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3D Printing Blog

The i.materialise blog keeps you updated about outstanding 3D designs, the newest 3D printing technologies and the best 3D modeling software tutorials.
Running a Professional Design Studio: Meet 3D Designer Vijay Paul

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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Modernizing Traditional Material with 3D Printing: Jade Crompton’s “Digital” Ceramics

Modernizing Traditional Material with 3D Printing: Jade Crompton’s “Digital” Ceramics

Ceramics has been a common material in our daily lives since the prehistoric age. Its image not having changed much from the 18th century pottery workshop, many of us still see ceramics tableware as an artisanal product. Jade Crompton, a Masters student at Liverpool Hope University specializing in Ceramics and Digital Design, is on a quest to change our perception of this traditional material. Her one-of-a-kind ceramic tableware is the fruit of her unique production methods that incorporates digital design, 3D printing, molding and casting. How is her experimental design approach modernizing ceramics with the help of 3D printing? Read on to find out. (more…)