Come Visit Us at The World’s Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth: Maker Faire Bay Area 2014
Maker Faire is a festival for everyone that is inventive, creative and resourceful, and a celebration of the maker movement. The 9th annual Bay Area Maker Faire will take place on May 17th and 18th. Of course we won’t let the opportunity pass by to be present, and neither should you. So pack your 3D projects and maker dreams and come meet crafters, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, artists, educators and enthusiasts from all over the world.
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Stand Out on Mother’s Day with 3D Printed Gifts
Mother’s Day. The time of year that gives us the chance to celebrate Mom and thank her for the years of laughter, unconditional love and generosity. This year give Mom a unique gift that she will be sure to remember.
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Elise Luttik is exhibiting at Salone del Mobile – Milano, 8th-13th April
Two months ago we introduced Elise Luttik, an industrial designer living in Amsterdam. Elise’s design studio “eli5e” generates many high quality furnishing accessories set to ‘make people smile’, as she defines her projects. Her sketches made it all the way to our 3D printers, which resulted in fantastic projects. And we aren’t the only ones that think so because next week her creations are showcased during the Salone del Mobile exhibition.
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3D Printing Jewelry: Learn to Make Custom 3D Jewlery Designs with Jweel
What’s more romantic than searching high and low for a nice gem for your partner? Creating the perfect piece of jewelry yourself of course! And with the new online app Jweel you can do just that. This free-to-use app allows you to create custom jewelry, with the elegance and precision of a professional designer. It is a company to our liking that were more than happy to partner up with.
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Introducing an Improved Shop Experience
We’re proud to announce the launch of our new and improved shop platform. This launch is just the beginning – we’ll be rolling out new features every 2 weeks so stay tuned for more.
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Great News for our SketchUp Users
SketchUp, the favorite tool of many of our community members just received a major update. The 2014 version is easier to use than ever and comes with some significant improvements. And fear not, our team has worked hard to make sure the new update is fully compatible with our i.materialise website. Drawing in 3D will be a breeze. Some good news for our Mac users: the i.materialise plugin has been improved for you too.
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Join our Next 3D Printing Meetup!
3D printing thrives because of the inspiration provided by our community. That is why we like to showcase their creations on our blog to inspire all of you. And a couple of times a year we invite our community for a meetup at the Materialise headquarters. Including an exclusive behind the scenes, such meetups are ideal for those of you that are fantasizing about creating objects but don’t know exactly where to start.
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Inside 3D Printing NYC Set to be Largest 3D Printing Event Yet – Get 10% OFF
After successful events in Chicago, San Jose, and Singapore last year, Mediabistro is preparing for their largest 3D printing event yet when Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo returns to New York City. Large numbers of B2B professionals and maker enthusiasts are expected to turn out at the Javits Center next month for a day of workshops on April 2, followed by two days of programming and exhibits on April 3 and 4.
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Looking for the next i.materialise Designer of the Year
Interested in becoming our next Designer of the Year? Place your work under the spotlight by participating in the i.materialise Designer of the Year contest.
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We ♥ Autodesk’s 3D printing app Charmr!
Recently, Autodesk 123D has come up with a brand new tool that lets you personalize one-of-a-kind jewelry with your own photo: Project Charmr! After announcing this exciting news, we had to give it a try. Check it out to see the results!
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