A Very Special 3D Printed Wedding Ring
There are few objects in life more valuable or emotionally meaningful than a wedding ring. Imagine then, how amazing it would be to be able to design the perfect wedding ring for someone you love! Thanks to some help from i.materialise, Ann Marie Shillito did just that by designing a gorgeous titanium wedding ring for her daughter Keri. And, here is her story:
When ‘things’ come together, perfectly timed, the outcome can be so gratifyingly fantastic.
How wonderful then that I have been able to give my elder daughter a most precious gift, one that is a culmination of my knowledge and making skills, and is her wedding ring. ‘Things’ came together perfectly timed to enable this to happen.
This all began at the end of December 2010 when Rob proposed to Kari, my daughter, and she wanted a specific engagement ring, similar to one I had designed and made a number of years’ ago. This original engagement ring was in titanium, machined and then hand carved to flow around an oval diamond
Columbia GSAPP Saturated Models 3D printed: Soft Surface
Alistair Gill and Veronika Schmid held a Saturated Models seminar at Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. During the seminar the Master’s students explored 3D printing and created 3D printed objects. i.materialise made the resulting 3D prints. This is the third interview with a team of participating architecture students, Jung Woo Yeo and Wonshok Lee, and their project Soft Surface. The first two interviews can be found here and here.
1. Who are you? We are passionate architectural designers who just completed a Master of Architecture program at Columbia University in the city of New York.
2. What is Soft Surface? Soft Surface is an undefined object which is composed of two basic modules that together are repeated to create a network of nylon frames. The object changes its state from rigid to semi-rigid to flexible by controlling the relationship between frames even though each frame is stiff. This object is also made flexible in shape and s
Irresistible 3D printed products now for sale in the (New) i.materialise gallery
Those with a weakness for buying beautiful objects should be afraid, be very afraid – i.materialise now has an online gallery of incredible 3D printed products that can be yours to own and enjoy. Because we’d like to open our store in style, we’ve filled the gallery up with awesome products from very talented designers, many of who you might already know thanks to our jewelry design challenge, the incredible reputations some of these designers already enjoy in the world of 3D printed design, or their presence on i.materialise’s homepage.
For those who followed the i.materialise jewelry design challenge, you will already be familiar with many of the products now for sale, and perhaps already know exactly what you want to buy (I admit, I have had my eye on a couple of these for a while now). The winning ten designs are now part of the .MGX summer collection 2011, meaning that in addition to being available online, they will also be on sale in the .MGX Sablon Shop, the world’s first sh
Rolling out a bigger shopping cart @i.materialise
Dear community members, your prayers have materialised today !
Well, at least some important ones.
Our shopping cart has been enlarged to hold as many models as you like.
This makes it easy to fill it up and reach the 100$/100€ order value free shipping limit.
We also repaved the way to the checkout and improved the easiness of adding earlier uploaded models to the cart.
Requesting offline prices for several difficult models can also be combined in 1 offline price request.
We will put those models back with a price tag on your personal shelf.
And yes, we implemented a test for WebGL.
Let me guide you through the latest update.
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Looking for a unique jewelry design experience?
At i.materialise, we love introducing people to the wonders of 3D printing and the incredible experience of bringing unique designs to life. In order to reach more people than ever, we work hard to identify groups that have the potential to make great use of this technology and try to provide services to get them involved. An excellent example of this has been Sketch to 3D, which has allowed anyone with a great idea, a pencil, and a piece of paper, the chance to realize their design in 3D.
Now, we are proud to announce our newest service, Jewelco, which will give people the chance to design jewelry in collaboration with a pool of international designers. Jewelry is worn to celebrate events and commitments that are nearest and dearest to our hearts, so why not make sure the design really is the perfect fit with what it stands for and who it is worn by.
So, if you are looking for a unique piece of jewelry perfectly matched to your taste, and you would like to experience what jewelr
Join us in changing the future of design
If you love design and love making things
If you like to share information and start conversations
If you would like to shape the future of creation and design
Then we would like to hear from you!
What are we looking for?
It is very important that you are really passionate about the things above, that you are inspired by the beauty of making things – and that you like to share that with the world.
It is ok to be young, nerdy and/or geeky.
We would like you to listen (and talk) to our community and help them create designs that enrich their lives.
Living online and social media are your natural environment.
You speak/write fluent English and some knowledge of 3D printing would always help.
Our offices are based in Leuven – Belgium (We are part of Materialise – a pioneer in 3D printing and we have the world’s largest collection of 3D printers under one roof). The i.materialise team is a bunch of enthusiastic software developers, product designers, marketers an
Prime gray on its way to pass the test
Mid June we introduced the material “prime gray” as a try out for 1 month. Your reactions are clear: you would like to have it available for a longer time. That’s why we extend the testing period with 1 month. On top of that, with every order that you place between now and August 15, you get a free sample of this material. More information about the material can be found here . Tell us what you like or not? This way we can look for materials that suit you better.
Ctrl-Z: 3D printing in fine arts
Last week I attended the official opening of Ctrl-Z. On a PC, Ctrl-Z is the shortcut for ”undo”. It is also the title of the first large exhibition – curated by Eric van Straaten – in The Netherlands of sculptures by artists using 3D printing.
Ctrl-Z features sculptures by Hans van Bentem, Antoinette Briët, Jennifer Hoes, Thomas Huyghe (Belgium), Thomas Laureyssens (Belgium), Stijn van der Linden, Mike Pelletier (Canada), Rinus Roelofs, Theo Schepens, Marc Sokpolie, Eric van Straaten, José van Tubergen, David van der Veldt, Ilse Vermeulen, Hugo Vrijdag, André van de Wijdeven and Rem van der Zee.
Here’s a short impression below:
Ctrl-Z @ De Vishal, Haarlem
Ctrl-Z
Made by Eric van Straaten
Made by Rinus Roelofs
Made by Ilse Vermeulen
Made by André van de Wijdeven
Ctrl-Z
from 2 July – 7 August 2011
Grote Markt 20
2011 RD Haarlem
the Netherlands
Leaving
I’m saddened to announce that I’m leaving i.materialise. I had a wonderful time at Materialise and I’ll really miss the great and fun team here. I loved working at a place where you were surrounded by such expertise in 3D printing. I also loved walking around and seeing entire car bumpers, bobsleds and prostheses emerge from the many 3D printers here. The knowledge and skill that the staff here use to finish these things still amazes me.
I can only hope that in my time here I’ve been able to transfer some of my knowledge and skills to the people here. I do believe that if we look at the i.materialise website now we have been able to build a solid foundation for continued and future growth. I also know that the guys have a lot of fun surprises and new things in store for you in the coming months! I want to thank you, the community, for all your efforts in helping us improve the site and all the fantastic designs that you have had made with us. It has been truly inspir
i.materialise is proud to launch Gold and Silver
Today, for the first time ever, you have the chance to create your own products in gold with i.materialise! We are ecstatic to be the first 3D printing service in the world to offer you the chance to see your creations brought to life in this amazing material. And, if that was not enough, we are also announcing the launch of sterling silver. Our Periodic Table of Materials has never looked so good!
“There’s gold in that thar 3D printing service”
It has been 183 years since the first Gold Rush hit in the United States and although most of us are no longer racing off to make our fortunes digging in “them thar hills”, the lure of gold and the power it holds over us remains. There is something that sets this metal apart from all others, and mankind has been using gold to fashion their most precious artifacts for thousands of years. Now, through i.materialise, you too can bring amazing designs to life in gold. Whether you design a personalized wedding ring that screams “I love you” or a h
