by
MichielCornelissen
Both a tribute to ubiquitous, and lovely, hexagonal colour pencils, and a representation of what was coined by Joris Peels as 'combinatory manufacturing'.
Combine the connector piece with any set of 36 standard hexagonal pencils of about 7.0 mm cross section (measured at the smallest diameter). These types of sets are available around the world from many department stores and art supply stores - I’ve seen good sets for as little as 5 euro.
Examples of pencils that fit are Stabilo Aquacolor 1600, and Caran d’Ache Prismalo I, but there are many more. I’ve recently heard that in the US, Prismacolor Verithin Colored Pencils (available from Amazon and others) work well. Normal black pencils often have the same size and shape and can be used too.
If you are new to the Shapeways website: to order you will be asked to create an account (it's easy). Assembly may leave slight marks on pencils. For more information on this or other products, please visit www.michielcornelissen.com.
Combine the connector piece with any set of 36 standard hexagonal pencils of about 7.0 mm cross section (measured at the smallest diameter). These types of sets are available around the world from many department stores and art supply stores - I’ve seen good sets for as little as 5 euro.
Examples of pencils that fit are Stabilo Aquacolor 1600, and Caran d’Ache Prismalo I, but there are many more. I’ve recently heard that in the US, Prismacolor Verithin Colored Pencils (available from Amazon and others) work well. Normal black pencils often have the same size and shape and can be used too.
If you are new to the Shapeways website: to order you will be asked to create an account (it's easy). Assembly may leave slight marks on pencils. For more information on this or other products, please visit www.michielcornelissen.com.
by
HappenstanceHeroes
This little guy is a fox and proud of it.
This incarnation is best suited to use as a decorative object, but we're open to suggestions for how you'd like to see it modified for your use!
The two most interesting uses we've found so far are using the WSF (polished) version as a surprisingly striking little glow bulb if you shine a light inside it, and possibly using the (pleasantly hefty) stainless steel version as an imposing game board piece.
To the customer who recently ordered this in Antique Bronze Matte, we would love to hear from you as to how your order turns out! Please consider sharing a photo or your thoughts on it if you find the time. :)
This incarnation is best suited to use as a decorative object, but we're open to suggestions for how you'd like to see it modified for your use!
The two most interesting uses we've found so far are using the WSF (polished) version as a surprisingly striking little glow bulb if you shine a light inside it, and possibly using the (pleasantly hefty) stainless steel version as an imposing game board piece.
To the customer who recently ordered this in Antique Bronze Matte, we would love to hear from you as to how your order turns out! Please consider sharing a photo or your thoughts on it if you find the time. :)
