Despite how much Cameron Curilla might joke, late nights in the University of Calgary’s Schulich Makerspace, surrounded by the whirring of 3D printers, was more than just an arts and crafts exercise for himself and William Thomlinson; it ignited a vision.
Curilla, BSc’24, BComm’24, a recent graduate of UCalgary’s dual degree program in mechanical engineering and business, and Thomlinson, BComm’24, a Haskayne School of Business alum, co-founded CarbonStone Designs, a startup that pushes the boundaries of 3D printing by crafting custom moulds and using sustainable concrete to create models, trophies and other objects.
Their journey began in 2024 with a trophy they designed for the AB2050 sustainability case competition: a topographical map of Alberta that was made using a type of…
