Mink (Printer)

Mink
Type	Private
Industry	3D Printing, e-Commerce, Marketplace
Founded	2014
Founder	Grace Choi
Area served	Worldwide
Website	hellomink.com

Mink is a 3D printing company based in New York.^[1] The company created a 3D printer allows users to select any color and print it into an eye shadow pod.^[1]^[2]

Mink was founded by Harvard grad Grace Choi and debuted at TechCrunch's Disrupt conference in May 2014.^[3] The printer combines ink with a variety of substrates to "create any type of makeup, from powders to cream to lipstick," according to Choi.^[2] All ink used by Mink is FDA-approved.^[4]

The printer was initially estimated to retail at $300.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 MULSHINE, MOLLY. "Heroic Harvard Grad Invents 3D Printer for Eyeshadows and Lipsticks". BetaBeat. http://betabeat.com/2014/05/heroic-harvard-grad-invents-3d-printer-for-eyeshadows-and-lipsticks/.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 MURPHY, DAVID. "3D Printing Meets Makeup With 'Mink'". PC Mag. https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2457793,00.asp.
↑ Crook, Jordan. "Mink Is A 3D Printer For Makeup". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2014/05/05/mink-is-a-3d-printer-for-makeup/.
↑ SHONTELL, ALYSON. "A Harvard Woman Figured Out How To 3D Print Makeup From Any Home Computer, And The Demo Is Mindblowing". Business Insider. http://www.businessinsider.com/mink-3d-prints-makeup-2014-5#!KtvjI.

External links

Mink Printer User Manual — how it works, from official Mink website.

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[betabeat-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 MULSHINE, MOLLY. "Heroic Harvard Grad Invents 3D Printer for Eyeshadows and Lipsticks". BetaBeat. http://betabeat.com/2014/05/heroic-harvard-grad-invents-3d-printer-for-eyeshadows-and-lipsticks/.

[pcmag-2] 2.0 ^2.1 MURPHY, DAVID. "3D Printing Meets Makeup With 'Mink'". PC Mag. https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2457793,00.asp.

[techcrunch-3] Crook, Jordan. "Mink Is A 3D Printer For Makeup". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2014/05/05/mink-is-a-3d-printer-for-makeup/.

[bi-4] SHONTELL, ALYSON. "A Harvard Woman Figured Out How To 3D Print Makeup From Any Home Computer, And The Demo Is Mindblowing". Business Insider. http://www.businessinsider.com/mink-3d-prints-makeup-2014-5#!KtvjI.