3D PRINTING AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL DESIGN: AN INVESTIGATION ON CREATIVE AND DECENTRALIZED INDUSTRY ENTREPRENEURS
3D printing; Social Design; DIY; Maker Culture; Sustainability.
As many authors have already noted, studies for the development of sustainability have an exacerbated focus on the environmental pillar of the sustainability tripod and are mostly focused on the context of traditional industry, thus the other pillars are sometimes neglected, the that favors the development of products with the use of greenwashing, which seek to obtain favorable marketing for brands in search of profit. As a result, few studies focus on unraveling the difficulties encountered by people in the process of seeking a dignified and sustainable life. This thesis seeks to investigate the 3D printing process as a facilitator for entrepreneurs to enter the increasingly democratic and decentralized market, whose objective is to acquire income and work with what they like, while promoting the search for knowledge and repositioning people within of society.