3D Printing Forum: "New Craft"

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Come join us for our next Material Matters meetup on Thursday, March 9th!

The theme for this meetup is "New Craft" and we have a great group of speakers lined up for you who will introduce their work and projects and share some stories that relate to this theme.

There will be popcorn, coffee and tea as always! Please also bring a donation of $2 - $5 to support the continuation of these meetups.

Speakers:

Thomas Groppi (https://www.thomasgroppi.com/) (Guitar + Violin Maker and Lecturer at ECUAD)
Thomas’ early Luthier roots begin in Paris, France, where as a young boy, he insatiably absorbed the nuances and culture of woodworking and blacksmithing through his Italian, immigrant, great uncles. His education in the crafts of guitar and tool making includes spending three years training with Daniel Stickel who studied under Geza Burghardt, Michael Dunn, and Jose Romanillos, while in Spain. Thomas then went on to study two years of violin and viola making with Michael Altshuler, who learned in Russia with Denis Yarovoy (who in his time studied in Italy).

Thomas currently teaches at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in 3D modeling and rendering (CAD) for Industrial Designers, using software such as Solidworks, Modo and Rhino. He has taught several 3D courses for graduate students at the Masters of Digital Media, as well as kinetic architecture courses for the University of Oregon. He also teaches Rhino 3D for the Jewelry department at Vancouver Community College. He worked for Rainmaker Entertainment as a pipeline instructor / technical Writer. As a freelance consultant in 3D, he has worked for a variety of companies including Mainframe Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Troublemaker Studios, Omation, CBC, Phantagram and Turner Studios. He was technical director of the "Bear" a stereoscopic film project produced in France. Upon completion of “Bear”, Thomas traveled throughout North America for 5 years while working at Softimage as a field specialist.

Julie York (http://www.julieayork.com/) (Sculptor and Associate Professor, Faculty of Visual Art + Material Practice, ECUAD)
Julie York is a sculptor who works in traditional craft materials with non-traditional approaches. Her recent works are based on ideas related to perception. She received a BFA from Emily Carr and an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. Her work has been included in numerous exhibitions and galleries including the Garth Clark Gallery in New York and Perimeter Gallery in Chicago. York is also the recipient of a number of grants including a Pew Fellowship in the Arts, a Window of Opportunity Grant from the Leeway Foundation, and two Creative Production Grants from the Canada Council. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Huston Museum, the Schein Joseph International Museum of Art, the Burchfield Penny Art Center and major private collections.

Mike Jackson (http://www.ariustechnology.com/) (VP, Engineering & Manufacturing, Arius Technology Inc.)
Mike is an experienced technology executive with more than 25 years of experience developing and commercializing precision electro-mechanical and advanced material technologies. He has co-founded and played executive roles at two venture-backed technology start-ups, and led a worldwide R&D team of 250 at Creo/Kodak developing precision pre-press equipment for a $350M business unit serving the printing industry.
Mike graduated from the University of Alberta in 1985 with a B.Sc. (Eng.) in Electrical Engineering and from the Caltech in 1991 with a Ph.D. in Applied Physics. He is a Professional Engineer in the Province of British Columbia, a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is an inventor on six issued US patents.

Kushal Goenka (http://kushalgoenka.com/) (Software Developer, UX Designer and CGI Artist)
Kushal is a freelance Software Developer, UX Designer and CGI Artist among other things. He is very passionate about Science and Emerging Technologies and loves learning new subjects any chance he gets. He's also involved in the fields of Virtual Reality, Rapid Prototyping, and Robotics. He often works on research projects at the Intersections Digital Studios at Emily Carr University, occasionally teaches Coding, 3D Modeling, and 3D Printing, and will soon be graduating from the Industrial Design program at Emily Carr. Most recently, Kushal has been working on designing and developing a Virtual Reality Design Lab that will enable designers, architects, and engineers to immerse themselves in what they're creating. He aims to reduce the cognitive bandwidth required in using current computer interfaces for CAD applications by facilitating a more intuitive digital experience that enables users to create spontaneously, iterate effectively and collaborate in more engaging ways.

The project is called 'Augmented Design' and you can check out videos about it here:
Teaser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqc9BzlgyoU
Presentation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tET96lGrVfY

Find us in the MoCap Studio at Emily Carr University of Art+Design (North Building, room 285).

We're looking forward to seeing you there!