This archive takes you to the full text thesis projects of all graduates who have been supported by and contributed to the MADE research group
And here are printable postcards of selected research projects.
2021/22
Sophia Neill: The Iced Slipper: An Integrated Parametric Design Workflow for 3D Printed High Heeled Shoes
Andrew Roberts: Uncanny Bastards – Provoking the Film Industry
Izzy Robb: Body of Matter – Physical Representations of Anatomical Data
Nathan Wilson: Low-hanging fruit: An exploration of procedural modelling tools to make voxel printing more accessible
2020/21
Nayanathara Sashikani Kuruppuarachchi: Tailored to Shrink – A sustainable method of creating 3d form utilising natural shrinkage and the precision of digital deposition
Marcus Michau: Digital Densities for Diabetes – 3D Printing Variable-Density Diabetic Orthotics to Mitigate Lower-Limb Amputations in New Zealand
Tino Mutambu: Parametric Prosthetics – Creating a digital workflow for individualised design
Danielle Patterson: Waste not, want not – A design-based approach to upcycling agricultural plastic waste
Huy Tim: Adding Value – Upcycling problematic plastic waste through digital craft
2019/20
Ana Morris: Beneath the Skin: Emulating human physiology using a novel bitmap-based “voxel” 3D-printing workflow
Matthew O’Hagan: From Line to Loop, A Circular 3D Printing Initiative for Upcycling Commercial Fishing Plastics
Courtney Naismith:Air-crafted Artefacts: Additive upcycling plastics within the Aviation Tourism Industry
Maddison Jessop-Benseman: Plastic in Practice: An empirical approach to 3D printed upcycling in New Zealand schools
Lakjith Manapaya Weeratunge: ANIMATED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Designing Dynamic Exhibits with 3D Printing & Pixel Displays
Vincent McQueen: Additive Alternatives: a product system for recreational prosthetics
Matt McGowan: Adding Brand: Design, Branding and Additive Manufacture in the production of tangible prosthetic products
Patrick Coulson: Well, Actuate(ly)…Parametric Multi-Material 3D Printed Soft Robotics
Jessica Salter: Fossils from the Future: Exposing procedural efficiency in the context of 3D printing
Elize Koetsier: Designing with Mycelium: Utilising spatial printing to create scaffolds for mycelium growth
Glen Askey: Surface Theory: The design of emotive textures to enhance a product experience
Eilish Marra: Sensing Restructured: Customisable 3D printed force sensors for wearable products (IP Sensitive)
Joseph Coddington: Voxel Printed Galleries: 3D Printing voxel built images as a craft based means to exploit the 2D plane of images
2018/19
Rose Lastovicka: The Digital Athena: Contemporary commentaries and Greek mythology explored through 3D printing
Samantha Whitham: Printing People. Heterogeneous Multi-Property Printing of Humanoid Anatomics
Louise Wotton: Biological Algorithms for Digital Manufacture
Maryam Namini Mianji: Designed to Deform: Large-scale 4D printing with bio-based polymers
Watcharawat Ritthisri: Upcycling plastic waste through empirical implementation of large-scale 3D printing
Yejun Fu: 4D Printing with Bio-based Polymers for Adaptive Wearable Devices
Hamish Morgan: Optimised 3D Printed Structures: developing a six-axis robotic spatial printing system (IP sensitive)
2017/18
Sophia Cameron: A Circular City: An empirical approach to 3D printed up-cycling
Nicole Hone: Tangible Animation – Designing Organic Performance with Multi-Material 3D/4D Printing
Liam Gilbertson: Robotic Spatial Printing for Designers
Mendel Moos: Design for the Future Creating a Champion
Armano Papageorge: Freeform 3D Printing: A Sustainable, Efficient Construction Alternative
William Rykers: The Tailored Traveller: Exploring digital vehicle data and large-scale FDM 3D printing to produce a luxury sleeping space
Fenella Richards: Celebrating the Spectacular: Discovering the New Enabled Through Performance Art
Ashleigh Kennedy: The Suitable Machine: Exploring style through storytelling to inform design
Isabelle Hawkins: Multi-Material 3D Printing for Percutaneous Surgical Drains (IP sensitive)
Jesse Kilpatrick: Fast, Large, and Accurate 3D Printing
2016/17
Alex Christensen: Data driven design: An investigation into the fit between the individuality of people and the uniformity of mass manufactured items
Victoria Robinson: Colour 3D/4D Printing for Film
James Brundell: Investigation into Integration of Digital Manufacturing with Ceramics
Isabella Molloy: Freeform 3D Printing for Digitally Crafted Artefacts
2015/16
Ryan Achten: Virtual Recollection: Artifact Engagement in Three-Dimensional Environments
Dylan Hughes-Ward: Making Connections 3D printing, Libraries and augmenting their reality
Stuart Baynes: Printable Prosthetics: The design of a 3D printed swimming prosthesis
James Irvine: Fore to Form
Lionel Taito- Taaalii Matamua: Renewing Materials: 3D Printing and Distributed Recycling Disrupting Samoa’s Plastic Waste Stream
Stephen Hill: Design Optimisation for 3D printed SLM objects
Hamish McIntosh: Simulated Anatomy – Designing Behaviour into 3D Printed Anatomy
Lucy Mangin: Shaping Taste
2014/15
Tahi Rewiri-Chrastecky: Sentience: 3D Printed Living Products
Zach Challies: Designed Prosthetics
2013/14
Earl Stewart: XYZ: Customised Complexity
2006/07
Ross Stevens: Worn Out or Worn In?