These 5 3D Printed Metal Quill Pens Would Make Harry Potter Jealous
Kaecee Fitzgerald, an Australian graphic and product designer, has created 5 stunning 3D printed quill pens like no other. Her designs were 3D printed in brass and bronze and look like they could easily compete with any Harry Potter wand.
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Running a Professional Design Studio: Meet 3D Designer Vijay Paul
Running the professional design studio Dot San, every day Vijay Paul brings the fantastic ideas of his clients to life, no matter how creative. With a proven track record of delivering problem free complex 3D files for printing, this is the product designer you’ve been looking for. Over the past 10 years Vijay has built an international reputation with Dot San for delivering great client service and satisfaction – reason enough for us to talk with him about his inspiration, the ambition of professional 3D modelers, and the added value of 3D printed products.
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Empowering Mass Customization: How ‘Digital Forming’ Is Creating Unique Products with 3D Printing
London-based firm Digital Forming enables customers to co-design their own 3D printed products – anything from a mobile phone case to an espresso cup or a silver ring. With easy-to-use, user-friendly design apps, anyone can create a personalized, one-of-its-kind product in minutes. (more…)
Life As a Professional 3D Designer: Meet 3D Artist Pekka Salokannel
Pekka Salokannel lives the 3D printed dream. The industrial designer from Helsinki creates 3D printed products, gives 3D modeling workshops, has worked for Tinkercad, Makerbot, and Mozilla, and launched his own 3D design company in 2013. Pekka is currently developing 3D printed eyewear, jewelry, and fashion items – reason enough for us to talk with him about his future projects, the ambition of professional 3D modelers, and the added value of 3D printed products. (more…)
Enhancing Furniture with 3D Printing: Furniture Design Student Creates Unique Table Design with 3D Printed Parts
21-year old Simon Philips uses his passion for mathematical geometry and the power of 3D printing to create one-of-its-kind tables. Read on to learn more about Simon’s stunning first 3D printing project.
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These 3D Printed Apple Watch Gadgets Show How 3D Printing Changes the Way We Design Products
We see it with the iPhone, GoPro cameras, or now the Apple Watch: as soon as a new tech item is out on the market, the 3D modeling & printing community creates a world around them. 3D printed stands, docks, covers, mounts … there are no limits to creativity and innovation. Read on to find out more about 3D printed Apple Watch accessories and learn how 3D printing changes the way we design and think about products.
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Batman Begins: World’s First Official 3D Printed Batman Revealed
The 3D printed Batman is here: as the first company to secure official licensing of the DC superhero, Launzer.com has made 3D printed Batman figurines available to fans in Europe. From now on, users from the EU and EEA can order their personal 3D printed Batman figurine via Launzer’s website.
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The World’s Largest Rubik’s Cube Comes to i.materialise: Meet Its Designer
If you believe that a Rubik’s Cube is only a puzzle with 3x3x3 fields, then you haven’t heard of Oskar van Deventer yet. Thanks to his design skills and the use of 3D Printing, these twisty puzzles exist in any imaginable shape or size now. Read on to meet the designer of the world’s largest and toughest Rubik’s Cube.
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3D Modeling Homer’s Head For The Sake of Science – And Mythbuster’s
All Simpsons’ fans will remember the scene in ‘The Simpsons Movie’ where Homer Simpson swings through the air on a wrecking ball and absorbs the shock with his potbelly. That’s impossible, isn’t it? Can Homer really stop a 5,000-pound wrecking ball from destroying a house? Mythbusters saw it as their mission to find out!
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Exploring NASA’s History of 3D Printing: Tools, Community Challenges, and Scale Models You Can Print at Home
When it comes to 3D printing, NASA has always been a forerunner. Not only are they using the first 3D printer in space to print tools and spare parts on the International Space Station (ISS), but they also manage to actively include their community in their projects. In this post, we review NASA’s contribution to the field of 3D printing and take a look at their 3D model database and show you how it can be used to create 3D prints. (more…)
