In this episode of the Conscious Design Podcast, host Ian Peterman talks with Manuel Jiménez García, co-founder and CEO of Nagami, to explore the cutting-edge world of 3D printing Technology and recycled plastics. Learn how Nagami turns plastic waste into high-tech 3D printed architecture!. Manuel shares the inspiring origin story of Nagami, the challenges of scaling large-scale 3D printing, and their mission to promote the circular Economy. If you’re curious about eco-friendly design, reducing plastic waste, or the future of sustainable manufacturing, this episode is for you!

Notable Moments:

00:00 – Guest Introduction

00:38 – The Origin Story of Nagami

02:18 – From Research to Real-World Impact

15:01 – Scaling and Exploring New Materials

25:02 – Sustainable and Personalized 3D Printing

35:48 – Future Goals and Architectural Innovations

About Manuel Jiménez García and Nagami

Manuel Jiménez García is the co-founder and CEO of the robotic 3D printing and design brand Nagami, based in Ávila, Spain. He is also the co-founder of Automated Architecture Ltd (AuAr), a design-tech company specializing in robotically assembled housing based in London, and the founder and principal of madMdesign, a computational design practice also based in London.

For over a decade, Manuel has developed a wide variety of projects focused on computational design, automation, and sustainable building methods, particularly large-scale 3D printing using recycled plastics. His work is part of the permanent collection at the Centre Pompidou (Paris) and has been exhibited worldwide in venues such as the Victoria & Albert Museum (London), Canada’s Design Museum (Toronto), The Design Museum (London), the Royal Academy of Arts (London), the Zaha Hadid Design Gallery (London), and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

In addition to his practice, Manuel is an Associate Professor of Architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL (London). He serves as the Programme Director of the MSc/MRes Architectural Computation (AC) and is the Unit Master of AD-RC4, both part of The Bartlett B-Pro. He is also the co-founder of UCL AUAR Labs and curator of Plexus, a multidisciplinary lecture series focused on computational design.

Nagami was founded in 2006 by Manuel Jiménez García, Miguel Ángel Jiménez García, and Ignacio Veguera Ochoa. The company works closely with its partners to meticulously craft every detail, from early ideation through design, development, and production, with boldness and Innovation at the core of every creation.

The team at Nagami comprises architects, engineers, designers, researchers, and professionals from various fields specializing in technology, robotics, and sustainability. Together, they work daily to push the boundaries of imagination into uncharted territories.

Nagami is a multidisciplinary team of brilliant minds with a shared goal: to create a new reality through 3D printing.

Learn More about Manuel Jiménez García and Nagami

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Website: https://nagami.design/es/

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We created this content so that creative entrepreneurs like you can integrate social and environmental responsibility into your brand’s DNA through #ConsciousDesign. Ian Peterman, the leading expert in Conscious Design, hosts the Conscious Design podcast and is the co-author of the book “Conscious Design.” If you enjoyed this episode, give it a thumbs up, subscribe to our channel, and share it with your network! Let us know in the comments what excites you most about sustainable 3D printing.

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