Featured Friday- Showing your 3D printed designs
A new week has passed. We welcomed new designers into our house and to kick off the weekend we present you our favorite designs!
Our first pick off the week is the AERO Chair, designed by Jean-François Roulon is made in white Polyamide. The picture you see below is a scaled model. It consists of two peaces which can be be assembled by sliding the back-leg component into the slit of the seat-back leg.
The second design seems a little bit odd, but it’s a custom gnome figurine. It looks like a shrinked human being with the clothes, pose and park bench. The designer, Josh Azevedo, used multicolor composite for this design.
Last, but not least, we picked out Semeaureo, a lovely pendant, made by Marco Ferrarin. For this piece of jewelry he used gold plated brass.
Now, enjoy your weekend everyone. Can’t wait to to see more of your designs!
Winner Metal Accessories Challenge
We have a winner! It was a tough decision, but finally there is only one winner….and that’s the Dragonbite Pencil, made by Vangelis and Dinos. They win their own 3D printed design!
On June the 15th we introduced our Metal Accessories Challenge: we wanted designers to make something useful with a nice design at the same time. We gave everyone six weeks to show us their best work in stainles steel. It had to be something that makes your everyday life just a little easier and comfortable. The dragonbite is ergonomically designed and you can adjust it the way you wantallowing you to find the most comfortable way to write.
Not only is it handy to use, the designers made a beautiful and fun design. Just what we love and we hope you will too.
On behalf of the whole i.materialise team we wish these designers the very best and we thank all the other participants for their nice designs too.
Don’t forget our other challenge, the Facebook/Forum Design Challenge: Post a nice picture
We introduce to you: Ceramics
We’re very happy to give you the possibility to print in ceramics, as the latest material available on i.materialise. Imagine all the new, beautiful designs you can make: table ware, tiles and even jewelry or candle holders. Anything is possible, really. The models are made from alumina silica ceramic powder and sealed with porcelain and silicia. The colored glaze we apply after printing is a lead-free, non-toxic gloss.
The lovely thing about ceramics is all the nice colors you can choose from. They say ‘there’s a color for every mood’, so we made a selection of eight, in our eyes nice, fresh and warm colors. Choose the colors you like the most, we offer you a wide range:
- Glossy white
- Glossy Black
- Lemon Yellow
- Pistachio Green
- Sky blue
- Ocean Turquoise
- True blue
- Peach Orange
For more detailed information about the basic properties and pricing, check out our webpage.
Not only is this material we’re using heat resistant (up to 600°C), b
Share your projects on our newly launched forum and win a voucher of 250 euro!
Did you ever want to discuss your techniques with other designers? Or get feedback? Or you want to show your project? Now you can! We just launched our forum for all the members to connect and share their experiences related to 3D printing.
It’s a great way to meet your fellow designers and other members of our community. We want to offer you more than just 3D printing service. We are a vibrant community of creative, out-of-the-box thinking artists, designers, thinkers and doers.
To start off we’d love to see your work. Show your project (in a very creative way of course) that was printed by us on the forum in unbox it and after six, on September the 15th, we will choose one of your designs. The lucky winner get’s a voucher of 250 euro for 3D printing. And that’s not all…We will also post the pictures from unbox it in an album on our Facebook page . Whoever gets the most likes can win another voucher of 250 euro for 3D printing. So get your project out there and start liking!
Featured Friday – Showing your 3D printed designs
We saw a lot of nice designs passing by this week, even too much to cover. But after a strict selection, we’re very happy to present you the following designs. Enjoy!
These designers, Vangelis and Dinos, know how to make useful things in a fun way. How much fun is this pencilgrip, the Dragonbite?
Flavio Bellantuono makes the cutest jewelry. After the Japanese tea-ring, he introduces this English tea-ring as a nice follow-up.
TomyTones is back! After the golden version of Tommy Rombouts Character, he created two new figures in black and white.
This little man is the second design the two designers of Crazedout developed. It’s the first episode of their No Evil series and with this figure, Zi No Evilz, they send a personal message into the world saying: «Stop the evil in our world. »
Don’t forget our Metal Accessories Challenge is still going on till the 31st of July, the winner gets a free 3D print of his or her design! Good luck!
Who is….(y)our Community Manager?
My dearest community
Today is the first day of a new episode in my life, starting as your (and yours only) Community Manager. My name is Tatiana De Wée , but you can just call me Tat or Tati. I’m 25 years young and try to make the most of everyday on this planet. I’ve always been passionate about designing, blogging and communication. To combine these three passions is a dream coming true.
Why I love design? It’s simple. I just love creating and see how material can transform from it’s rough structure into a whole new design. Whether it’s a product you can use in your everyday life or not. It doesn’t matter, it’s about the whole thinkingprocess. I believe as a designer you’re truly blessed. You have the possibility to make other lives easier with your designs or make the world a little bit more beautiful. You can move and touch people.
I started designing and experimenting as a little girl with lots of things like jewelry, clay, drawings or bigger constructions like
Featured Friday – Showing your 3D printed designs
Skullapalooza by Rob Elford
3D printed in gold plated stainless steel
RE-FORMATION by Roshannah Bagley
3D printed in polyamide
sekuMOI Mecy by Plummer-Fernandez
3D printed in multicolor
Explanining computers by Christopher Barnatt
3D printed in stainless steel
Got a $100.000 idea for the 3D4D Challenge?
Do you have a transformational idea that could leverage 3D printing technologies to deliver real social benefits in the developing world? Would you welcome the chance to work with great people to develop your idea further? Better still, could your idea steal the $100,000 prize in our international challenge? You think so? Well, then you have to enter the 3D4D challenge. We had a talk with Rosie Wilson, the Project Manager of the 3D4D Challenge, who’s researching and coordinating the challenge.
What is the aim of the 3D4D challenge?
Rosie Wilson: «The 3D4D Challenge aims to unearth new ground-breaking ideas that exploit developments in 3D printing, mobile phone based scanning technology and web based design applications to improve the incomes and livelihoods of people in developing countries. Techfortrade is funding a $100k prize to enable the winning entry to be implemented. »
Who’s behind the 3D4D challenge?
Rosie Wilson: «William Hoyle is the founding Chief Executive of techf
3D printing in Silver, now better than ever!
I don’t know about the rest of you, but at least here in Belgium, summer seems to have been cancelled. But – as they say – every cloud has a silver lining, and all the rain does make it easier to sit inside on the computer designing beautiful objects to bring to life in…well…silver! And, as of today, 3D Printing in silver with i.materialise is better than ever… with instant online prices ( + lower prices for silver) and the widest range of finishes yet!
Can’t wait to see how much your design will cost? (Spoiler Alert: it will cost less than ever thanks to a new price for silver)
No problem! As of today, for silver models up to 3cm3, i.materialise will now provide you with an instant price for your design. And, what can you print within a build envelope of 3cm3? The average ring, necklace pendant, or small bracelet will easily fit in that space. And, with a new price for silver and the same high quality, we are confident that you will like the price you see. Of course, you can still
3D printing the top 3 of the bead design challenge
About 2 weeks ago we announced the winners of the Bead Design Challenge. The 3D printed results came in yesterday, looking all loveable, and shiny as hell! Congrats again to the winners: Eva Tucek, Francisco Galan Manzo and Luigi Vaghi. Your 3D printed designs are on their way!
Pocket Rockets & Love Bombs by Eva Tucek:
Hoss Bunny Bead by Francisco Galan Manzo:
OX8 by Luigi Vaghi:
p.s. Don’t forget that the metal accessories challenge is still running, so don’t hesitate to submit your design.
