1. The Future
of Retail:
Rapid Prototyping
& Co-Creation
Prof Xanthe Matychak
course: Design-thinking
& Concept Development
Spring 2010
Rochester Institute of Technology
Photo: Dan Winters, WIRED

2. IN RECENT YEARS ,
as the cost of
desktop publishing went down and
the ease-of-use went up, everyday
people became comfortable creating
and publishing their own content.
(tweet @xanthm if you agree)

3. Following this trend, new
technologies allow us to design
and manufacture our own objects.
Here are some pictures of
objects that were made using
these technologies :

4. technology: laser cutting technology: digital textiles

5. THE FUTURE OF RETAIL .
In this class, we imagined retail
experiences that invite customers to
design and manufacture their own
objects right in the store. Here are
our concepts.....

6. BEACHCOMBING .
Discover, scan
and print found
treasures to
make your own
jewelry.
technology: 3D scanning / printing

9. DEEP BLUE .
Collect shapes
from the under-
water interface
to design your
own brooch.
technology: laser cutting

12. ROC SMOCK .
Scan flora and
produce from
our in-store
farmers market
to design your
own smock.
technology: digital textiles

15. The Future
of Retail:
Rapid Prototyping
& Co-Creation
QUESTIONS
xanthe.matychak@rit.edu
@xanthm on twitter
This project took inspiration
from an article entitled:
“Atoms are the New Bits”
by Chris Anderson
editor of WIRED Magazine
in January of 2010