Printing time for polyamide: only 7 days in January!
Good news everyone: until the end of January it will be possible to print your natural white PA design in just 7 business days! Even better: it won’t cost you extra.
For example: even if you upload your design on the 30th of January, it will still be possible to receive your Valentine’s gift in time. It usually takes 1 to 5 days to ship your design, depending on your location of course.
Pricing will stay the same:
- All designs that fit within a bounding box of 125 cm3 and have a maximum dimension of 200 mm come at 12,5 euros a piece.
- If your design fits within a bounding box of 27 cm3 (for example 3 x 3 x 3 cm) and has a maximum dimension of 100 mm, you’ll only pay 5 euros per copy of that same design (for example, you’ll pay 32,5 euros for 5 copies as 12,5+5+5+5 = 32,5)
For more information, take a look at the material page.
Couldn’t find time to design something? Then you can still buy a design from our gallery. Get inspired:
Menace by Marcus Collins:
Valentine Shopping at i.materialise
Now that you survived the holidays and the new year is starting off, Valentine is silently approaching. Time to find a unique gift for your Valentine Sweetheart: from the i.materialise catalogue of course!
You’re not a designer yourself, but you really really like 3D printing? Then your 3D printed Valentine gift is just a few clicks away. Take a look at the Valentine gifts from our community.
- For him
- For her
Have fun shopping!!
Start the first workweek with a 13% discount on your next order
Start 2013 with a BANG! Order now and you might be one of the lucky winners of a 13% discount – for an entire month!
Did you spend all your money on presents, big dinners and champagne on New Year`s Eve? Don`t worry: i.materialise is here to help! Every day, from now until the end of January, one lucky person will be randomly selected (from among those who placed an order that day) to receive a promocode giving them a 13% discount for an entire month.
For example: if you place an order on the 15 of January and are chosen as that day’s winner, you will get a 13% discount on every order you place between the 15 of January,2013 and the 15 of February,2013 – in any material! And, for the lucky winners after the 28, don’t worry, you will also enjoy the full 31 days of the discount. The winner on the 29 has until March 1, the winner on the 30 has until the 2 of March…you get the picture.
Just see it as our way to say ‘Happy New Year’ ;-).
Did you win? Check out our Facebook page or
Featured Friday: Showing your 3D printed designs
It’s the end of the week and before you start off the weekend…let’s enjoy Featured Friday!
We found a really nice silver ring in our gallery, made by Joost Van Cauwenbergh, finished with a glossy look.
Our second design comes from Maaike van der Horn. She designed a constructionist bracelet in brass gold plated and polished. The design is inspired by modern architecture and its use of complex repetitive geometrical structures. van der Horn: “I am fascinated by how these structures can behave to create buildings and objects that look seemingly organic and unique. They can change their appearance depending on the angle you look at them.”
This bracelet is a perfect example where new techniques like 3D printing has opened up a world of design possibilities: it would be impossible to make using traditional jewellery techniques!
Last but not least: a bronze coin designed by Koenraad Van Daele named ‘The Kiss’.
Enjoy your weekend!
We’re getting bigger!
A new year, a new office! i.materialise is growing so our offices were getting a little bit too small. Check out our new place!
A bigger service asks for a bigger place. That’s why we decided to move our offices to the newest part of the building.
BEFORE
AFTER
We want to welcome you to our new office(s) (or is it a ballroom?)!
HAPPY 2013- Wishing you all the best!
Plenty of exciting things happened in 2012 and 2013 will be even greater! The world is getting to know 3D printing and the technology is expanding its influence into mainstream culture. i.materialise is ready to push these borders a little bit further.
Every day designers keep amazing us with their extra-ordinary designs. Now it’s time to give something back. This year we introduce to you: our very own i.materialise DESIGN-AWARD. Yes, that’s right. We just can’t be blind for all the design talent we’re seeing. We are growing, but we want you to grow with us. That’s why we decided to reward the biggest talents. Watch this blog to find out the details.
Our team –and even our office- is getting bigger. We’re ready to serve you during 2013 and we have some very exciting events, challenges, meetups and workshops coming up.
Besides that we will never stop exploring new materials and finishes so you can go crazy with your design. Do you have suggestions? Please tell us on our for
Featured Friday- Showing your 3D printed designs
It’s friday aigain and you know what that means! Check out these gallerie entries and get inspired!
Willem Bossier designed a very nice heart to wear with a necklace. It’s designed in brass gold plated polished. A nice present for a loved one?
And apparently Willem wasn’t the only one designing hearts. André Greiner-Petter made a new version of ‘Heart of Time‘. “I wasn’t satisfied with my first attempt of the heart and looked for inspiration for a new ‘stand alone’ version. A good friend helped me creating this new design.” The heart is printed in polyamide.
Next to his ‘Heart of Time’ André Greiner-Petter also designed ‘Detective Coin’ in bronze, natural polished. “I’m a big fan of the ‘Detective Conan’ anime series (‘Case Closed’). On the back of this coin you can see the original Japanese symbols (called ‘katakana’) of the name ‘Conan’. He likes to say: ‘There is only one truth,’ so I used this sentence on one side of the coin. I modeled this for a good friend and design
A 3D printed coin with a story
What’s more special than 3D printing a gift for a wedding anniversary? Alice Salmon created, with her father, a high detailed stainless steel design. the coin represents the perfect blend of two families: you can clearly see the print of both Family Crests.
Alice Salmon: “Salmon is the name of my fatherand Kallenthe name of my mother. They are together since more than 40 years. My father offered the coin to my mother and is planning to give one to each of his children (we are four) because he was very pleased by the result and the very tiny details.”
Feel like designing in high detailed stainless steel yourself? Follow the guidelines on the material page.
Happy Holidays from i.materialise
The i.materialise team wishes everyone happy holidays. We hope these days will fill your home with joy,
your heart with love & your life with laughter!
Featured Friday: Showing your 3D printed designs
It’s friday and you all know what that means. This week, polyamide is reclaiming its crown for all featured designs. Enjoy!
Recently, the first Drone Games competition was hosted at the Groupon San Francisco offices. Drone Games is a NodeCopter-Style programming competition powered by drones and JavaScript. Hackers will receive one Parrot AR Drone 2.0 so they can work on their project. The day of the Games, hackers will get a chance to present their work to other attendees and judges. Winners and runner ups received some really cool 3D printed medals, designed in Tinkercad by Pekka Salokannel.
What if your card holder you had for years suddenly starts to fall apart? You just fire up Blender like Joost De Cock and design your own.
Mickael Vogel designed a case for a remote control that works with infrared transmission. I do wonder what it controls.
Finally, here’s Mark Bloomfield again with a ‘Secret garden charm‘. Beautiful and intricate as always. Wear it as a
