Join Our Next 3D Printing Meetup for Designers on March 11th!
3D printing brings your virtual designs to real life. Our 3D printing meetup will give you the inspiration and technical know-how that is needed to turn your projects into 3D printed reality. (more…)
How to 3D Print ‘Grouped Models’ by Using a Grid Container
In this blog post you will learn how to order so called ‘grouped models’ by putting them in a grid container. Using a grid container will not only let you upload several 3D models at once but it will also help you to save money.
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These 5 3D Printed Metal Quill Pens Would Make Harry Potter Jealous
Kaecee Fitzgerald, an Australian graphic and product designer, has created 5 stunning 3D printed quill pens like no other. Her designs were 3D printed in brass and bronze and look like they could easily compete with any Harry Potter wand.
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These 8 Mysteriously Hollow Lamps Were Completely 3D Printed in Ceramics
We’re no strangers to ceramic 3D prints, but these eight 3D prints left us stunned once again. New York-based designer Christo Logan just launched his ‘two.parts’ series of pendant lights built with our 3D printed ceramics and managed to incorporate some really intriguing elements into his designs.
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These 30 Magical 3D Printed Ceramics Cups Were Designed and Printed in 30 Days
Bernat Cuni, product designer and driving force behind design studio Cunicode, aims to explore the business opportunities in 3D printing design objects. His philosophy: “When there is a new way to make things, there is a new way to design them.”
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Vote for the Best 3D Print of the Year: Who’s Going to Become the Designer of the Year?
For the third year in a row, i.materialise will present its ‘Designer of the Year Award’ to a deserving designer of the most spectacular 3D prints of the year. It’s now up to you to decide upon a winner – you can cast your vote and learn more about the five nominees below. (more…)
Introducing a New Blender Plugin for 3D Printing
Blender is one of the most popular 3D modeling programs used by the 3D printing community (see here). That’s why we decided to make the lives of Blender artists a bit easier. As of today, Blender users can connect their design software with our 3D printing service in just a few clicks. (more…)
Ceramic Winter Sale: 10% Discount on Your Ceramic 3D Prints
You can now save 10% on each and every ceramic 3D print! From January 18th until January 31st, we offer a 10% discount on 3D printed ceramics with promo code ‘WinterSale’. (more…)
Top 3 Winning Designs of the 3D Printed Apple Accessories Challenge Announced
We invited product designers and 3D modelers from all over the world to participate in our ‘3D Printed Apples Accessory Challenge’ and submit their designs to accessorize iPhones, iPads, iPods, Apple Watches or MacBooks. All participants stood a chance to receive their Apple gadget add-on as a 3D print in polyamide as well as a 200 EUR/220 USD voucher.
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Running a Professional Design Studio: Meet 3D Designer Vijay Paul
Running the professional design studio Dot San, every day Vijay Paul brings the fantastic ideas of his clients to life, no matter how creative. With a proven track record of delivering problem free complex 3D files for printing, this is the product designer you’ve been looking for. Over the past 10 years Vijay has built an international reputation with Dot San for delivering great client service and satisfaction – reason enough for us to talk with him about his inspiration, the ambition of professional 3D modelers, and the added value of 3D printed products.
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