Win an Autodesk Premium Membership account with our Pencil Grip Challenge!
Did you see the ‘dragonbite‘ pencil grip made by Vangelis and Dinos? Isn’t it stunning? Now we’re challenging you to make your own.
THE CHALLENGE
For this Challenge we’d like you to make an ergonomical, fun design for your pencil in polyamide. You can choose between all our polyamide finishes to give your design an extra touch.
PRIZES
We will select 5 winning designs. The 5 winners will all get the print of their design and an Autodesk Premium Membership.
Note that the jury selects upon the 3D renders you put online, so make sure to make a very clear, visible render.
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 Central European Time, June 30th, 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 ‘desciption’) i
Join us for Autodesk’s ‘Future of 3D Printing’ panel at Maker Faire
The Maker Faire is coming up quickly and we can’t wait to meet everyone! In addition to having a booth and a Saturday night meet-up, we’re participating in a panel -organized by Autodesk- at the Faire.
Autodesk is sponsoring a panel discussion on Saturday, May 18th from 3:00-3:30 pm on the Make: Live stage. And our very own Franky will be one of the panelists. The topics they’ll discuss will include the following:
- What materials are on the way?
- What new technologies can we expect in the coming year?
- How will the technology change the creative landscape for Young Makers, Educators, Designers and Futurist?
And if there’s time, they’ll take audience questions as well. We’re looking forward to this discussion. So tell us, what questions would you ask about the future of 3D printing, given the opportunity?
Printcraft: 3D Printing in Minecraft!
It is now possible to 3D print your favorite designes from Minecraft via i.materialise’s online 3D printing service. Let’s take a look at how this works & feels like. We met up with Paul Harter, the mind behind Printcraft.
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And the winners of the Accessory Challenge in cooperation with Melinda Looi are..
We had such a hard time choosing the winners. But when we counted the votes of the i.materialise team, Wim Michiels (Materialise) and Melinda Looi we finally selected the 10 winning designs. They will all be exhibited during the fashion show in Malaysia.
On the 14th of June, Materialise organizes an international 3D design fashion show in Malaysia. The following designs have just earned a spot at this event which will be attended by national and international media houses.
We want to thank all the participants for their hard work en beautiful entries. These are the winning designs:
- Most ‘out of the box’ designs:
1. Linlin & Pierre-Yves Jacques
2. Marlon Artis -Owls Wear
3. AmniosyA- Fly around
4. Erin Joyce – Fierce birds
- Most innovative designs: rethinking traditional accessories with 3D printing technology
1. Gurusprad Rao- Peacock head gear:
2. Saowakon P. – Kinnaree
3. Gloria Valli – Woodpecker
3D print Love, not War!
Who doesn’t like to buy flowers once in a while for their (girl)friends or family. Well, we certainly do! With the latest -unnecessary- buzz on the 3D printed gun, Belgian startup Twikit wants to spread a positive 3D printed message to the world.
They challenged Dutch designer Michiel Cornelissen to rethink the customization of medals and trophies. He came up with the idea of 3D printed polyamide flowers with a message.
You no longer need a card to go with the flowers. From now on you write your own personal note on the leaves. Twikit offers the flowers in different spring colors: red, green and pink.
What’s even more: these flowers do not welt (for real) and don’t need water (perfect for people who always forgot to water their plants).
So go to Twikit website and start spreading some 3D printed LOVE!
Happy Mother’s Day!
It’s that time of the year to honour your mother. We wish all the mums around the world a happy Mother’s Day!
A special ‘thank you’ goes with a special gift. One of our community members Brrrumblebee made this cute statue in polyamide.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Redesign Japanese and Korean Accessories for our new Challenge!
Have you ever imagined creating your very own version of a beautiful Japanese hairpins or a stunning brooch for your Korean hanbok? They had their design limitations then….but now with the 3D Print technology there is nothing called design barrier!
i.materialise, in cooperation with Materialise Malaysia and Japan, challenges you to recreate the traditional Japanese & Korean accessories using the 3D print technology. The winning entries will be part of the international exhibition in Japan!
Materialise will be hosting the North East Asia Conference (NEA) in Japan on the 5th and 6th of September.
This is the perfect opportunity for you to try out and explore the 3D printing technology and experiment with design.
THE CHALLENGE
For this competition, your challenge is to use 3D printing to recreate traditional Japanese or Korean accessories in 3D printed polyamide. Examples are the Japanese Netsuke, traditional hairpins and Korean Hanbok accessories.
These items are by thems
Featured Friday: Showing your 3D printed designs
Happy Friday everyone! Check out our latest gallery entries!
hoos created a diamond shaped high gloss silver pendant with a drawing of a meditator engraved: ” The diamond represents the Original Mind or True Self present in all human beings, which can be unveiled through the practice of meditation.”
Paul Sibson made a very fancy box for your playing cards! He 3D printed it in natural white polyamide.
Michael Mueller, a designer from Germany, designed a Rose Window Pendant in gold plated brass: “Rose windows are particularly characteristic for gothic architecture. Their origins are much earlier and they have been seen in various forms throughout the medieval period. Their popularity revived, with other medieval features, during the gothic revival of the 19th century.
Rose windows are like mandalas, with its circular form, the quaternity and the movement toward the center, a rose window is mystical in itself.”
Enjoy your weekend everyone and don’t forget to put y
Stop by the i.materialise booth at Maker Faire
The Bay Area Maker Faire is rapidly approaching. We’re busy getting together some awesome things for our booth, so you’ll have plenty to look at (and do!) when you stop by!
So what WILL you find at the i.materialise booth? Well, we have the widest range of materials from which to print your awesome designs. We’ll have samples of a variety of materials so you can check them out in person and see exactly how great our print quality is.
In addition to our material samples, we’ll have some items that showcase the many ways you can use our 3D printing services to make some pretty cool things. Like the Bioscope by Jon Stam and Simon de Bakker. Now this just takes me right back to being a kid and I can’t wait to play with it. (I promise I’ll share, though.)
And this super 3D printed hat by Elvis Pompilio & .Rad Product (who has worked with Madonna, no less).
And even an art piece, called The Groomer, by Eric van Straaten that you really have to see in person to believe the level o
Join the Novedge hangout: The Future of Jewelry Design and 3D Printing
Novedge, the leading online software store for design professionals, will be hosting a Google Hangout about the future of jewelry designs and 3D printing.
Tatiana, our Community Managery, will be one of the speakers at the Hangout together with:
- Maia Merav Holtzman, jewelry designer and Rhino expert: She runs a series of intensive Rhinoceros 3D workshops at Design Rhino – Robert McNeel & Associates authorized training center. She also works in the luxury goods industry as a freelance modeler. She holds a degree in jewelry making and design from the Fashion Institute of Technology.
- Pedro Loureiro is TDM Solutions’ training manager, jeweler and RhinoGold expert. Pedro graduated in Cindor, Jewelry School in Oporto, Portugal, in 2005 and is a 10-year CAD user.
When? May 8th, 8:00 PM GMT +1
Feel free to join us!
