So-called digital-fabrication, in which produce a large swell, which is also referred to as "the 21st century of the Industrial Revolution", is in Shibuya are born one after another is Digital Manufacturing space, such as "Shibuya arts and crafts room," "FabCafe", "co-factory". Are you in the center, Saori Kanda to act as a "manufacturing-based women" based in "Shibuya arts and crafts room" near Koen Miyashita. Weekdays while engaged in apparel publicity in the Ash-page-France, holiday is committed to the spread of digital fabrication, such as a 3D printer. In this key person, the "most detailed women to a 3D printer in Japan", which is celebrating the Kanda's, digital-based manufacturing is we have talked about the current situation that is naturally occurring in Shibuya.

It was an ordinary college student until I, are fascinated by the 3D printer

First _, please tell us the opportunity to became interested in manufacturing.

It is the effect of the father. My father was working in the sales and production management in the precision sheet metal factory, I took me to the factory tour on the weekend since I was a child. The local Oita Prefecture, including Nippon Steel, there are various companies of the factory, in a very looking forward to around while listening to the father of the commentary. Weekend of leisure I factory tour, I have a little changed (laughs). The days of elementary school, when you work the car's rubber same over in a free study of summer vacation, is said to be "the first to draw punch picture (the drawings)!" From the father, if according to the various and instruction, a terribly high quality will be able to work, also it was suspicious ready to take the plunge into the teacher (laughs). Order to socialize in such a father of the story, at the time of the favorite book "Nikkei Business". Among them, the "defeated general, says the soldiers" to interview managers who were in hardship, such as bankruptcy that like the corner (laughs). In that sense, but grew up in such a way as to receive the special education of manufacturing, since junior high school, arts and arts and crafts was a little like just an ordinary schoolgirl. University It was a Home Economics. Still, is now time for job hunting "after all, want to work of manufacturing," Standing I think that, in or around the manufacturers such as consumer electronics. At that time, it had encounters in the fair of job hunting is, was a company called Inks to deal with the "3D printer" (or INCS) (current SOLIZE). Laser blue light generated is irradiated, I think "great!" In SF-ish feel, I was allowed to be joined.

Is _ but University of the era is the field of completely different field, there was no trouble?

It was technology sales positions, but the first was very Really. When you go, such as the visitor of the town factory, or "Do not come in in such shoes (high heels)!", "In habit that can not even talk of drawing!" Or .... Training, but there was very hard, but still, Once that you do not know in the field. If you head down to not discouraged to ask "Please tell me!", And tell me with the feeling say "ginger not Do", I went to learn little by little. But when I was passed from joining about a year, subject to the tilt of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, it has received also no small influence business. And if you can overcome the situation even a little, take the plunge, I'm the launch of the print services of personal 3D printer I tried to propose to the company. Soshitara, becomes the story of "dare doing in parallel with the work of business!", To get to do in such a way that in-house venture. At the time are still individuals that use the 3D printer is small, at first, but like the designer's with your relationship was a degree that will order in private, out to continue, the business gradually expanded. Because it was finally on track in about two years later, soon I would like to the next challenge, I decided to change jobs after having made a business plan for the next few Year.

Kanda's has specialized in Japan's first personal use editing responsibility introduction of "3D printer".

More girls are potentially seeking manufacturing than boys

_ The will you do next was what your job.

It is a design consulting company that was using a 3D printer. For example, for companies that want to change the design of mobile phones and consumer electronics products, do the marketing and concept development, to create a prototype, such as 3D printers, the new product was the job of the proposal so that it can be specifically image. When you are in this company, gradually known 3D printer is in general, has been raised. So I would like to activities that convey the fun of 3D printer, even a little, I started the activities of the "manufacturing-based women". But, even if asked to, recommendations of the 3D printer, in the position you are enrolled in the company, may not be able to speak to quite freely, become a little frustrating .... Left the company to take the plunge, we decided to operate freely. Because there was also experience that was the work of the public relations up to it, we applied to the public relations staff of HPFRANCE (Ash-Phe France) maker from its connection to retail from wholesale apparel. Interview when talking about the business experience, although was reluctant wonder as "3D printer ??", "in that you understand explains depresses the product concept of the customer, is the same with the clothes." If Once you have a little pushy appeal, to be asked to adopt. Now, are you in charge is a select shop called "Lamp harajuku (lamp Harajuku)". Many things one point, is a shop that sells the creation of the artist's. In this company the work of public relations, has been active the time, such as employment or after the weekend as a "manufacturing-based women".

Please tell us about the activities of _ "manufacturing-based women".

Including figures, 3D printer that can produce a three-dimensional molding of various shapes easily.

Speaking of "manufacturing", but was originally a men center, how the girls that say also enjoy the fashionable, that thought is the starting point. With a light glue called "Let the girls talk of manufacturing-based women's unique!", Began to be gathered about five girls to the work of the "manufacturing system" to sympathize with the thought. The first is to announce, such as workshops on the website, but I was thinking and going to closely activities, actually when the girls gather "rough girl society" by many to be a like a atmosphere. For example, or "I'm the transfer line to wear safety shoes with stockings", "I have great pains to the nail, if dropped from entering the site," or ..., I women's unique talk a lot (laughs). So instead of a collection that was a snap, and I wonder if good in the women's meeting was placed in the center of manufacturing, now I think unplug the power of the shoulder. While to talk with everyone, or create an electronic tool kit for children, or the work by using a so-called digital fabrication, such as 3D printer is now, it has been loosely activities.

Often I women who are interested in _ Manufacturing of you do?

Now, manufacturing-based women of the members has exceeded 140 people. People who are in the field of manufacturing, such as illustrators and designers artist, to the other is different, such as office workers and college student of the company. The first place I women, is not it a lot of people with feelings such as furniture and accessories than boys. So, just did not have the opportunity until now, women have potentially seek manufacturing is I think that very often. The spread of digital-fabrication, women and children, such as the elderly, for the layers did not have surplus building and involvement, I think that there is a meaning to lower significantly the hurdles. But, in order to have thought, "Let's do it", you must have the opportunity. "In this state, the manufacturing nation and Japan position is dangerous!" In an editorial in the newspaper also be argued that, such as women who are in Shibuya "Well then, I try it," I'm not a. Than that, we are ordinary girls, "I think this, I'm made with 3D printer" to say, it is better to show a cute work, get with the defintely interest. It is, I know most of the aim of the "manufacturing-based women's" going to convey the fun of making things by doing so. By the way, if it is "self-styled women", by men of the subscriber is also welcome (laughs).

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