Lucerne atelier printing carnival masks
Emmen LU Maskenmanufaktur.ch in Emmen is printing carnival masks with a 3D printer. As a result, the design possibilities know no bounds and the masks can be altered more easily. Jan Widmer, Marco Thomann and Sascha Rossier craft carnival masks at their atelier in Emmen, Maskenmanufaktur.ch. They are applying new manufacturing technology for
Emmen LU Maskenmanufaktur.ch in Emmen is printing carnival masks with a 3D printer. As a result, the design possibilities know no bounds and the masks can be altered more easily.
Jan Widmer, Marco Thomann and Sascha Rossier craft carnival masks at their atelier in Emmen, Maskenmanufaktur.ch. They are applying new manufacturing technology for their creations. The masks are first designed on a computer, then they are composed and printed on a 3D printer. After, the masks are painted with water soluble acrylic paints. The masks are no longer made out of papier-mâché but of a cornflour-based plastic.
The 3D printer opens up a world of new possibilities, Marco Thomann is quoted in an article in the Luzerner Zeitung newspaper. As the design is created on the computer, there are no restrictions to the design. If any changes are wanted or the mask is too tight, then it is quite easy to quickly adapt the virtual design template. This is much harder in a model that has been created by hand, which, worst case, might even need to be started from scratch.
Maskenmanufaktur.ch first launched its page on Facebook last year and since then, the trio in the atelier have already received several orders. The largest so far was from Gluggsi-Musig Ebikon. Maskenmanufaktur.ch is supplying masks to its more than 40 members.
