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
Natural PU coated brass is back!
Brass PU coated is back in the building! The previous material didn’t live up to our expectations, but after some more tests we’re ready to run a new trial period!
We weren’t really satisfied with the PU coated brass last time: it was too shiny and the distinction with the gold plated version wasn’t good enough.
Wim, (y)our Business Process Manager, did some tests to offer brass with a more natural look. Now we’ve found a new process to give our community the brass we were aiming to give them.
If you look at the picture you see the differences regarding finishings. Michael Mueller, who designed the spintop you see in the picture: “It’s less shiny than the gold plated brass. I like this!”
Some people asked us why we use the PU coating, well, it’s for the following reason: it protects your design from oxidation, scratches and skin irritations (if you have a very sensitive skin).
“Oxidation? I love oxidation!” We know a lot of people from the Steampunk community love th
Dezeen and Blurb launch magazine Print Shift
Dezeen launches Print Shift, a print-on-demand magazine about 3D printing produced in collaboration with cutting-edge publisher Blurb.
3D Printing is changing the lives of many people. For this reason Dezeen just launched a magazine to cover different aspects of the 3D printing world such as fashion, design, architecture and the medical industry. The Magazine features interviews with the key pioneers driving this strategic shift, including fashion designer Iris van Herpen and Belgium-based Materialise.
Our director, Miranda Bastijns, will be speaking at the press conference today to give everyone a heads up about 3D printing.
Print Shift is the result of extensive research into the 3D printing technology. Dezeen has spoken to architects, designers, scientists and researchers around the world, travelled across Europe and visited some of the leading studios and factories -such as Materialise– at the cutting edge of a technological revolution.
Features in the
‘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.
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!
