Going Off-Piste with Customized 3D-Printed Ski Boots
After working on and around slopes for over 28 years, and hearing beyond-countable complaints about painful, but competition-worthy ski boots, Reto Rindlisbacher’s dream was to create the unthinkable for winter sports enthusiasts. (more…)
5 Stunning 3D Prints in Alumide
If the two new colors that were recently launched to spice up your 3D prints in alumide weren’t enough to fuel your imagination, discover 5 outstanding alumide 3D prints in this blog post.
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Korean Architect Se Yoon Park Designs Stunning 3D Printed Trees for His Art Installation
Armed with the knowledge of 3D modeling and 3D printing, a background in architecture, and the will to liberate his creative mind, Korean designer Se Yoon Park has created a stunning art installation made up of 3D-printed trees. His work imitates the organic structure of trees and consists of many small geometric elements. Dive into the world of “Light, Darkness, and the Tree”.
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How 3D Printing Won An Oscar
As if working on one of 2018’s highest-grossing films wasn’t impressive enough, Austrian designer Julia Koerner has seen her work continue to grace the hills of Hollywood: Head Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter, with whom Julia collaborated closely, won the Academy Award for her work on Black Panther. The cherry on top: Ruth wore a custom 3D-printed piece created by Julia for the Oscar festivities.
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Two Brand Spankin’ New Colors For 3D Printing In Alumide To Inspire You
What would you print in Bordeaux? What about Petrol Blue? Well now you can get prints in these two colors for 3D printing in Alumide thanks to yours truly.
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Better, bolder, brighter! Improved Multicolor+ for your designs
Many of you will already be familiar with (and smitten by) Multicolor+, our 3D printing material that lets your designs shine in full color. As of now, we’re tickled to be able to offer even smoother, sleeker finishes – and faster lead time! – for your Multicolor+ 3D prints!
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3D-Printed Mickey Mouse Sculptures for #Mickey90
Let’s celebrate! Mickey Mouse is 10 years shy of being a century old — to mark his 90th, young Belgian artists reinterpreted the cartoon character’s iconic look using 3D-printed sculptures as canvases.
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Tinkercad 3D Printing Tutorial: How to Create Your First 3D Print
Autodesk’s Tinkercad app is probably the easiest, most accessible and most fun 3D modeling application for creating your first 3D print. No previous 3D modeling experience needed, and best of all: this 3D design app is totally free. So let’s create our first 3D print in less than 30 minutes with this beginner-friendly Tinkercad tutorial!
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About 3D Printing a Woolly Mammoth
Even though they went extinct thousands of years ago, the woolly mammoth still captures our imagination. This summer, our parent company Materialise was faced with the unique challenge of 3D printing a life-size replica of a mammoth for the new city museum of Lier in Belgium. What does it take to bring a woolly mammoth back to life? Here are 6 facts about the project!
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Season’s Greetings: We’re Open throughout the Holiday Season
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and we’re definitely feeling the Christmas cheer at i.materialise. And there are even more reasons to be cheerful this year, because we have good news: our facilities will be open throughout the holidays! We will also be sending you a Christmas card with every order between 10-25 December. Season’s greetings – and enjoy ordering your 3D prints throughout the holiday season!
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