The revolution begins here: 3D Printshow in London
What a great weekend we had in London! The 3D Printshow was overwhelming and crowded at times, but very interesting because of the people you meet and the stories you hear.
Was it the result of the hype around 3D printing? Or did the revolution really start past weekend? It’s hard to tell. But we can say we never saw more people attending a 3D printing event than this one. Not only designers and software companies appeared; also families, students, hobbyists and people who were just generally interested in this ‘new’ industry were very enthusiastic visitors.
What surprised me the most were the inventive designs people are now able to create. The (fashion) show on friday night gave some hints of what people could expect during the weekend, but when you could take a closer look in the galleries afterwards it abolutely blew me away. There were amazing pieces showcased of Niccolo Casas , Matthew Plummer- Fernandez, INNER | LEAF , Iris van Herpen, Michiel Cornelissen, Frans
Featured Friday: Showing your 3D Printed designs
Happy friday everyone! We hope you had a nice week, we certainly did. To end the week in beauty: check out the newest designs in our gallery.
The first design we want to show you is made by Rick Fichthorn. It’s based on the Egyptian winged scarab. This little creature was associated with the generative forces of the rising sun and with the concepts of eternal renewal and spontaneous creation. The scarab is flanked by the wings of a falcon representing earth and the power of the sun. It’s printed in silver and finished in high gloss.
Have you seen the second design? The LOVE cube is made by Ulrich Schwanitz in multicolor. This three-dimensional object was inspired by the world-famous sculpture from the American Pop-Artist Robert Indiana. The object is slightly more than 15x15x15 cm in size and seems to be hovering in free space. The actual model is only half a cube and mounted on a mirror.
Last but not least: a pendant made by SILBERNEUN. This navette is constructed of many
Stunning 3D Printed Bioscope
Once more, designers are pushing the boundaries of photography, film and 3D printing technology. Simon de Bakker and Jon Stam designed their ‘Bioscope‘ during the V2_ SummerSessions and 3D printed it at i.materialise: a digital movie viewer in the shape of a Fisherprice camera. (more…)
3D4D Challenge: discover the finalists!
Who will win 100.000 dollar for their 3D printed social project? Only five days to go til we can give you an answer to this question, but we didn’t want to wait to present you the 8 finalists!
All the finalists will get 1000 dollar and expert mentors to develop their projects, but ofcourse their can only be one winner: What project will win the big prize, namely 100.000 dollar? The jury got entries from all over the world and picked out 8 finalists. To give you a better view on the competition, we present you the projects.
BORIS COGAN- Israel/US
This finalist has got an easy to manufacture and assemble robotic greenhouse in mind. The project would enable local communities to produce vegetables and fruit very easy, even in the hardest conditions.
EDMUND BELL-KING and CORNELL JACKSON – United Kingdom
Ed and Cornell’s project involves the development of Solar lamps created from used plastic Coke bottles using 3D printed ‘bottle caps’ and attachments for the charger, batte
Featured Friday: Showing your 3D printed designs
Happy friday everyone! We hope you had a nice week, we certainly did. To end the week in beauty: check out the newest designs in our gallery.
We have another shiny week ahead! Dizingof made a new dice: the D6 Sliced Dice (one of the 300 he already designed!) for dice collectors and gamers worldwide. The design is created in goldplated and polished brass.
The next entry is a design made by Flavio Bellantuono: the Lotus Ring. It’s a really nice jewel to wear. The ring is white and rose gold plated with a small yellow sapphire on the top. The petals are completely movable.
Last but not least: Kevin Wei, an experimental designer from New York, keeps surprising us with his original designs. One of his latest entries, Basalt 114 Double Ring, is inspired by the columnar structures of Namibia, Turkey, and Brazil, where fractured, faceted plates have formed through the rapid cooling of basaltic lava. The ring is finished in gold-plated brass.
Well that was it for this
Guestblog Tom Kurke: Attacking the 3D Printing Hype Cycle
In ten years we will 3D print our houses and have at least one 3D Printer at home. We all hear these stories, but what should we believe? Tom Kurke, COO of Geomagic, gives his view on the 3D printing hype.
No offense to Gartner, but I believe they’ve gotten it wrong in their assessments of 3D printing and 3D scanners in their ‘Hype Cycle‘ info graphics. Gartner concludes that both 3D printing and scanning are 5-10 years away from their ‘plateau of productivity.’ While it is certainly debatable when mass customization and the concept of a personal factory will be unlocked by the democratization of 3D capture and production technologies – these tools are being used productively, now, in a wide range of businesses.
It’s easy for a research analyst, writer, blogger, industry pundit or other predictor of ominous events to throw cold water on innovation and creativity. But the question remains, how does hype transition to a market- and game-changing shift that impacts the way people li
London calling: visit i.materialise at the 3D Printshow
Only ten more days to go and the 3D Printshow in London will start off for the first time. We, the i.materialise-team will be present so come and check us out at our booth or join one of our workshops.
The Brewery in London is getting ready for their first 3D Printing event ever. From the 19th until the 21st of October the days will be filled with workshops, seminars and live 3D printing shows.
Come check out our booth (K21): we will show you a selection of designs made by designers of our community such as the 3D printed retro Bioscope, designed by Jon Stam & Simon de Bakker and of course Josh Henry’s amphibious ‘Ula Miami Concept Car’ will be making its European debut at our booth! Also, be sure to check out Iris van Herpen’s dress from the Escapism collection- 3D printed at Materialise.
WORKSHOPS
Need a workout? No problem. We have two on offer on Saturday 20th of October:
- Workshop with Tinkercad (15:00-16:00) to introduce you to their easy to use 3D web application. W
Featured Friday- Showing your 3D printed designs
Happy friday everyone! We hope you had a nice week, we certainly did. To end the week in beauty: check out the newest designs in our gallery.
This week we have a very shiny Featured Friday! The first 3D printed design we want to show you is this Lovely Whistle, created by Michael Muller. According to him you can use the whistle to command people you like and because there is a heart in the whistle they won’t be annoyed by you. The whistle is created in gold plated brass. Can’t wait to see more of this German designer!
EYE CATCHER
The second design is from Dizingof and called Infinity because the form has a continous flow. You can use this brass design as a penholder or as an eye catcher on your desk.
Last design is a very nice one as well. The Bellflower Earrings are a creation by Flavio Bellantuono and are silver plated.
Well that was it for this week, hope you have a good weekend!
PS: Don’t forget we’ve got a new challenge ‘Christmas Ornaments’ going on, find
Looking for a good 3D modeler? Find one on our Forum!
You have some great ideas in your head to 3D print, but you don’t know how to design in 3D? No problem, with our 3D modeling service on the forum you can easily find a qualified 3D modeler.
Now that 3D printing is getting bigger and becoming mainstream, more and more people want to design 3D printable objects. Of course, not everyone has the set of skills to do that. So we reserved a special place on the forum with a list of qualified designers to help you out. Check out the 3D modeler service to find a 3D modeler yourself. We already checked 2 designers and put their services online.
Are you a designer yourself that wants to offer your services? Check out our application form and fill it in. We will check your portfolio and 3D modeling skills before you can become a listed designer like Dot San or Visualize-to.
Note that i.materialise is not liable for any transactions taking place between users. Therefor we won’t have a ranking system for listed designers. In case of com
Featured Friday- Showing your 3D printed designs
Happy friday everyone! We hope you had a nice week, we certainly did. To end the week in beauty: check out the newest designs in our gallery.
RINGS
We had a tsunami of jewelry from Monomer, a great designer from Germany. We’d like you to show one his rings, the Aurora Minos, which is very light as it is made in titanium and then nicely polished. Discover his other rings in the gallery!
ITALY
The second design we’d like to show you is also a very nice piece of fine jewelry: the semeaureo mini! Made by Marco Ferrarin, one of our great designers from Italy who created this earrings. It matches perfectly with the pendant. Both are made in brass.
TRAINMODEL
Last but not least: we really love the trainmodels we see in our gallery and this is one of the latest entries from Jan Neider from Germany. He made some really good pictures of his painted prime gray trainmodel.
Well that was it for this week, hope you have a good weekend!
PS: Don’t forget we’ve got a new challenge
