# Personified Candy Packaging 3D Printed PEZ Dispensers are Made by Scanning Real Faces By Gil Cohen | Published 2013-01-29 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3d-printed-pez-dispensers References: [dezeen](http://www.dezeen.com/2013/01/25/pez-3d-printed-heads-hot-pop-factory) & [hotpopfactory](http://www.hotpopfactory.com/blog/2013/01/22/3d-scanning-and-pez-hacking/) When asked to come up with a [unique holiday gift idea](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mms-peanut-gifting-pouches) for employees, the Hot Pop Factory studio created customized 3D Printed [PEZ](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/world-of-sweets) Dispensers. Taking the original heads off of the candy dispensers, the design studio decided to replace them with personalized 3D printouts of the employees faces, so each one would receive a toy version of themselves. The faces and heads were scanned with the use of some hacked XBOX Kinect programming, while the employees were led to believe that this was for some sort of research project. Then their heads were created with a 3D printer and attached to PEZ packaging. The 3D Printed PEZ Dispensers ended up being a wonderful holiday surprise. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 50% | Activity: 62% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Customized 3D Printing:** Opportunity to disrupt the manufacturing industry by offering personalized 3D printed products. - **Facial Recognition Technology:** Potential to revolutionize security and identity verification systems through the use of facial scanning. - **Personalized Gift Experiences:** Innovation opportunity to create unique and memorable gift ideas by personalizing everyday items. ### Who This Affects Most - **Manufacturing:** Potential to integrate 3D printing technology to customize and manufacture products. - **Technology:** Opportunity to develop facial recognition software and hardware for various industries and applications. - **Gift and Novelty:** Innovation potential to create personalized gift items and experiences for consumers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Selfie-Based Action Figures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/formlabs.md) - [Selfie-Centric Action Figures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selfie-series.md) - [Giftable Customized Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-yourself-funko.md) - [Movie-Themed Candy Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/world-of-sweets.md) - [Festive Personalized Candies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personalized-candies.md) - [Customizable Drink Drops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drink-drops.md) - [Cubic Video Game Candies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pez-minecraft-collection.md) - [3D-Printed Valentine's Day Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valentines-day-bonbons.md) - [3D-Printed Cocoa Drops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cocoa-drop.md)