Shapeways did this at the Museum of Art and Design in NYC for a 3D printing exhibit.[1] It was basically a similar scanning setup that the author described of standing on a lazy susan while being scanned by a Kinect. I'm not sure why this would suddenly cost $180,000 to turn it in to a booth.<p>[1] <a href="http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/2322-shapeways-body-scans-at-the-mad-in-nyc.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/2322-shapeways-body-s...</a>
Jeff Koons was making Shapies a long time ago (WARNING NSFW) <a href="http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/10/28/kama-sutra-glass-sculptures/" rel="nofollow">http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/10/28/kama-sutra-glass-scul...</a>
shameless plug: there is a company who is doing this in Paris (France): <a href="http://thevibrantproject.com/la-cour-bleue/" rel="nofollow">http://thevibrantproject.com/la-cour-bleue/</a><p>On the other hand I believe much more into industrial application than personal one. One of the advancement in the field: "Liquid phase 3D printing for quickly manufacturing conductive metal objects with low melting point alloy ink" [<a href="http://tech.scichina.com:8082/sciEe/EN/abstract/abstract514724.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://tech.scichina.com:8082/sciEe/EN/abstract/abstract5147...</a>]