May 13, 2013 4:45 AM

Design Fiction: Anab Jain, "Design for the New Normal," NEXTBerlin 2013

*That's some slideshow, folks.

"Design for the New Normal

"Anab Jain, Superflux

"Anab Jain, founder of Superflux talked at NEXT13 about 3D printed firearms and bamboo drones. Her rapid fire slideshow highlighted examples of a new age of technological empowerment."

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