3D printer technology, through the eyes of Craft students.

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Name: Viktor Markov

01* What is your age?
18
02* What do you study?   
Interior design
03* Country or origin. 
BULGARIA
04* Your current level of education. 
High School
05* Have you heard of 3D printing technology before?
YES
06* Have you used 3D printing technology before? 
YES
07* What do you imagine using 3D printer for?
Household tools (screwdriver, missing parts of
furniture, cutlery);
Home decoration, art;
Prototyping;
For fun;
Work (research.
08* If you had the opportunity,
you would buy a 3D printer in..?
1 - 2 years
09* Did you find 3D printer technology
helpful during school projects?
YES
10* What were the challenges for you,
using 3D printing technology?
I don’t think there were any specific challenges 
for me, we got the best teachers in that area.
11* Do you think that technology helped
or will help you in the future?
It helps build up or create an object or a piece 
that is needed much faster.
12* What did you learn during the process
of using 3D printing technology?
Programming
13* What softwares did you use for 3D printing?
Sketch up, Blender, OnShape, Vectary
14* What are the benefits of 3D printing?
Easier design and manufacturing of materials
 needed for work.
15* What are the limitations of 3D printing?
A lot curvier forms can’t be printed right.
16* How can 3D printing help improve the ways
of teaching and learning?
Even the teachers need something new nowadays.
A 3D printing class will help the students
take some weight off and relax while creating 
something entirely new.
17* Can you share some examples of great uses
of 3D printing to grow teaching and learning?
I don’t think I can.
18* How will 3D printing affect traditional crafts?
3D printing might replace most traditional crafts 
in the future, but not so soon.
19* How do you thing 3D technology can help
keeping the national heritage of a certain region?
I don’t know how, that is a relevant question. 
I don’t think that it can help that much with 
keeping the heritage of a certain region.
20* What benefit can 3D printing have to link
to or conserve craft technology?
depends. I have seen first hand the uses of 
3D printing in interior design for example.
21* How can you combine 3D printing and craft
technology in one object and what would that be?
I would use it for a house design. The interior 
design will be the 3D printing part, and the 
numerations and the rest will be on hand.

Name: DIMITAR NACHEV

01* What is your age?
19
02* What do you study?   
GRAPHIC DESIGN AND VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
03* Country or origin. 
BULGARIA
04* Your current level of education. 
 Bachelor degree
05* Have you heard of 3D printing technology before?
YES
06* Have you used 3D printing technology before? 
NO
07* What do you imagine using 3D printer for?
Everyday items (cups, phone covers, toys, 
exercising machines);
Prototyping;
Work (research).
08* If you had the opportunity,
 you would buy a 3D printer in..?
3 - 5 years
09* Did you find 3D printer technology 
helpful during school projects?
YES
10* What were the challenges for you, 
using 3D printing technology?
LEVELING OF THE PRINTING PLANE.
11* Do you think that technology helped
or will help you in the future?
BETTER VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THOUGHT.
12* What did you learn during the process 
of using 3D printing technology?
PROJECTS CAN BE PRESENTED VERY LITERALLY.
13* What softwares did you use for 3D printing?
CURA ULTIMAKER.
14* What are the benefits of 3D printing?
YOU GET A REAL REPRESENTATION OF SCALE.
15* What are the limitations of 3D printing?
PRINTER SIZE.
16* How can 3D printing help improve the ways 
of teaching and learning?
WITH MANY THINGS.
17* Can you share some examples of great uses 
of 3D printing to grow teaching and learning?
I USED A 3D PRINTER TO PRESENT MODELS OF FURNITURE.
18* How will 3D printing affect traditional crafts?
TOWARDS PROGRESS AND INNOVATION.
19* How do you thing 3D technology can help
keeping the national heritage of a certain region? 
WITH MODERN PRESENTATION.
20* What benefit can 3D printing have to link
to or conserve craft technology?
you can create a common product combination 
between new and old.
21* How can you combine 3D printing and craft
technology in one object and what would that be?
you can make a combination of new and old and 
have more productivity of a product.

Name: Nikola Mihov

01* What is your age?
18
02* What do you study?   
Iconography
03* Country or origin. 
BULGARIA
04* Your current level of education. 
High School
05* Have you heard of 3D printing technology before?
YES
06* Have you used 3D printing technology before? 
YES
07* What do you imagine using 3D printer for?
Home decoration, art.
08* If you had the opportunity,
you would buy a 3D printer in..?
I don't know.
09* Did you find 3D printer technology
helpful during school projects?
YES
10* What were the challenges for you,
using 3D printing technology?
Learning the programs.
11* Do you think that technology helped
or will help you in the future?
Easier visualization  of the art project
12* What did you learn during the process
of using 3D printing technology?
Working with ZBrush program.
13* What softwares did you use for 3D printing?
ZBrush.
14* What are the benefits of 3D printing?
Entering the digital art field.
15* What are the limitations of 3D printing?
A lot curvier forms can’t be printed right.
16* How can 3D printing help improve the ways
of teaching and learning?
You work with a computer, not with your hands.
17* Can you share some examples of great uses
of 3D printing to grow teaching and learning?
By helping teachers and students work out
their art projects.
18* How will 3D printing affect traditional crafts?
By introducing modern technology.
19* How do you thing 3D technology can help
keeping the national heritage of a certain region?
By making 3D models of this national heritage maybе.
20* What benefit can 3D printing have to link
to or conserve craft technology?
3D printing can help speed up the project process.
21* How can you combine 3D printing and craft
technology in one object and what would that be?
3d printing can make the process of developing 
projects for wood-carved iconostases and carved 
frames for icons much easier.

Name: Elena Vacheva

01* What is your age?
19
02* What do you study?   
Graphic design and visual communications
03* Country or origin. 
BULGARIA
04* Your current level of education. 
 Bachelor degree
05* Have you heard of 3D printing technology before?
YES
06* Have you used 3D printing technology before?
NO
07* What do you imagine using 3D printer for?
Everyday items (cups, phone covers, 
toys, exercising machines);
Household tools (screwdriver, missing
 parts of furniture, cutlery);
Home decoration, art.
08* If you had the opportunity, 
you would buy a 3D printer in..?
3 - 5 years
09* Did you find 3D printer technology
helpful during school projects?
YES
10* What were the challenges for you,
using 3D printing technology?
I don’t have any challenges
11* Do you think that technology helped or 
will help you in the future?
The technology  help me to imagine the 
real proportion of the objects I design
12* What did you learn during the process
of using 3D printing technology?
I learn to use many programs.
13* What softwares did you use for 3D printing?
3ds max, Cura, 
14* What are the benefits of 3D printing?
All your projects can become a reality.
15* What are the limitations of 3D printing?
Тhe material he works with.
16* How can 3D printing help improve the ways 
of teaching and learning?
The technology  help students  to imagine
 the real proportion of the objects they design.
17* Can you share some examples of great uses
of 3D printing to grow teaching and learning?
Мaking models.
18* How will 3D printing affect traditional crafts?
I think it will help to save them.
19* How do you thing 3D technology can help 
keeping the national heritage of a certain region?
Perhaps with the production of souvenirs.
20* What benefit can 3D printing have to link
to or conserve craft technology?
Making traditional sites for the region.
21* How can you combine 3D printing and craft
technology in one object and what would that be?
Souvenirs such as magnets and keychains.

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