Artist Steven Naifeh Creates A Stunning Sculpture Inspired By Desert Roses
Desert roses are not only the name of a flower that blooms in arid environments — they are also what is referred to as a natural phenomenon in dry, sandy conditions when minerals form clusters that resemble rose blossoms.
Desert rose formations occur naturally and resemble rose blossoms.
Artist Steven Naifeh became inspired by these forms. His parents were in the U.S. Foreign Service and he spent his youth traveling the world to places where these crystalized rose-like structures appear, such as Libya, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates.
Art has always been an important part of Steven’s life, starting at the age of ten when he first started creating his own. About 15 years ago, he once again began making art himself and created a series of large-scale paintings and sculptures based on geometric art from throughout the Middle East as well as modern sculptures inspired by these desert roses, with spectacular results.
Steven often finds inspiration in desert roses for his
In the Nick of Time: 3D Print Your Holiday Presents
The Holiday Season is upon us! Have you thought about giving your loved ones a 3D-printed present this year? 3D printing will certainly make your gift(s) stick out among your friends and family at Christmas. Or maybe you want to fill the stock for your shop before in time for the holiday shopping season?
In any case, we recommend ordering your 3D-printed presents as soon as possible to make sure that they arrive on time for the celebration. (more…)
Enjoy Savings with i.materialise this Black Friday Weekend
With i.materialise, Black Friday savings don’t mean waiting in lines — score discounts from the comfort of your own home! Place an order starting from Black Friday up to and including Cyber Monday — November 29th to December 2nd — and receive 15% off your print*! Here’s how to benefit from savings:
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All Answers to Your 3D Printing Questions in One Place
Happy early Thanksgiving! On i.materialise we are grateful for many things, but especially for having a wonderful 3D printing community. Our customers, the readers of our blog and our social media followers are real 3D printing enthusiasts who are always interested in learning more about this topic.
Every day, we receive many questions about our 3D printing services, technologies, and materials, and we work hard to provide swift answers to all of them. But there are many other resources available where you can learn about 3D printing and i.materialise. (more…)
Let’s Celebrate 10 Years: Our Anniversary Promotion And A Roundup Of Your Designs
In order to celebrate our 10th anniversary with you, we’d like to offer a special birthday promotion! If you place an order between November 13th and November 15th, we’ll give you a €10 voucher to be applied towards your next order. We’ll send you this one-time-use voucher by the morning after you make your initial order, and it will remain valid for 10 weeks until 02/02/2020. Thank you for trusting us with your incredible designs. We can’t wait to see what you’ll come up with next!
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Magics Essentials Tutorial: How To Prep Your Files Like A Pro
Importing design file without any errors is an art form. There’s been a lot of time we’ve wasted on fixing printing errors and details after converting a design to STL. And then still getting a frustrating message that “computer says no.”
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3D Printing for Product Design
3D printing allows us to dream. Not just because the freedom of design it enables is limitless, but because it’s a good way to test out our ideas and designs in the real world. This is especially useful for product designers like Elia Furgiuele.
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3D Artist Sculpts From Scratch And Prints A Platypus Skull
Mastering the art of 3D sculpting is no easy feat, particularly when it comes to creating something from nothing. Montreal-based Thomas Dotheij is a 3D artist and has been sculpting his whole adult life – he has even made a career from that as a visual effects technical director. Yet sculpting from scratch is a whole ‘nother ball game that he wanted to try out.
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Solar Energy and 3D Printing Join Forces for an International Race
Imagine this: the Australian sun beating down on you, thousands of kilometers of road ahead of you, and a car that must absorb as much solar energy as possible while simultaneously avoiding overheating of the battery. This is just one of the dilemmas that Agoria Solar Team has been working to solve for over a year. Creating a battery that can stay cool in a running car through the outback is not an easy task, so the Solar Team asked our parent company, Materialise, to assist them in building a 3D-printed battery case for their solar-powered car. A car that will carry them in a race through the Australian outback.
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The Beauty and Simplicity of Simply BU’s 3D-Printed World
Simply BU is the brand behind Burçin Uçak, a Turkish interior architect based in Belgium with a remarkable talent for 3D printing. She has brought her designing talents to the 3D printing world with stunning jewelry and accessories.
This designer merges her interest for new technologies and materials with 3D printing, up-cycling and 3D game design. Welcome to the world of Simply BU!
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