And the Winner of the Slot Car Challenge is…
Brian Hamilton with ‘Arthropeda’ which is, according to the designer, primarily inspired by the morphology of the earliest known group of extinct arthropods that form the class Trilobita. Although the design of ‘Arthropoda’ is seemingly paradoxical, the concept of merging the physical structure of a prehistoric creature with the bold, aerodynamic styling of a modern-day supercar resulted in a form that appears evocatively symbiotic.
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The First Ever Fusion of Cricket and 3D Printing
At the end of last year, we called out to all innovators and 3D printing enthusiasts to stretch their capabilities and try their hands on this pioneering project: Re-inventing cricket accessory design using 3D printing. Witness now for the first time ever how 3D printing can be used in a real game of cricket. The helmets, the stumps, the ball and the toe guards were all 3D printed and used in the game.
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Are you up for a Drone Design Challenge?
We have a special invitation for you: create your own drone using Flexbot, Autodesk 123D and i.materialise, and present it to the world. Now this is challenging, right?
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There’s no running away from Valentine’s Day
As fans of theoatmeal.com will probably know, the worst thing about Valentine’s Day is trying to ignore it. We wish we could do you the favor of not mentioning it, but on the other hand, we would not want you to miss out on Cody Reisdorf’s design either.
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And the Winner of the Valentine Challenge is…
Cody Reisdorf with ‘Twisted Hearts’ which is, according to the designer, “a single wire with an interesting cross section, twisted around itself 57 times”. It was a close call, but most members of the jury agreed this pendant would look great in our ever growing gallery of beautiful jewelry designs.
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Gear up for our Slot Car Challenge!
Get fast and furious with our Slot Car Challenge. Show us your most beautiful 3D design and you might win your very own slot car! (more…)
3D print some love with our Valentine Challenge!
A few more months and Valentine will enter our houses. We loved the results of last year’s Valentine Challenge so much that we’re organizing a new one. So get ready to show us some 3D printed love! (more…)
Ho ho ho…here are the winning prints of the Christmas challenge
A few weeks ago, we asked you to start thinking about Christmas with our Christmas challenge. Time to see the 3D printed result of that.
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A call to all Dibbly-Dobblies out there: enter our Cricket Accessories Contest!
From quirky hats and raspberry pi cases to pop art inspired designs, we have already organized a lot of design challenges. Each one revolves around a unique theme. Your submissions motivate and inspire us to create more of them so you might find one that’s right up your alley. And now that 3D printing technology is touching many fields of our daily lives increasingly, why miss out the popular game of CRICKET?
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Singapore International 3D printing Competition: print your project through our service and get a 10% discount on your next order
Singapore’s University NTU is organizing two international 3D printing competitions. We’re happy to offer you a 10% discount on your next purchase if you use our service to enter this competition. (more…)
