iMakr store officialy open in London
From desktop 3D printers to 3D printed designs; iMakr London has got it all. We were present at the first opening night of the store in the heart of a creative London district.
For a long time the iMakr store in London didn’t want to reveil the exact adress of the store, but just a few days before we finally got the adress. As an online 3D printing service we just had to be part of it.
The excitement was building up by letting the people wait a little longer then expected, but it was worth it. Sylvain Preumont, the French entrepreneur that founded iMakr, opened the store officially and welcomed the people.
The store was packed and everyone was very excited to see Sam Cervantes, CEO of Solidoodle 3D printers, Adrian Bowyer, founder of the Reprap, the 3D scanner from IIIDEvolution and lovely creations including some 3D printed necklaces by Mark Bloomfield and Dario Scapitta.
We had a small table to show some i.materialise designs and it was great to see all th
Free orange dye for the inauguration of Dutch king Willem-Alexander!
One more day and the Netherlands will have a new king. To celebrate the inauguration of Willem-Alexander we’re launching a new polyamide finish: orange dye! What’s even better: we’re offering the finish for FREE for two weeks (until the 15th of May).
Our Product Designer Bert already had some fun with the finish. What would you make with it?
- Dimensions max 200 x 200 x 180 mm
- Pricing: 0,25€ per cm³ on top of the natural white color price + a start up of 1€ per type of model with a maximum of 20€.
Do you want to see the finish yourself? Order some samples! It’s the best way to get a good sense of the materials. You can buy a basic sample kit or seperate samples.
With 16 materials and over 70 finishes, i.materialise offers one of the widest material ranges in the world to 3D print in. We’re always making sure our designers get the best quality offer and with our design guides on the material pages, we lead you to the finish of your design.
i.materialise started producing in the US!
We’re happy to announce we started producing in the US!
Since i.materialise is an international 3D printing service, we want to produce more regional to cut shipping costs and delivery times. Recently we started producing several materials in the US but we’re still finalizing the details.
So stay tuned to find out more news about the improved US shipment dates!
Meet the designers: AmniosyA
AmniosyA, a design collective from Florence Italy made their first collection EntropyA. Read all about them.
Can you tell a little bit more about studio AmniosyA?
« AmniosyA is born as a research group focusing on architecture, design and fashion. The studio consists of five architects and one professor: Marco Carratelli, Lucia Lunghi, Elvira Perfetto, Lorenzo Pianigiani and Leonardo Pilati. The last is our indispensable mentor Marino Moretti who has joined and encouraged us and gave us his passion. »
SHAPE
« We all met at university where each of us had started a very similar research path. The place where our passion took its first steps were in the lectures of our professor who still follow us. After a couple of years we wanted to join forces and had to merge six different personalities. Amniosya was born in a small living room of about 15 square meters. Our interests focuses on the world of new technologies, and on the dynamic simulation used as incipit of morphological sha
Make Munich was a great succes!
For the first time Munich held their own ‘Maker Faire’. Nils Hitze, one of the organizers, estimates there were about 2000 visitors, other sources say 3000.
Anyway: they really pulled of this first session. Families, designers, makers and hobbyists found their way to the event last weekend. While our team was talking about 3D printing, drones were flying over our heads and people on skateboards (with attached 3D printers) were passing by.
It’s great to see the ‘Maker Movement’ expanding more and more and see how 3D printing has conquered its place in it.
Let’s take a look at some pictures:
Check out the pictures below, want to see more? Check our Facebook.
i.materialise to exhibit at Bay Area Maker Faire
We are very pleased to announce that i.materialise will be an exhibitor at the Bay Area Maker Faire on May 18-19, 2013. And we hope that if you’re going, you’ll stop by to see us!
For those of you not familiar with the Maker Faire, here’s a description from their site:
“Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these ‘makers’ come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.”
Franky, Katrien (Marketing Manager) and I will be showcasing examples of our 3D printed items to show people what great and cool things can be printed in 3D, and what types of materials you can print with us. We’ll be happy to answer all your questions about our services and 3D printing in general. At the event will be interesting panel discussions, lectures
Dezeen and Blurb launch magazine Print Shift
Dezeen launches Print Shift, a print-on-demand magazine about 3D printing produced in collaboration with cutting-edge publisher Blurb.
3D Printing is changing the lives of many people. For this reason Dezeen just launched a magazine to cover different aspects of the 3D printing world such as fashion, design, architecture and the medical industry. The Magazine features interviews with the key pioneers driving this strategic shift, including fashion designer Iris van Herpen and Belgium-based Materialise.
Our director, Miranda Bastijns, will be speaking at the press conference today to give everyone a heads up about 3D printing.
Print Shift is the result of extensive research into the 3D printing technology. Dezeen has spoken to architects, designers, scientists and researchers around the world, travelled across Europe and visited some of the leading studios and factories -such as Materialise– at the cutting edge of a technological revolution.
Features in the
Who is (y)our first US ambassador?
Hello, everyone. My name is Becky Scott, and I’m the US ambassador for i.materialise. You can call me Ambassador. Not really — Becky will do just fine.
“What’s a US ambassador?” you ask. I will work with the 3D printing community in the United States, promote i.materialise services to the creative US population (including posts on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and this blog), and help with US-located events.
In keeping with the rest of the team, I’ll tell you a little about myself. I live in San Diego, California and have been fascinated and amazed by 3D printing since I first heard about it several years ago. I think it’s amazing and I hope to eventually do my own designs. Right now, though, I’m a very enthusiastic fan.
I’ve also been involved in online communities for about 15 years, and social media since the early days. My sixth-year anniversary on Twitter is fast approaching! You can find me as @lolagoetz. I have a varied background, having also been a technical project m
Andy Warhol Challenge: the finalists!
After much consideration we can finally announce the five finalists of the Andy Warhol Challenge. Their work will be showcased in the Andy Warhol Museum on the opening night of RAPID 2013 in Pittsburgh. Murray Moss gives his comments on every entry.
Speaking into the microphone by Luigi Vaghi:
Murray Moss: “This is an interesting take on another artist’s iconic work: Renato Bertelli‘s 1933 ‘continuous profile’, in ceramic, of the infamous Benito Mussolini.”
“The artist here creates a ‘continuous profile’ – this time, that of the infamous Andy Warhol. But in this case, registering the name ‘Andy Warhol’ with a microphone in a computer, a curve was created which was isolated and then used to generate the 3D printed model. Different people speaking the same two words, ‘Andy Warhol’, would create different curves, and therefore unique, one-of-a-kind ‘profiles’.”
“I like the fact that this process infuses a ‘portrait’ of Warhol with the characteristics of each individual maker
Priority: 48 hours but bigger volumes!
We’ve got so many questions to print bigger volumes with the priority service that we needed to make some changes.
Your deadline is coming closer and you still need to 3D print a bigger model? No problem. Instead of a 24 hour service, we are turning it into a 48 hour service. You can now order prints with a volume up to 200 x 100 x 100 mm!
How can you use this service?
- To use this rush service choose polyamide priority when uploading.
- You can order models of up to 200 x 100 x 100 mm.
- Priority makes your order 30% more expensive.
- If you miss the 12:00 CET deadline, your order will arrive one day later.
- National and Public Holidays (Belgium) have to be added to the printing time.
- If there’s an issue with your model that we have to fix or if we have to come back to you with questions, it will take at least one day more to process.
- Customs hold ups or shipping delays might delay the arrival of your order.
Have fun designing bigger volumes!
