The Shapeways Blog: 3D Printing News & Innovation
Entries from June 2011
Monday, June 27. 2011
3D Printed Monogram Branding Iron
By Museum of Small Things show a great example of using 3D printing to add value to 3D printed products through professional presentation, both in the packaging and photography. Great work...
Friday, June 24. 2011
Friday Finds: 3D Printed Designs From the Shapeways Community
Friday Finds is here, with some of this week's most beautiful and daring designs from the Shapeways community. Want more? You can find it in the It Arrived section of the forum, or on 3D Printspiration, the Shapeways' tumblr.
Lukas.Suess' algorithmically generated Broad Thorn Pendant in 3D Printed Silver, garnished with gemstones
stop4stuff, wielding the power of Frosted Ultra Detail, has created an atmospheric 3cm (!!) Kiosk 6 Telephone Box
Museum of Small Things shows off their organic-looking Black Crown Ring -- 3D printed glass and 3D printed steel, living together in harmony
Andehans City Grid Coasters, use ceramics to outline the grids of Oslo, NY and other cities chosen based on personal significance.
So, what will you make today?
Friday, June 17. 2011
Friday Finds: 3D Printed Designs From the Shapeways Community
As we all begin gearing up for the weekend, here's a look at some of the amazing pieces the Shapeways creative community has fabricated this week. If you want to see more, you can check out lots more treasures in the "It Arrived" section of the forum. We hopes it's as inspiring for you as it is for us. Happy Friday!
unellenu's otherworldly Fractal Shade, designed for an LED candle.
Gibell's Exploding Ball Puzzle is a 3D printed remake of the wooden one. In Polished WSF, the pieces come apart properly for the 1st time!
archenemy76's Faceted Cuff Bracelet is another Polished WSF front runner this week. Efficient use of materials, combined with beautiful mathematical shapes.
Virtox shows off Gyro the Cube, a crowd favorite, printed larger than ever before! (Catch the video to experience the full effect.)
Tuesday, June 14. 2011
Updated Design Rules For Shapeways 3D Printing Ceramics
Hello all! We've been busy printing and learning about 3D Printing Ceramics. Thanks to all your awesome designs, we've learned quite a lot over the past few weeks about what types of designs work best for this new material.
We've updated the Ceramics Design Rules, which will be the "Golden Source" for all ceramics related design guidelines from now on.
Here are some tips we added:
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Crowdfunded Creations: Entoforms: 3D Printing Evolution
Entoforms is a really interesting project by Dolf Veenvliet aka macouno using Python scripts in Blender to create a series of Future Fossils using 3D printing.
Macouno is using IndieGoGo to crowd source funding to fully realize the creation, and exhibition of a series of limited issue, highly collectible, art pieces. They are artificial life, generated in the computer, 3D printed, grown, and presented in classic specialist entomology style. In august of 2011 the Entoforms will be exhibited in association with a renowned art gallery in Amsterdam.
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Friday, June 10. 2011
Friday Finds: 3D Printed Designs From the Shapeways Community
And just in time for the weekend, we're back with some 3D printed inspiration. Remember, you can always find more in the Shapeways shops, or in the "It Arrived" section of our forum. Happy Friday!
NWoolridge's fractal-esque Linking Stars would make an awesome Christmas tree ornament
macouno sharing his creepy-yet-adorable entoforms
Fabriek took the geometry of a hallway in a photo, and did a sphere inversion on it. Whoa.
Sunday, June 5. 2011
Saturday, June 4. 2011
Friday Finds: 3D Printed Designs From the Shapeways Community
Your weekly dose of 3D printed inspiration has arrived. Remember, you can always check out more in these community member's shops, or in the "It Arrived" section of the forum. Happy Friday!
Froland uses simple WSF to create the striking SwirlMe collection.
Cradder's Mini Ninja in Frosted Ultra Detail, against an atmospheric sunset.
Spoor's HOn30 Scale Shay locomotive, with exquisitely fine details.
Jeff's stylish-yet-natural Honey Ring
