Arc Printer concept aims to turn printing into a social experience

We’ve heard of concept phones, concept cars, concept tablets, concept watches, but a concept printer? While not as common as concept phones or concept cars, this concept printer by designer René Lee, dubbed the Arc Printer, is not only pleasing to the eye, but also appears to aims to change the way we print things by making it a more social experience.

As you can see in the rendering, the Arc Printer is round in shape, and for those who have work in an office, lining up while waiting for your documents to be printed is a pretty normal scene. The round shape of the printer would print documents and stacks them accordingly in a circle. Staff in the office can simply walk up to the table and look for their own stack, or while waiting for their documents to be printed talk amongst themselves in a social “circle”, as opposed to waiting in line where talking to a colleague might be limited to the person in front/behind you.

We’re not sure if this would actually foster a good social experience and bond colleagues together while waiting for their documents to be printed, but it is an interesting concept and not to mention it is a pretty nicely designed printer at that! What do you guys think? Would you mind seeing such a printer installed in your office?

Tyler Lee
Categories: Concepts