Event Recap: Highlights from the Bay Area Maker Faire 2014!
The Bay Area Maker Faire came to a close on May 18th, but also opened many new possibilities and friendships! As a two-year veteran of the largest Maker Faire in the United States, the i.materialise community outreach team came ready to connect with the hundreds of makers who visited our booth! We’re glad that so many of you enjoyed playing with our chainmail armor samples, 3D printed metals and “moving part” designs. Thanks for visiting our booth! Connecting with you was the best part of our day. Here are some highlights from the Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo.
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A Big Success in the Big Apple
The “ZONAL” exhibition held at WantedDesign New York was a big success! Nooka and i.materialise would like to thank all of the guests who joined us at the exhibition. It was a great honor to be a part of this show. We hope New York’s design community enjoyed our 3D Printed ZONAL concept pieces! Here are some pictures from the event. (more…)
A Week of Free Shipping to the U.S. Starts Today!
Thank you for visiting us at Maker Faire and WantedDesign. Impressed by all the cool 3D Printed designs at these events? Well now it’s your turn to start creating something! Starting today through Sunday, May 25th, some of our U.S. shipping options will be free. Take this chance to start exploring or go even deeper into the world of 3D Printing!
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A Jam-Packed Week of Events Ahead!
TGIF everyone! With three cool events coming up, this weekend and the following week are going to be especially exciting for 3D Printing enthusiasts in the U.S. You’ll definitely want to check out the following must-see events: WantedDesign, Maker Faire Bay Area and Internet Week. Of course, i.materialise is participating in all three!
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10 Things to See and Do at Maker Faire Bay Area
Maker Faire Bay Area is right around the corner. It will be held in the San Mateo Event Center,CA on May 17 & 18. To give you a bit of a sneak peek, here is a list of 10 reasons to attend this gathering of the maker community!
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Brighter, Faster and Food-safe: Introducing New Ceramic Colors
Today we’re excited to unveil our brand new ceramic colors! We’re now offering brighter colors in a shorter turnaround time, with better overhang capability. And the best part remains: it’s still a food-safe material! Because we want you to see these new vivid colors with your own eyes, when you order your next 3D print you’ll receive a small ceramic eggcup free!
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Becoming a Vendor Has Never Been Easier
Behind the i.materialise website, our staff are working hard everyday to improve our services. With our latest update, we have some great new functions for those interested in becoming a vendor to sell 3D Printed designs. Read on to find out more about these new features!
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Dear Scale Model Enthusiasts, Happy Train Day!
Can you guess which TV character said the following quote? “You may not realize it, but I have difficulty navigating through certain aspects of daily life: understanding sarcasm, feigning interest in others, not talking about trains as much as I’d want to. It’s exhausting!” The answer is of course, Dr. Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang Theory! For those who love talking about trains as much as Sheldon does, this Saturday is your day: National Train Day. And how better to celebrate it than with some 3D Printed retrospective train models!
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Nine More Days Until Maker Faire Bay Area: Join Us for a Panel Discussion
Only nine more days until the 9th annual Maker Faire Bay Area! As we announced in a previous blog post, we’re excited to showcase the work of our community at our booth, but it’s not the only place you can find us. Our website manager Franky will be speaking at a panel discussion on “The Future of 3D Printing.” Come join us and meet your fellow designers, hobbyists, makers and 3D Printing enthusiasts!
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i.materialise and NOOKA Present 3D Printed Concept Pieces for “ZONAL”
We are very excited to announce that i.materialise is collaborating with NOOKA, a NYC-based fashion design company, to 3D Print futuristic concept pieces for an exhibition entitled “ZONAL- Extending the Body and Mind.” This project, inspired by Hindu vedic chakras, features eight international designers, each of whom presents one item that corresponds to a zone of human body. 3D Printed prototypes of the ZONAL pieces will be exhibited at the WantedDesign Show held in New York City from May 16 to 19.
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