Introducing a New Blender Plugin for 3D Printing
Blender is one of the most popular 3D modeling programs used by the 3D printing community (see here). That’s why we decided to make the lives of Blender artists a bit easier. As of today, Blender users can connect their design software with our 3D printing service in just a few clicks. (more…)
Ceramic Winter Sale: 10% Discount on Your Ceramic 3D Prints
You can now save 10% on each and every ceramic 3D print! From January 18th until January 31st, we offer a 10% discount on 3D printed ceramics with promo code ‘WinterSale’. (more…)
Materialise Just Received a Design Award — And It’s All Thanks to You
Last night our parent company, Materialise, received the renowned ‘Henry van de Velde’ design award from Design Flanders. The award honors designers and design companies for the exceptional quality of their work, their path of experimentation, and their inventiveness in the creative sector. But most importantly, this is an award for your creativity.
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Top 3 Winning Designs of the 3D Printed Apple Accessories Challenge Announced
We invited product designers and 3D modelers from all over the world to participate in our ‘3D Printed Apples Accessory Challenge’ and submit their designs to accessorize iPhones, iPads, iPods, Apple Watches or MacBooks. All participants stood a chance to receive their Apple gadget add-on as a 3D print in polyamide as well as a 200 EUR/220 USD voucher.
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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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The Year of 2015 in 3D Printing: 12 Months, 12 Highlights
2015 was an incredible year for 3D printing enthusiast. Let’s look back at what happened during the last 12 months. Join us for our year in review! (more…)
Boxing Day Deal: Free Shipping on Every 3D Print Order!
Today, December 28th, we offer free shipping on every single 3D print order. No minimum order value, no promo code required.
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Happy Holidays from i.materialise!
In this holiday season, we’d like to say thank you for all of your support that made our progress possible. We wish you a joyful holiday and a new year filled with happiness, success and creativity! (more…)
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…)
A 3D Printed Art Piece That Only Gets Visible When Touching Water
Once again Swiss designer duo Drzach & Suchy have surprised us with a 3D printed art piece like no other. After the stunning 3D printed shadow art that they printed with us back in May, we were really excited about their next project: a 3D printed haiku that is only visible in water. Sounds confusing? Read on! (more…)
