Friday Finds: The Love Edition

To help get in the Valentine's Day mood, we are featuring 3D printed products from the Shapeways community that are a bit more lovey dovey than the average 3D printed item. In preparation for Valentines Day, don't forget to tag your products using "valentine"! Tags relating to themes and occasions will help your products get found in search.

Kardia Heart Pendant design by Gilbert13, displays the anatomical beauty of the heart in all its glory.

Simply Love design by Salokannel, a ring for someone special in your life.

Love Seat for iPad design by Ibec, for the techie in your life!

Holiday Shipping Frenzy at Shapeways!

Though many of you may be winding down for the holidays, Shapeways production is in full force. We're all working really hard to ensure that your holiday orders get to you on time. Within the last couple of weeks, we've seen an unprecedented amount of orders at both of our production facilities in Eindhoven and LIC. Here's a little glimpse into our day to day...

Eindhoven swimming in boxes, flooded with holiday orders.

We also hit a new team record for items shipped yesterday at our LIC facility. Naturally, a team chant ensued... go team go!

But we did take a little holiday break....

3 Days of 3D: 15% Off White, Strong & Flexible & Full Color of $50 & Up

Still looking for the perfect gift? Or maybe something special for yourself?

You're in luck! Order $50 or more in White, Strong & Flexible or Full Color Sandstone, and get 15% off those items! Choose from some of our favorites in the Shapeways Gift Guide, or make your own.

Discount applies from December 3rd at 11:59PM GMT until December 7th at 04:59 GMT.

Enter Promo Code: cbxtg at checkout by clicking "Promo Code" (not "Apply Credit").

PS - If you're looking to give magic this holiday season, make sure you keep our holiday shipping dates in mind. Only a few days left!

The fine print: This promotion is single-use and non-transferable, nor may it be combined with other promotion codes in one order. $50 minimum required (must be $50 in White, Strong & Flexible and / or Full Color Sandstone 3D Prints, not total order value) and up to a maximum discount of $1000.00. Promotion codes cannot be applied to Shapeways Gift Cards or past orders. If you order a model that is rejected and has not been successfully printed before, we cannot apply discounts to future orders of these repaired models. If you return your purchase, you will be refunded the amount paid. Please note that shop owner markups will not be affected by this promotion.

3DEA: A Sneak Peek

We're excited to announce that 3DEA opens to the public tomorrow!! In the meantime, we stopped by the 3D Printing holiday Pop-Up today to give you all a sneak peek...

Natalia, our amazing community manager, all smiles outside of 3DEA!

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A panorama of the space, image courtesy of Joergen Geerds Photography.

The Shapeways shop!

Some awesome 3D Printed items on display, including Crania Automatica designed by Joshua Harker.

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It wouldn't be a holiday Pop-Up without 3D Printed ornaments!

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We even found these 3D Printed hats, can't you just see the gears in motion?

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and so much more! If you're in New York be sure to pop in, play around and get inspired.

Cyber Monday Magic Free Shipping Today

It's Cyber Monday Magic, get free shipping today!!

Still looking for that perfect gift? Well today's your day. Place an order by 11:59pm EST today, November 26, enter the code k714m at checkout and get free shipping, wherever you are in the world.

Please note discount code is limited to one use per person.

This holiday season is going to be crazy

Shop our holiday gift guide!

3DEA, it's Alive

It's ALIVE!!! Well, it's in the process of coming to life. The mastermind pop-up creators behind Openhouse have just finished the outside wrap on 3D printing holiday pop-up, 3DEA. Isn't it beautiful?

If you happen to find yourself in New York over the holidays, stop in the shop!

Details: 3DEA is opening on Thursday, November 29th and will be open from 11am-7pm.

Location: The Eventi Hotel, on the corner of 29th St. and 6th Ave.

Be sure to visit the pop up's website for class schedules and more detail!

GIVE MAGIC: 3D Prints for Every Wishlist from the Shapeways Holiday Gift Guide

It's getting to be that time of year when the weather is getting colder, your clothes are getting cozier, and you're contemplating blasting holiday jingles in your office. This holiday season at Shapeways, we're 3D Printing wishes from our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide!

You'll find a combination of picks from the team here at Shapeways and expert curators in tech, design, and culture. We'll be introducing new curators over the next few weeks, starting with Marisa Tom of FabSugar, Ben Parr of CNET, & Jaime Derringer of Design Milk.

Marisa Tom, FabSugar: When she's not thinking, writing, and breathing fashion, this Bay Area native can be found in her (other) natural habitat: the East Village. In some circles, she's considered a taco connoisseur; by all accounts, she's a street art enthusiast; and if you want her to make a party playlist, expect Salt 'n' Pepa, Snoop Dogg, and Beyonce.

Ben Parr, CNET: Ben looks for the unique and the geeky. How often do you see somebody wearing a plant? Does anybody expect you to bust out Gangnam Style on your desk? Exactly. His choices will make your friends turn their heads and pay attention..

Jaime Derringer, Design Milk: As founder and editor of modern design blog Design Milk, Jaime has been noted as an expert on design trends, speaks on design and design blogging and contributes to a multitude of design blogs. These picks reflect her exquisite taste!

So what are you waiting for? Start browsing hundreds of gifts designed by humans, handmade by robots.

3DEA, a Holiday 3D Printing Pop Up Store

We're excited to announce that we're joining Openhouse in launching 3DEA, a monthlong holiday 3D printing pop up! Set to open on Thursday, November 29th, 3DEA is free and open to the public through December 27.

3DEA features an Inventor Bar, Customization Center, DIY Hub, Body Scanning, classes, lectures, and an entire section for children. At 3DEA, you can customize, invent and replicate products with the help of expert consultants. You'll also be able to order holiday gifts through Shapeways.com and learn more about our manufacturing revolution! If you can think it, you can make it here.

Hours: 3DEA will be open Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-7pm and Sunday from 11am-6pm.

Location: The Eventi Hotel, on the corner of 29th St. and 6th Ave.

Visit the pop up's website for more details!

We're Knocking Down Walls Literally

We always like to say that we're making the impossible possible here at Shapeways and today we're tearing down walls... literally.

We're growing our NYC office, starting with expanding into the space next door. In true startup fashion, we're all actually here working while the wall is being taken down.... promise no Shapies were hurt in the process. Did I mention that we're hiring!?

Shapeways is at Techonomy

We're extremely excited to be at Techonomy this week! Peter Weijmarshausen, our CEO, will be participating in a breakout session today called, "What's on YOUR Printer?" Unfortunately the session won't be live streamed but we'll be posting a full recording following the conference! In the meantime, be sure to check out the Techonomy livestream, the agenda is filled with interesting speakers and topics.

Stay tuned.....

Friday Finds: 3D Printed Designs from the Shapeways Community

Happy Friday everyone! In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, this week's Friday Finds are inspired by the ingenuity that encompasses New York City.

Keys to the City- Bottle Opener design by GothamSmith

Roosevelt Island Tram Cuff- Links design by Opresco.

Made in NYC Logo design by Duann.

3D Printed Relief: Join Us Today in Helping with Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

As people rebuild their lives post Hurricane Sandy, the Shapeways team and community feel passionate about doing our part to help with relief efforts. 10% of your purchases on Shapeways.com today will go to the American Red Cross' Sandy relief effort. Additionally, products tagged "Sandy Relief" signify that the designer has pledged to donate all of their profits from today to relief efforts.

We want to thank each of you for participating and have highlighted some of our favorite products below.

36 Pencil Bowl by Michiel Cornelissen.

Stella Marina Pendant by Kiorodesign.

Arabesquebus by Allochtoon.

A Bit Cross by Michiel Cornelissen.

We know that there's still a lot of work to be done, but we hope you will join us in doing what we can.

We're going to MINECON and hosting a meetup in Paris, France!

The Shapeways crew is going to MINECON and hosting our first ever meetup in Paris, France!

This is a great opportunity to meet others that are interested in 3D Printing and to see amazing 3D Printed objects in real life.

RSVP via Meetup

When: Friday, November 23, 2012, 19:30

Where: Downtown Paris, location TBD

Top iPhone Cases & Accessories - Attention All Apple Lovers!

Truth be told, we're sort of Apple-philes here at Shapeways. From design contests to general product lust, we get super excited by the latest and greatest 3D printed iPhone accessories.

As such, we often get requests for "our top 3D printed iPhone picks," whether it be iPhone cases, accessories or gramophones. So we figured we'd put together a collection of our favorite 3D printed iPhone 4/4S cases, iPhone 5 cases and iPhone accessories.

We've highlighted a few below, but be sure to check out our Pinterest for full lists!

4-4 case for iPhone 4 design by Michiel Cornelissen. Sleek & efficient!