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Monday, April 29. 2013
3D Printed Products of the Day: Aztec Jewelry
Calling all fashionistas: rock some Aztec inspired jewelry pieces with these great necklaces by FabMeJewelry!
The Aztec Necklace, so chic.
The Aztec Pendant
What have you designed to add some unique flair to your wardrobe?
3D Print Sculptures of Your Flight Routes
Take your vacation memories to the next level with loci, a 3D Printed sculpture of your flights.
With loci, users are able to highlight important flights to them, such as their honeymoon or a memorable summer adventure, through a custom software. The software also connects to Tripit or Foursquare data to help make the tracking process a bit easier.
Each loci comes with a special card with a map featuring all the airports flown to in order to help the user visualize his or her travels. The card also displays a chosen title, total distance traveled, number of airports visited and the number of flights taken.
The product is currently a prototype made by Netherlands based interaction and sound designer Andrew Spitz, who also co-created a soon-to-be-released iPhone app called Flying. A large part of the app is the ability to track one's flights, so he hopes to eventually include loci directly in the app.
Check out the video below for more information!
Wednesday, April 24. 2013
3D Printed Product of the Day: Darwin's Cladogram Tree
Whether you're fascinated by evolution theories or not, check out this amazing replication of Charles Darwin's first ever sketch of a tree of life by joabaldwin.
The detailed replication pays homage to Darwin's original sketch found in his private notebook, "Notebook B on the transmutation of species," 1837-1838.
The finches perched upon the end of each branch represent the A, B, C and D marks on the original drawing. Each is slightly different; the more apart the finches are from each other in the evolutionary tree, the more distinct are the differences between them.
From a side view, the shape of the printed tree mirrors Darwin's sketch exactly.
This fantastic piece also comes in the form of a necklace.
As taken from Darwin's notebook itself, "I think ... Case must be that one generation then should be as many living as now. To do this and to have many species in same genus (as is) requires extinction. Thus between A & B immense gap of relation. C & B the finest gradation, B & D rather greater distinction. Thus genera would be formed.—bearing relation."
Thursday, March 28. 2013
Do You Want To Be the Person to Bring New Materials to Shapeways? We Are Hiring
We are looking for a someone to help us to find and introduce new 3D printing materials and processes to Shapeways.
The Materials group at Shapeways is responsible for pushing the boundaries of what people can create. A great material can open up new product categories, drive huge growth for the company, and expand people’s minds as to what’s possible with 3D Printing.
As Product Manager focussing on 3D Printing materials you will work closely with Supply Chain and internal Production to predict demand, launch new materials, improve existing materials, and monitor the success of our materials portfolio.
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, take a look at the responsibilities and requirements.
Come and join the Shapeways team.
Tuesday, March 5. 2013
Introducing Premium Silver 3D Printing to Shapeways
We have just raised the bar for Silver 3D printing at Shapeways with the introduction of Premium Silver.
Premium Silver is our 3D printed Sterling Silver taken to the next level with an incredibly smooth, glossy surface to give your designs a truly professional finish. We will be offering Premium Silver for a six week trial until Tuesday May the 14th, during which we will assess the pricing and design rules. If you love this new finish as much as we already do, we will keep it as a permanent material option on Shapeways.
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Monday, February 11. 2013
Product of the Day: The Blazzler
As exciting as it is to work in the future here at Shapeways, who doesn't love reminiscing about the novelties of the past? Today, let's forget about the world of iPods and remember stereos and compact disks.
Piece together your music collection with lorenzo_polo's Blazzler. The 3D printed puzzle, shaped like a retro pocket stereo, perfectly blends the past with the future by providing an innovative holder for all those old CDs you still have lying around.
But don't feel restricted - the puzzle can be used in a variety of different ways. Anyone down for a game of musical Jenga?
Check out this cute stop motion video to get a better idea of the creative possibilities.
Wednesday, December 5. 2012
Conversations have never been easier: Mentions are here
You can view your most recent mentions by clicking on the @ notifications icon next to your profile image in the top navigation bar.
Have you come across a product you wish could be customized for you? @mention the designer's username to start a conversation with them. They will receive a notification about your mention and soon you could have a product designed just for you.
As a Shop Owner, have some of your potential customers had questions? When a customer @mentions your username you will receive a notification and can start the conversation right away.
The notification the shop-owner receives is displayed above.
The conversation on the product page between the customer and the designer is displayed above.
Found the perfect product for a friend? Let them know by @mentioning their username in a comment. They'll receive a notification with your recommendation.
This is only the first step towards a more social experience on Shapeways and there are many more to come. Our goal is to empower our community with the ability to make anything possible - and we believe a big step towards making that happen is improving the ability to communicate with each other. You've told us you wanted it to be easier to have conversations on Shapeways and we listened. We're excited for you to start a conversation; go start one today and tell us about your experience with this new feature in the comments below!
