalis Architects have completed several other holiday homes on the island of Santorini.

One also has a series of subterranean spaces, while a new-build was designed as a “contemporary translation” of the island’s crisp white buildings.

Photography is by Yiorgos Kordakis.

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Dezeen’s founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will speak to a panel of experts today in Eindhoven about the circular economy and architecture, as part of Dutch Design Week 2019.

You can watch our livestream here from 5:00pm Eindhoven time.

The panel will include Overtreders W‘s co-founder Hester van Dijk, architect and author Thomas Rau and architect Marco Vermeulen.

A circular economy is an economic model that minimises consumption, the waste of finite resources and the destruction of ecosystems, by instead continually reusing materials.

The talk will explore the ways in which built environment practitioners can reconcile this alternative economic system with their designs, processes and business models.

Van Dijk is the co-founder of Amsterdam design agency Overtreders W, which often employs the principles of the circular economy in it projects.

Examples include a temporary, zero-waste barn and restaurant made from borrowed materials, and a pavilion for Dutch Design Week last year that had almost no ecological footprint.

Rau is the founder of Amsterdam-based firm RAU Architects. Earlier this year, the practice built a thatched observatory for bird watching, which can be deconstructed and rebuilt in a different location.

With Sabine Oberhuber, he is also the co-author of Material Matters. The book explores sustainable methods of consumption and production.

Vermeulen is the founder of Studio Marco Vermeulen, a design office working within and outside the field of architecture to explore alternative design strategies.

The studio has previously designed an energy-efficient museum situated within a wetland area in Rotterdam.

The discussion will add to the conversation about the unprecedented push by the architecture and design industry to combat runaway climate change.

Examples of recent events exploring sustainability include the Architecture of Emergency climate summit at the Barbican and the Oslo Architecture Triennale, which took de-growth as its central theme.

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Central Saint Martins graduate designer Daisy Newdick has created an alternative to coffee using the roots of the dandelion plant.

Called Make Weeds Great Again, Newdick’s project aims to highlight the overlooked qualities of the common dandelion plant, which is often seen as an “unsightly weed that spoils the nation’s lawns”.

After discovering that, in the UK alone, people consume around 95 million cups of coffee per day, the designer was driven to find a local alternative source to the beverage in Britain.

As a result, Newdick created an alternative to coffee – that doesn’t require beans to be shipped from overseas – by roasting, grinding, and brewing the roots of dandelions.

“In the West, and especially in cities, we take for granted the immense distances and complex supply-chains foodstuffs travel before they reach us,” the designer told Dezeen.

“Often, the social and environmental costs of mass-produced dietary staples are enveloped by convenience,” she continued.

“This is particularly true of coffee – a drink so embedded within western culture that the exploitation of workers, contamination of water supplies, and widespread deforestation accompanying the cultivation of it, are overlooked.”

“With increasing demand driving environmentally degrading practices, together with the impacts of the climate emergency, the future of this highly esteemed commodity is uncertain,” added Newdick.

Newdick stumbled upon dandelions when researching edible weeds that could grow easily in the UK.

She found that the chemical inulin that is present in the thin skin around the surface of the root contains certain aromatic compounds that give a similar bitterness and chocolatey smell to coffee.

During this research she discovered that chicory – which is botanically related to dandelions – and burdock root can also be used as a substitute to coffee. She plans to use these to develop her project in the future.

According to the designer, the process of making dandelion coffee is very similar to conventional coffee, involving roasting, grinding, and brewing. The only vast difference is the cultivation.

She foraged for dandelions in gardens and fields, ensuring that no weedkillers were used, and that part of the root was left in the soil, so that more would grow the following year.

The best time to collect the plants is in autumn, when the roots have the highest concentration of inulin, granting more of a characteristic coffee taste and aroma when roasted.

After collecting, the dandelions are washed, chopped, and dried. Once dried, the roots need to be roasted, while the leafy tops can be used as compost.

Newdick designed a roaster based on a rocket stove, with a hand-cranked rotating drum on top so that little fuel is needed to reach a high enough temperature.

An additional tray that slots over the roaster allows excess heat from the stove to be used to dry later batches of roots. Once roasted, the roots can be ground up and made into coffee.

By showing the different purposes that the dandelion can be used for, Newdick wants to encourage biodiversity in the UK, where there has been a 56 per cent decline in plant species populations since 1970.

The designer hopes that her hand-operated root-to-cup system will invite people to make their own coffee alternative from dandelion roots.

Northumbia university student Jamie Pybus also focused on the use of coffee in his graduate project. The designer developed a household kit that allows users to cultivate edible mushrooms using leftover coffee grounds.

Called Fungi Factory, the system encourages coffee drinkers to repurpose the grounds as a bed for growing oyster mushrooms in just one month, rather than throwing them away.

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Mexico City architects and design studios have transformed a run-down villa into a design hub for this year’s Design Week Mexico.

Organised by México Territorio Creativo (MXTC), the Design House is a three-storey residence with rooms curated by local studios to showcase a range of talent and materials.

“Professionals in architecture, design and interior design are divided between the building’s spaces to turn them into a sample of different styles and trends, as well as a dialogue for creative cohabitation among firms,” said MXTC.

Renovation work was needed to update the home, as many of its rooms had been abandoned long ago and were falling apart. Its rear garden was replanted by Jardín Sustentable and the exterior of the house was painted a fresh coat of green, reflecting the Colour of the Year for 2020 as chosen by many paint companies including Dulux and Behr.

C Cúbica Arquitectos overhauled the central space on the ground floor with a hollow marbled pit and large light overhead. The studio is also the founders of the city’s design festival, and led by architects Andrea Cesarman, Emilio Cabrero and Marco Coello.

Also on the main level is a kitchen and living room designed by Lorena Vieyra of Vieyra Arquitectos, with several designs by Italian brand Cassina. These include upholstered, angular red chairs are by Gerrit Rietveld, a Veliero bookshelf and a leather Scighera sofa.

Adjoining it is a room that Verónica González of VGZ Arquitectura designed like a botanical library. Wood beams and shelves are filled with over 40 species of native Mexican plants.

A spiral stair leads upstairs, in addition to another stairwell painted with bright green steps.

On this level is a bathroom by Lucía and Andrea of Comité de Proyectos, with an oval terrazzo sink at in the middle, and rounded mirrors. Walls are textured cream and made of an ancient stucco from Mayans, called chukum.

Another room on the first storey also has earthen walls and chrome bars by Bernardi + Peschard Arquitectura. A terrace nearby has wood sculptures and sitting areas in a grey palette, created by Olga Hanono.

Another bedroom and living area were designed by GG Arquitectura, while MarqCó by Covadonga Hernandez took over a sitting room next to a rooftop patio with wooden pegs attached to a wall. Another room is coloured in mauve with spikey chandeliers by Studio Panebianco with Studio KAST and Thierry Jeannot.

On the second floor is a room without windows, designed like a courtyard with shimmery orange walls by Raúl de la Cerda Studio. The studio also created a gin lab next to it inspired in the Lost Generation of American writers who lived in Paris in the 1920s.

The room features teal walls painted by local artist Diego Beauroyre, custom velvet seating, marble, glass vessels and mirrors.

“It seeks to create a sensory experience for visitors, where the senses guide you through the aromas of the botanists, music, and the game of finishes, colours and textures taking them to a warm, calm and relaxed environment,” said de la Cerda.

A glass cabinet full of greenery was created by Mexican landscaper Pedro Sanchez and Polen Atelier de Flores florist.

On the top level of the house is a rooftop patio filled with outdoor couches, dining areas and two bars, designed by VA Studio, Legorreta and Alonso Arquitectos.

In addition to these studios, others to partake in Design House include Aplenosol, Ducolab, Anuar Layón, Foam, Grid, Luis Ramírez, Rhyzoma, Studioroca, Taller Maya, Uribekrayer, VFO Arquitectos and VGZ Arquitectura.

Major brands like Kohler, LG, Porcelanosa, Crest, Saint-Gobain, Chukum and Arauco were also involved.

In its 11th edition, Design Week Mexico (DWM) is a celebration of local designers, architects and artists in Mexico City, with several events held for their craft to be presented to the public.

This year’s design festival kicked off on 3 October with a party inside Design House, which is located at Aguiar y Seijas 140 in Mexico City’s Lomas de Chapultepec neighbourhood. It will remain open to the public until 27 October.

Other activities at this Design Week Mexico 2019 included two-day festival called Diseño Contenido, or Design Content, where designers showcased new works in shipping containers. Local studio Davidpompa unveiled a slender floor lamp and a small table lamp during the event.

Photography is by Alfonso De Bejar.

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