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The i.materialise blog keeps you updated about outstanding 3D designs, the newest 3D printing technologies and the best 3D modeling software tutorials.
And the Big Winner of the Andy Warhol Challenge is….

And the Big Winner of the Andy Warhol Challenge is….

Emanuele Niri! This young Italian designer will take his own print home. The jury was very surprised by the beauty of his design and the link with Andy Warhol.

Here’s his reaction: “First of all a huge thanks to the awesome i.materialise to run their competitions and give us all this unique opportunity to display our work and even more to the incredibly talented craftsmen that worked to ‘materialise’ my dream, You guys are great!”

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Meet the designer: Guido Mandorf

Step into the fantasy world of  Guido Mandorf: a mini world full of scaled models.

Since it’s ‘prime gray month’ at i.materialise, Guido is the perfect designer to feature on the blog. For his models he 3D prints in this material and paints the models afterwards.

Can you tell us a bit more about yourself?
«I live with my family in Düsseldorf. After my studies- Mathematics and Informatics I started working  for the university of applied science in Düsseldorf. Next to that I’m the head of an education center in Düsseldorf.»

When did you start being interested in scaled models?
«I started 3d modelling about 2 years ago. Before that I made scratchbuilt models and models made of brass.»
«I get the inspiration for my models from historic cars in Düsseldorf and around. But also from books and old pictures. »
«The community of model tram enthusiasts is not very large. Here in Germany many people know each other. Via Facebook I met people from other countries, who have the same

Featured Friday: showing your 3D printed designs

“I’m so sad it’s Friday. I wish it was Monday already!” Said No one in history ever. Time to enjoy some of this week’s featured printed items.

Gabe sculpted a ‘Genese Character’ in Mudbox and Softimage (both from Autodesk). The statue is about 8 inch tall, printed in polyamide and has an awesome spikey texture.

The Carapace ring from Noah Beasley is an alien ouroboros ring in gold plated polished brass.

Andreas Rittershofer from http://3ddecodetails.com designs great models to detail the roofs of your model railroad structures! Check out the amazing paint job he did on the cooling unit and air conduct in 1:160 (N-scale). Prime gray shows once more why it is an amazing material  for all kinds of scale models.

And last but not least, hailing from Australia, we have the CXB sheep wagon from Marbelup Models. Not just the wagon was printed (prime gray), also the sheep load (alumide). Both the wagon and the sheep (90 of them) were painted to add a realistic te

Summer Meetup at the i.materialise headquarter

We’re happy to announce our next Meetup at the i.materialse headquarter in Leuven! Sign up to join our tour, talk & drinks.

WHO
Every designer, independant business owner, working professional,…. that’s interested in 3D printing. Journalists are welcome as well to meet our designers and follow  a tour through one of the biggest 3D printing facilities in the world. 

WHY
It’s a great opportunity to meet fellow designers and share your experiences, so don’t forget to bring your 3D printed design. You’ll get to know more about the services we offer, you can see all te materials you can print in and ask all your questions concerning 3D printing to our support engineers.

PROGRAM

  • Welcome
  • Presentation and see materials
  • Tour
  • Drink & Talk

WHERE
Materialise
Technologielaan 15
3001 Leuven

WHEN
Friday 28th of June 2013, 14.00-18.00 GMT +2 (Belgium time)

SIGN UP
You can sign up with this link.