Makers 3D printing market place Rinkak, organized by Kabuku receives “Good Design Award 2014, Best 100”.

2014/10/01

Kabuku Inc. (Head Office: Tokyo, Shibuya-ku; CEO: Msahiko Inada) is pleased to announce that makers 3D printing market place Rinkak received “Good Design Award 2014, Best 100” on October 1, 2014. In accordance with the award, Kabuku will participate in “Good Design Exhibition 2014” at Tokyo Midtown from October 31 to November 4.

Aiming to “Democratize Manufacturing Industry”, Kabuku officially launched Rinkak on September 10, 2013. It is a service that creators, even if they don’t own expensive machines, can manufacture and sell products through the Internet as long as there is 3D data.

In this year’s Good Design Award, from the point of “An excellent service that leads the democratization of manufacturing industry”, the service received high commendation.

Rinkak will continue to be the platform of highly creative collaboration between creators and users from various fields, and further strengthen its service features such as collaborating with traditional crafts and technologies, to open up new possibilities in the manufacturing industry.

■The Comments by The Good Design Award Jury
Though there are many services that 3D print and ship model data, “Rinkak” leads the way ahead. Usually, only a few types of plastic can be used in similar services, whereas Rinkak provides more than 30 materials such as ceramic, metal and rubber. Additionally, users can print models with very precise and smooth surface, and can be applied directly to end ornamental products such as jewelry. Designers can sell their own 3D models through Rinkak. The website only sells real products, therefore model data will not be copied and spread against designers’ will. Also, it holds data that can be edited freely according to Creative Commons. Rinkak is creating new business market driven by 3D data, and is an excellent service that leads the democratization of manufacturing industry.

■Good Design Exhibition 2014
Dates: October 31 - November 4, 2014
Admission Fee: ¥1,000 (Tax included, 5 days-thru), Students of junior high school and under are free
Place: Tokyo Midtown (Tokyo, Minato-ku, Roppongi)
Tokyo Midtown Hall (Midtown East B1F)
Best 100 Special Exhibition Floor
Organizer: Japan Institute of Design Promotion
Official Website: http://www.g-mark.org/gde/2014/

■Scheduled Products to be Exhibited
The products by the Rinkak creators will be actually printed in real materials and be displayed in the Good Design Exhibition. Please come and see the designs in real that utilizes each material.

Hiroshi Yosii [PENGUINCAT (TDW_1903)] Material: Full color sandstone