6 Times 3D Printing Made It To The Silver Screen
Red carpet appearances. Oscar nominations. Award-winning pieces — and, of course, some notable credits in your favorite blockbusters. 3D printing has definitely made its mark in Hollywood, so we decided to think back to how it stole the show in some of our favorite films.
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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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3D-Printed Fashion: 10 Amazing 3D-Printed Dresses
3D printing is shaping the way we design and produce unique fashion pieces. In this top 10 list, we take a look at the most stunning 3D-printed dresses from talented designers and learn how this cutting-edge technology is already changing the fashion industry.
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Wearable 3D Printed Tech from Japan: Masaharu Ono’s Knitted Vest
3D printing is already shaping the way we design and produce unique fashion pieces. 3D printed fashion by designers such as Iris van Herpen and threeASFOUR has already been worn at runways around the world. But while those designs might be impressive feats of integrating technology with fashion, you can hardly wear them while nipping down to the shops for some groceries.
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3D Prints for the Big Audience: Taking a Look at the Latest 3D Printing Exhibitions in NY, Paris and Madrid
It doesn’t matter if you’re already a 3D printing expert or if you’ve only heard rumors about the way this new technology is currently changing the way we design and produce objects: 3D printing is en vogue and 3D printing exhibitions are currently taking over museums by storm.
Three promising exhibitions in New York, Paris and Madrid have just opened their doors – and expect more than 100,000 monthly visitors. So we took a look at what these visitors could expect and created a short collection of must-see 3D prints!
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3D Printing For The Royal Theatre of Madrid: Tomasz Dabert’s Modern Armor
To keep old stories fresh, theaters try to combine both classical and modern elements into their plays and stage sceneries. It thus only seems logical that the Royal Theatre of Madrid would search for new ways to create and enhance their costumes. But what would you create if you were asked to build a set of modern 3D-printed armor for an opera? Especially as your very first 3D print ever? (more…)
3D Printing Exhibition: What Can 3D Printing be Used For?
What is so novel about 3D printing? And what impact does 3D printing have on individual lives? What about society? And even larger, the environment? All these questions were explored at Making A Difference / A Difference in Making exhibition at the internationally-renowned BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels. Materialise has been working with curator Marta Malé-Alemany to put together this exhibition that looks at 3D printing with both the eyes of fascination and a deeper observation of its consequences. (more…)
Materialise Makes Its Way into National Geographic
National Geographic’s yellow portrait frame is one of the most iconic logos around. The yellow frame surrounds some of the most amazing images possible to capture with a camera, with high-quality, beautiful photos that reveal the world around us and beyond. For this reason, many of us have grown up surrounded by stacks of National Geographic magazines, either at home or at the houses of family and friends, for generations. This is not just a magazine, it is part of our collective experience and memory. (more…)
Materialise’s Creative Director to Discuss Cutting-Edge Technology at NY Fashion Conference
Fashion is always trying to stay on the cutting edge. Innovative technology also wants to stay on the cutting edge. What happens when these two cutting-edge worlds collide? (more…)
.MGX Sets the Scene at the Seoul Design Festival!
This month, .MGX goes to the Seoul Design Festival. To get ready for the festival’s opening, the DDP Design Lab (Dongdaemun Design Plaza) will display the Gamete.MGX by Xavier Lust, Volume.MGX by Dror, Solid S1 by Patrick Jouin and the AI.MGX by Assa Ashuach. From November 5th to 25th, you can find these items at “3D Printing Design Exhibition: <MGX>” at the Gallery Café, Design Lab 2F at the DDP Design Lab. (more…)
