Danny van Ryswyk is i.materialise’s Designer of the Year 2014
Today we’re happy to announce the winner of the 2014 i.materialise “Designer of the Year Award”. After counting the votes of the jury it became clear that Danny van Ryswyk is the big winner of this year’s competition! Read on to learn more about Danny’s dark 3D designs and his first reaction after winning the title.
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3D Printed Jaguar Hits the High Seas
Materialise has 3D printed a cat that is not afraid of water. Recently, a grand model of a jaguar – standing at a massive 4 meters (13.6 ft) long and 2 meters (6.5 ft) tall – went from Materialise’s Factory for 3D Printing straight to the bow of KISMET, one of the few truly bespoke luxury yachts to hit the water in 2014. (more…)
Mark Bloomfield’s 3D Printed Daisy Hat Hits Runways Around the Globe
In 2012, British designer Mark Bloomfield impressed the jury during the finals of the “Hats Off to 3D Printing” design challenge at the Materialise World Conference with his innovative “Daisy Hat”. This hat beat out more than twenty other renowned competitors and has been travelling around the world being modeled at fashion shows and 3D Printing events ever since. (more…)
Negar Jazbi is the Third and Last Nominee for the i.materialise Designer of the Year Award
After revealing Adrian Gögl and Danny van Ryswyk as the first two nominees for the i.materialise Designer of the Year Award, we are excited to announce that Canadian jewelry designer Negar Jazbi will be the third and last nominee. Negar runs the Designeradesigns label where she creates and sells stunning 3D Printed jewelry. Read on to see some of her amazing work and stay tuned for our announcement of the final winner on Friday, February 6th.
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Speaker Spotlight: Ilja Laurs on Customizable 3D Printed Game Characters
The Materialise World Conference is fast approaching and we would like to take this opportunity to present some of the inspiring speakers who will illustrate the many ways that 3D Printing services and solutions can add value in the realm of consumer products. See them in person on April 24th and 25th in Brussels and Leuven and participate in our two-day program full of workshops and conferences that will give you inspiration and the technical know-how to turn your ideas into 3D printed reality.
This week, our featured presenter is Ilja Laurs, venture capitalist behind the customizable 3D printed game characters Cut the Rope, Pou, Talking Tom and the Tribez.
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Danny van Ryswyk is the Second Nominee for the i.materialise Designer of the Year Award
After revealing Adrian Gögl as the first nominee for the 2014 i.materialise Designer of the Year Award, we are excited to announce Dutch digital sculptor Danny van Ryswyk as our second nominee. Danny creates stunning, surreal underground artworks with the aid of 3-dimensional software. Continue reading to see some of his incredible projects. (more…)
Join Our Next 3D Printing Meetup on February 13th!
3D printing thrives because of the inspiration that comes from our community. That is why we invite our community for a meetup at Materialise’s Headquarters a few times a year. We welcome all designers and others interested in 3D printing to show you the possibilities of this great technology. We will present our 3D printing materials and services, give you a peek of our production facility, and discuss your 3D printing projects. (more…)
3D Printed Guitars: 3D Printing Hitting the Right Note
If music is your passion, it influences every aspect of your life. If you are an engineer, you constantly seek new ways to explore and experiment. What happens when these two worlds collide?
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Adrian Gögl is the First Nominee for the i.materialise Designer of the Year Award
What an exciting week! After an anonymous vote from all our jury members, we ended up with three designers for the 2014 i.materialise Designer of the Year Award. The first nominee we would like to introduce to you is Adrian Gögl, a young Swiss industrial designer with an innovative 3D Printing project called “Oak & Dust”.
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The Magical World of 3D Printed Comic Creatures: The Adorable Mushables by Elfriede de Rooster
Belgian designer Elfriede de Rooster, also known as Brrrumblebee, has been drawing ever since she was a small child. Influenced by Belgian comic books and French animation series, she soon started to draw characters from her favorite comics. After working for Studio Peyo, the creator of the Smurfs, and helping in the creation of the Danish film series “Troll Tales”, Elfriede started experimenting with digital 2D painting using Corel Painter before switching to 3D modelling software in 2007. In this post, we get to know the talented designer and learn how she is using ZBrush to make her cute, adorable and warmhearted 3D Printed creatures come to life. Read on to meet these wonderful fellows: the Mushables. (more…)
