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What started as a weekend project has developed into a working product for you to get your hands on, for free! We are proud to present to you: Repper, the pattern creator. This nifty app turns any image into a pattern you can use in your favourite image program, your social networking profile background or your website. I posted a video for you on youtube and vimeo so you can check out how it works.

Youtube Video

Vimeo video

Give it a go! And tell us what you think! If you have comments, suggestions for improvement, requests for new features or praise, you are more than welcome to send it to us. We need your input to improve this tool, and that’s what we want to do.

Stay tuned for updates and new features to Repper over the coming weeks.

And, of course, happy pattern making!

Wing Pattern Illustrator File

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Wing 04 Illustrator File

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Here you guys can find all the files from the ‘Curious Cup’ project (Fablab workshop March 27th). Enjoy!

Flash 10 application

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RFID Plastic case Illustrator File

RFID wood case Illustrator File

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Last Friday we held a workshop at Little Mountain for design students and professionals in Eindhoven. Our goal was to explore the possibilities of the Fablab concept for designers. Results for this day included three (mostly) working prototypes and a lot of inspiration on what a Fablab should be, Eindhoven Style. Read on for an account of the day, with lots of pictures.

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With over a thousand visitors from all over the world our humble presentation stand was hitting it big time. This year we were to be found in the Klokgebouw building on Strijp S. Together with over a hundred other independent design studio’s we presented our new exciting ideas to the world.

For us, this was the opportunity to let everybody meet and play with our new design tools. What made it even more exciting is that people could see their own design being made in front of their eyes! The kind people at Trotec lend us a laser cutter to complete our production process and fulfill our goal: show people they can be creative. And creative they were! Over 150 designs were made by the visitors, and our stand grew in coolness with every design we put up there. Check it out:

Apart from letting people create their own coaster designs we showcased another product: ‘Create your own carpet’.  We presented two carpet designs made from the best carpets in the Netherlands. It worked out quite wonderful and we are now discussing with a carpet producer about bringing it to the market. More on this soon!

Once again, we are present and showing our products on the Dutch Design Week 2008 in Eindhoven. This time, we have something new to show you. If you want to check out what we’ve been working on the past months, you should definitely check us out! you can find us at the Klokgebouw building on Strijp S.

Official Dutch Design Week website

Our flyer front

Location

Klokgebouw   Strijp-S
Beukenlaan 10151
5616 VJ Eindhoven
Za/18 okt    12:00 - 19:00
Zo/19 okt t/m Wo/22 okt   12:00 - 18:00
Do/25okt t/m Za/25 oct   12:00 - 21:00
Zo/26 okt    12:00 - 18:00

Design your own…

Who wouldn’t want to own a unique lamp, carpet or
coaster, designed by oneself?
With the digital design tools from studio:ludens everyone
can playfully design their own product. The easy controls
provide you with full creative freedom to make something
that tightly fits your personal taste.
…and take your own design-coaster home for free!

Come around and design your own Escher-inspired
coaster. With a laser cutter we’ll produce your design on
the spot. Impress everyone at home with your design
qualities!

Now with text!

Well, we updated our coaster:2.0 design application with a number of new things. First of all, we implemented a way to add your own text to the coaster. It’s working now with four different fonts.

Six pattern types

Secondly, you have now the ability to experiment with six different pattern types. We got a little bored with the same square rotational pattern, so we made it into a little pattern family. Each pattern has it’s own style, peculiarities and possibilities. Additionally, the hexagonal shapes will give you some more safety margin in creating a sturdy coaster.

And remember: we want designing, experimenting and learning to be free! Our ordering and production system is nearing completion, so soon you will be able to transform your design into a real tangible product. Happy designing!

a new sound in mass-customization

Mass-customization has giving you more control over the appearance of the products you buy. You can change the colors of your shoes (Puma) and turn a photo of your pet into everything from a mug to a teddybear (foto.com). We however missed the element of creativity in this process. Therefore, studio:ludens says “genere ludens!” (or “create through play!” for all us non-Romans).

a new design-tool for everyone

We hereby launch our very first online creative design tool: coaster:2.0. This tool gives you a major say in the design process of your own coasters. In a nutshell, this application offers you:

• a fun and easy-to-use design interface
• cool patterns in no-time
• infinite design possibilities
• an option to order your designs online (coming soon)

At the moment you can already design, log in and save designs you make. Very soon the order system will be up and running, allowing you to order your favorite design(s)!

Click the screenshot to start designing or read on for some examples of what you can create with this tool.