Make Munich was a great succes!
For the first time Munich held their own ‘Maker Faire’. Nils Hitze, one of the organizers, estimates there were about 2000 visitors, other sources say 3000.
Anyway: they really pulled of this first session. Families, designers, makers and hobbyists found their way to the event last weekend. While our team was talking about 3D printing, drones were flying over our heads and people on skateboards (with attached 3D printers) were passing by.
It’s great to see the ‘Maker Movement’ expanding more and more and see how 3D printing has conquered its place in it.
Let’s take a look at some pictures:
Check out the pictures below, want to see more? Check our Facebook.
i.materialise to exhibit at Bay Area Maker Faire
We are very pleased to announce that i.materialise will be an exhibitor at the Bay Area Maker Faire on May 18-19, 2013. And we hope that if you’re going, you’ll stop by to see us!
For those of you not familiar with the Maker Faire, here’s a description from their site:
“Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these ‘makers’ come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.”
Franky, Katrien (Marketing Manager) and I will be showcasing examples of our 3D printed items to show people what great and cool things can be printed in 3D, and what types of materials you can print with us. We’ll be happy to answer all your questions about our services and 3D printing in general. At the event will be interesting panel discussions, lectures
‘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.
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
Come and Check us out at Make Munich!
Only 3 more weeks and i.materialise will join the maker movement in Munich! Say hi at our booth or join our lecture.
The Tonhalle in Munich is getting prepared for their first Maker Faire. So are you dying for an event full of 3D printing, DIY and hacking: pack your stuff and visit us.
WHEN
From the 19th till the 20th of April our Product Designer, Bert and I will be present at this German Maker Faire:
- Saturday 20th of April: 10:00-18:00
- Sunday 21st of April: 10:30-16:00
Check out our booth to see our wide range of materials, ask your questions and see designs made by our community members such as Eric van straaten. Or bring your own 3D printed design to our booth to show it to other community members.
LECTURE
We will give a lecture on Saturday 20th of April about the i.materialise services at 3PM.
We look forward to meeting you!
Tutorial Thursday: attend events to develop your brand
A great way to meet fellow designers, talk about your products and market yourself is to attend events. Check out how they can play a role in your life and which events you can attend this year as a 3D printing designer. (more…)
Join us at our booth at RapidPro and win one of our 3D printed lamps!
Next month i.materialise will be present at RapidPro in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. Come and check us out at our booth or join one of our free lectures!
The Conference Centre Koningshof in Veldhoven is getting prepared for Rapid Pro 2013. Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th of February you’re all very welcome at this event to have a chat and learn more about our 3D printing service. Go to the RapidPro website to subscribe. Entrance is free!
Check out our booth (number 74) to see the widest range of materials, including metals and finishes. We will offer you a selection of commercial products, created by our community, such as Dutch jewelry designer Els Cuvelier and German designer monomer.
Next to that you will see finished products we printed for one of our business partners Twikit. Don’t hesitate to bring your own ideas and talk about possible partnerships.
LECTURES:
i.materialise will host two presentations so you can’t miss us.
- Tuesday 26th of Februari: 11.45-12.10
Now Open in Shanghai: IndustrialRevolution.MGX
.MGX is excited to announce that an extensive selection of award-winning .MGX pieces is on display in China as part of the IndustrialRevolution.MGX exhibition at Shanghai’s celebrated 1933 building. The exhibition, which will last a period of 6 months, was created in response to the increasing interest in .MGX products in Asia, and will be the largest display of .MGX pieces ever shown in the region. The exhibition focuses on influential 3D creations, particularly pieces known for their power to inspire.
IndustrialRevolution.MGX
December 15, 2012 – June 15, 2013
1933 Shanghai
Room 1-214 (Materialise China)
No. 10 Shajing Road
Hongkou, Shanghai
P.R. China 200080
Below are some highlights of the opening that took place past saturday. More photos can be found on Flickr. And remember you can still buy most of these award-winning designs through the .MGX webshop.
Featured Friday: the 3D Printshow special
Happy friday everyone! We hope you had a nice week, we certainly did. This weeks Featured Friday is dedicated to our designers who were present in any way at the 3D Printshow in London.
If their designs weren’t on display at our booth, you could find them in the Art Gallery, or admire them during the fashion show. A big thank you to – in no particular order – Michiel Cornelissen, Simon de Bakker, Jon Stam, Josh Henry, Monomer, Flavio Bellantuono, Kevin Wei, PeLiDesign, Samson Design Studio, Maddics, Vangelis et Dinos, Bert De Niel, Matthew Schneider, Mikko Kuitunen, Henrik Rydberg, and Mark Casson. The fashion show showed some amazing pieces from Mark Bloomfield, Dario Scapitta, Song Bowen, and Rob Elford.
And last but not least, a big thank you to Autodesk 123D and Tinkercad for making designing in 3D accessible and fun!
PS: Don’t forget our challenge ‘Christmas Ornaments’ is still go
Get creative with i.materialise and Tinkercad
At the 3D Printshow in London past weekend, i.materialise hosted a workshop together with Tinkercad, the easy to use 3D design web app. First, Tinkercad’s Technical Artist Pekka showed a packed workshop room how to design a saw shaped alligator wrench. Second, I showcased all possible 3D printing materials and finishes, and more importantly how to get your designs 3D printed through i.materialise.
For those of you who didn’t get their hands dirty during the hands-on workshop, we have some good news. Pekka has made the contents of the workshop available on Tinkercad as a ‘Lesson’. A lesson shows you step-by-step how to create your own handy little tool from scratch!
Or if you’re already in love with this cool gadget, you can just buy it in our gallery.
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