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He studied at ECAL in 1999, completing a bachelor's degree in Product Design. Georgacopoulos was Head of ECAL’s bachelor's program in Industrial Design from 2000 to 2008, and Head of the department’s master's program from 2009 to 2012. \r\n\r\nThe 2018 ECAL Digital Market saw the creation of 45 3D printed objects by ECAL Product Design master’s students and ECAL-related designers (faculty members and alumni). A range of innovative everyday objects were presented at Milan Design Week at the Spazio Orso 16, a 17th century Milanese palazzo, which had been turned into a production site and retail shop. 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In the 1990s, Dutch designer Hella Jongerius experimented with firing porcelain at very high temperatures to create a dinner service of infinitely irregular plates, bowls and beakers. More recently, the retail concept ECAL Digital Market has exploited the possibilities of 3D printing for serial production. There are over 40 designs that feature details that cannot be achieved in a single step in more conventional manufacture. The designs are available to buy on demand, or customers can purchase a digital file to print the products themselves.\r\n\r\nPorcelain beakers, plates and bowl \r\nB-set, 1997 (manufactured 1999–2009)\r\nDesigned by Hella Jongerius \r\nManufactured by Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum, Netherlands \r\nPorcelain Museum nos. C.142, 148, 149, 152-2009 \r\nMuseum nos. C.134, 137, 139-2009: Given by Reino Liefkes\r\n\r\n3D printer \r\nForm 2, 2018 \r\nDesigned and manufactured for Formlabs, USA \r\nPlastic, metal and electronic components\r\nMuseum no. 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