‘A Design Award 3D printed by i.materialise
We’re happy to announce that we 3D printed one of the A’ Design Awards, the annual juried design competition that honors the best designers worldwide! The design comes from OMC Studios Italy. Check out the pictures:
‘A Design Award by OMC Design Studios Italy.
The award is 3D printed in nice red transparent resin.
The winners will be announced publicly on Monday the 15th of April.
Featured Friday: Showing your 3D printed designs!
Happy Friday everyone! Check out our gallery picks!
‘Ultimate love’, the mother and child ring, designed by Mark Heuvelman in sandblasted silver. Heuvelman: “It represents a mother’s ultimate love for her child. This piece was inspired by all the mothers out there and is a perfect gift to show her gratitude.”
Daniel Chapelle created a very cute animal for his desk. He 3D printed it in ocean turquoise ceramics.
Designer Victoria Collins designed a sweet 20 mm stainless steel (old silver), woodlouse pendant:
Don’t forget to put your own designs in the gallery!
Who is (y)our first US ambassador?
Hello, everyone. My name is Becky Scott, and I’m the US ambassador for i.materialise. You can call me Ambassador. Not really — Becky will do just fine.
“What’s a US ambassador?” you ask. I will work with the 3D printing community in the United States, promote i.materialise services to the creative US population (including posts on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and this blog), and help with US-located events.
In keeping with the rest of the team, I’ll tell you a little about myself. I live in San Diego, California and have been fascinated and amazed by 3D printing since I first heard about it several years ago. I think it’s amazing and I hope to eventually do my own designs. Right now, though, I’m a very enthusiastic fan.
I’ve also been involved in online communities for about 15 years, and social media since the early days. My sixth-year anniversary on Twitter is fast approaching! You can find me as @lolagoetz. I have a varied background, having also been a technical project m
Andy Warhol Challenge: the finalists!
After much consideration we can finally announce the five finalists of the Andy Warhol Challenge. Their work will be showcased in the Andy Warhol Museum on the opening night of RAPID 2013 in Pittsburgh. Murray Moss gives his comments on every entry.
Speaking into the microphone by Luigi Vaghi:
Murray Moss: “This is an interesting take on another artist’s iconic work: Renato Bertelli‘s 1933 ‘continuous profile’, in ceramic, of the infamous Benito Mussolini.”
“The artist here creates a ‘continuous profile’ – this time, that of the infamous Andy Warhol. But in this case, registering the name ‘Andy Warhol’ with a microphone in a computer, a curve was created which was isolated and then used to generate the 3D printed model. Different people speaking the same two words, ‘Andy Warhol’, would create different curves, and therefore unique, one-of-a-kind ‘profiles’.”
“I like the fact that this process infuses a ‘portrait’ of Warhol with the characteristics of each individual maker
Introducing the new 3D print lab
We’ve just released a new and improved version of our 3D print lab. Let’s take a look at some of the new things we introduced.
We haven’t changed the main idea of how the 3D print lab works. With no login required, you still upload a 3D file of your design for which you’ll see an instant price. Then you choose a material, a color/finish, rescale the model if necessary and order as many copies as you want. Knowing there is always room for improvement, we have gathered your feedback from the past months to make your overall ‘upload and order’ experience even better.
WHAT’S NEW?
So what did we change to improve?
After successfully uploading your design, prices for all materials are calculated at once. In the old 3D print lab you’d only see a price for polyamide, the default material. Now, you’ll see different prices for different materials.
A better distinction of color/finish options.
Displayed discounted prices. For some materials, quantity discounts appl
Check out our 3D printed fashion items at the Fashion Space Gallery in London!
3D printing is entering the fashion world more and more. Take a look at the exposition ‘Layer by Layer‘ in the Fashion Space Gallery in London to see for yourself.
Who hasn’t seen the beautiful 3D printed dresses designed by Iris van Herpen? For a few years now 3D printing is pushing (fashion) designers to think out of the box and search their own way in this digitalized world.
The exposition ‘Layer by layer’ wants to give a glimpse of this ‘renewed’ fashion world. Discover 3d printed eyewear, jewellery and shoes by both national and international designers. Take a closer look at some Materialise and i.materialise prints: the Melonia shoe, designed by fashion designer Naim Josefi and industrial designer Souzan Yusouf will be showcased in three different colors: black, pink and green.
The Biomimicry Shoe, designed by Marieka Ratsma in collaboration with Kostika Spaho, is a must see: this shoe, with intricate detals and elaborated surfaces could not have been fabricate
Priority: 48 hours but bigger volumes!
We’ve got so many questions to print bigger volumes with the priority service that we needed to make some changes.
Your deadline is coming closer and you still need to 3D print a bigger model? No problem. Instead of a 24 hour service, we are turning it into a 48 hour service. You can now order prints with a volume up to 200 x 100 x 100 mm!
How can you use this service?
- To use this rush service choose polyamide priority when uploading.
- You can order models of up to 200 x 100 x 100 mm.
- Priority makes your order 30% more expensive.
- If you miss the 12:00 CET deadline, your order will arrive one day later.
- National and Public Holidays (Belgium) have to be added to the printing time.
- If there’s an issue with your model that we have to fix or if we have to come back to you with questions, it will take at least one day more to process.
- Customs hold ups or shipping delays might delay the arrival of your order.
Have fun designing bigger volumes!
Check out our foodsafe material ceramics!
We’re so happy we introduced ceramics last summer. This material has got so many great uses since it’s foodsafe and heath resistant. Get inspired by the advices from our team!
We’ve seen so many great ceramic designs passing by the last few months and it became very clear: ceramics isn’t only useful for homeware. People like to experiment with it on other levels like jewelry and accessories. Sofie, one of our support engineers: ” Of course we’ve seen a lot of cups and vases being printed, but we’ve also seen pieces of necklaces, pendants and small figurines. It’s great to see people thinking out of the box and play with colors (we’re offering 9 for the moment) when it comes to ceramics.”
INSTRUCTIONS
Okay, it’s a great material and it gives so many design opportunities, but of course you’ll need to follow some design instructions. Our product designer Bert made some samples to test the material during the summer and likes to share some design advice with you. “Franky a
Get ready for our Ceramics Challenge!
Spring is finally entering our doors and we are in desperate need for more colors in our lives! So we’re ready to launch our first ceramics challenge where you can choose between nine vibrant colors. Are you ready?
THE CHALLENGE
For this competition, your challenge is to use 3D printing to create a product in ceramics. We give you carte blanche, so you can design anything you want: from tiles to vases, from jewelry to kitchen ware.
Surprise us by your creativity!
PRIZES
On the 23th of May the jury will select 1 winning design. The winner will receive his or her 3D print.
WHO CAN ENTER
This challenge is open to all designers, professional and amateur, regardless of sex, age or nationality.
CHALLENGE PERIOD
Submissions will be accepted up to 23:59 May 23th Central European Time, 2013.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
There is no limit on the number of entries per contestant. To enter, you need to upload your design(s) here and provide a clear explanation (under ‘description
First 3d printing gallery in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is getting ready for the first 3D printing exposition ever. The initiative comes from a bunch of creative entrepreneurs with a passion for 3D printing.
Do you want to find out more about the mystic world of 3D printing? Then don’t miss this exposition in Amsterdam. From the 6th of April until the 2nd of June you can enjoy the exposition ‘XYZ Shaping Free Dimensions’ which will showcase designs from i.materialise community members Ilse Vermeulen and Eric van Straaten among others like 3D printing artist Nick Ervinck who 3D printed his collection at Materialise and Joshua Harker, famous from his Kickstarter project. With this project Ground3D wants to introduce everyone in the 3D printing Maker movement.
Our nice colleagues from .MGX added designs from the exclusive .MGX collection to show to the public, so get ready to discover high level 3D printed interior creations from top designers Xander Lust, Jiri Evenhuis, Janne Kyttanen, Bathsheba Grossman, Patrick Jo
