A detailed full color model of each of the first six planets (out to Saturn) and major moons of the Solar system, to (logrithmic) scale.
(Note: the full Solar System set of planets and moons is available as a set here)

All surfaces are reproduced from NASA imaging.
For size reference, Jupiter is 22mm (0.9 inch) diameter, and Earth is 11mm (0.45 inch) diameter.

This set is designed for use in orrery or other models of the solar system, and so to best present all planets while preserving scale, the scale has been compressed - a logrithmic scale instead of a linear scale. This means that if the model of a moon of Jupiter is larger than the model of Mercury but smaller than Mars, then you know that the real moon really is larger than Mercury and smaller than Mars, But the size diference is compressed - Jupiter, which is really more than ten times Earth's diameter, becomes only twice Earth's diameter, etc. This logrithmic scale allows all planets to be clearly visible together, while at the same time still indicating their sizes relative to each other.

The set contains six planets, and nine moons:
[In order of appearance in the photo above, right to left]
Mercury
Venus
Earth
 - Moon / Luna
Mars
Jupiter
 - Ganymede
 - Callisto
 - Io
 - Europa (attempt no landing there)
Saturn
 - rings of Saturn
 - Titan
 - Rhea
 - Iapetus
 - Dione

All objects have a 1.3mm (0.05 inch) hole at the south pole, about 3mm deep, for a brass axle (or a toothpick).

What color is a planet - is it color of its surface materials, or the colour of its atmosphere from space, or the color of the surface being colored by the atmosphere filtering light from the sun? The appearance in this set attempts to be that of the surface with moderate atmospheric influence, (with the gas giants depicted as the atmosphere and surface being the same thing). For example, this means that Venus depicts the features of its surface, but they are tinted somewhat by its atmosphere. Similarly, Earth and Titan show ground features, but some areas are tinted and obscured by atmosphere.

In areas where the model surface is more detailed than the most detailed NASA photography, the overall surface appearance conforms to what is known, but finer textural details are speculative. (Or, if there is an atmosphere, it is shown as particularly thick and opaque over the unmapped area.)

Due to hard limitations of the Shapeways 3D printer, the moon Dione is using the surface map of Rhea. I chose Dione because the surface is very similar to Rhea, and it is the most minor moon in the set. The alternative was simply to remove an object, but I preferred the set to include four of Saturn moons, like it does for Jupiter.

This version of PadFoot is compatible with iPad 1. For PadFoot for iPad 2, go here.

PadFoot is a viewing stand for iPad, designed to match the iPad's simplicity and elegance.  Great for watching slideshows, clips and movies, as well as for (retail) displays and presentations. PadFoot gives your iPad about 11 degrees backward tilt and can be used in both portrait and landscape mode.

Strong as it is, PadFoot adds less than 15 (!) grams of weight to your bag.

PadFoot is manufactured in tough but lightweight, 3d printed polyamide with a fine surface texture. Check the materials section of this website for more information. Colors are seasonal; current availability is shown at the bottom of this page - this may be different from the colors shown in the images above. Each product ordered is individually manufactured, just for you. If you are new to the Shapeways site: to order, you'll be asked to create an account (it's easy; you can even log in with Facebook or Twitter).

Always make sure you use PadFoot on a stable and horizontal surface, and that your iPad is placed all the way into the opening in PadFoot; resting the iPad on one of its two edges without buttons. Product ships in basic Shapeways packaging. For more information about my work, visit www.michielcornelissen.com; if you have any feedback or questions on this item, please feel free to contact me directly at michiel (at) michielcornelissen.com.

Some of the reactions on PadFoot, when it was introduced:

“PadFoot - Finally an iPad stand I can settle on. The iPad stands up perfectly, and there is absolutely no wobble or shake... PadFoot is also absolutely great to watch movies on the iPad...”
smokingapples.com

“... I was surprised by how small and lightweight it was... the PadFoot is extremely portable... PadFoot will hold the iPad securely at an angle perfect for viewing slide shows or videos.”
the-gadgeteer.com

“This Little iPad Stand Can Still Do a Lot of Standing... The PadFoot does the job and stays out of the way.”
gizmodo.com

PadFoot is one of fastcodesign’s most wanted products of 2010
fastcodesign.com

“... I think the PadFoot... is just the perfect partner for the iPad”
gizmodiva.com

“ Simple yet adorable: The PadFoot iPad stand. At first, I thought the iPad’s inherent lack of stand was a flaw... Now I’m kind of happy that the tablet didn’t come with one. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have cute little items like this...”
todaysiphone.com

“... the Padfoot, a minuscule, efficient iPad stand that is beautiful in its simplicity.”
freshbump.com

“We’ve seen quite a few iPad stands since it hit the market, but the Padfoot by Dutch designer Michiel Cornelissen is just a bit better than what I’ve seen so far... Perfect!”
minimalissimo.com

“Padfoot ist einfach und genial.”
stilsucht.de

Padfoot on NOTCOT
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“Received my PadFoot. Works great!”
Robert, New York

...bought a PadFoot... Best iPad accessory ever! You won’t be sorry, it is so light... I love it.
‘xultar’

“Just got my beautifully minimal PadFoot iPad stand from Michiel Cornelissen. Nice!”
‘mr_phillip’, Scotland

“I’ve bought many accessories for iPad, but PadFoot is by far the most useful one I’ve come across. Simple, qualitative and ingenious.”
Mario, The Netherlands

Put it with your keys on a key ring,
hang it on a chain / rope,
or lay it on a flat surface.

The hole for the chain / ring is 4.5 mm wide in diameter.

To be fair, in the renders, I simulated the printing lines you may have with steel, bronze and gold.

Original design.
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The price includes shipping + shipping taxes, but not local taxes that may apply in your country upon reception.

Please read the materials page, here on Shapeways, before choosing a material for this model.
Go to "create-> materials" at the top of this page.

Product Name "Screwdriver Ring". Designed by Japan.

Available in either stainless steel (antique bronze & gold plated)

The default size is 20.6 mm inner diameter but you can customize the size to your liking.
Click personalize to choose your US ring size.(Size support: # 8 to # 13.)
Please refer to a this page.

Conversion chart for ring sizes

US Ring Size      Inside diameter
       8                         18.1mm
       9                         19.0mm
      10                        19.8mm
      11                        20.6mm
      12                        21.4mm
      13                        22.2mm

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Product Name "Brick Ring". Designed by Japan.

Want to know more puroduct detail? Watch movie.
The material of movie is Silver Glossy.
Available in either stainless steel (antique bronze & gold plated) or silver.

The default size is 20.6 mm inner diameter but you can customize the size to your liking.
Click personalize to choose your US ring size.(Size support: # 8 to # 13.)
The brick can be attached by all the sizes.
Please refer to a this page.

Conversion chart for ring sizes

US Ring Size      Inside diameter
       8                         18.1mm
       9                         19.0mm
      10                        19.8mm
      11                        20.6mm
      12                        21.4mm
      13                        22.2mm

Please also see other designs.
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Ninja mask from Mortal Kombat

Nanolet

Everyone's wearing their Nano on their wrist nowadays, now you can wear it on a one part 3D printed nano bracelet.

The NANOLET simply wraps around your wrist and fits snugly up to your hand which is perfect for running and everyday use. An alternative to the plethora of nano watches that are around now.

Suitable for large sized wrists. Available in a range of colors

Large is for a wrist of circumference 185mm - 205mm. The best way to measure your wrist is to wrap a piece of string around your wrist, mark it and then measure it. More sizes coming soon.

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The bony skeletal structure of an origami paper crane. Created following the traditional crane model, for any lovers or the art of paper folding out there.

The detail is incredible, you can see textures and complex shapes even inside of the rib cage. The poor contorted crane has legs and feet, they are folded into its torso in true origami fashion. And vertebrae on the tail you say? What else did you expect?

CLIP-IT for iPhone

Your charge buddy on the go.

Clip-it for iPhone converts your Euro iPhone charger to a wall dock; making sure that you can easily charge your phone at every wall socket. Unfurnished rooms, hotels and conference rooms are no longer a problem.
Clip-it lets you wind the usb cable easily around your charger while taking it with you.

Clip-it makes use of your existing Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable. Simply snap it in and lock the cable at the bottom. Clip-it is perfectly engineered to hold the latest two generations of original 30 pin Apple charging cables.

Clip-it is designed for the iPhone 4 & iPhone 4S and the included Apple USB Power Adapter (European version).

After all the excitement, an US version of Clip-it is available here!


Clip-it is manufactured by innovative 3D-printing in tough but lightweight polyamide. The surface has a fine texture. The product will be shipped in basic Shapeways packaging. Some powder residue from the 3D-printing process may be found on the product itself; if this is the case, it should be easy to clean off with small tooth sticks & brushes. When you ordered Clip-it in colour it might be wise to clean it with water under the tap, so the dyeing pigments that might still be on the product don’t colour your white Apple gadgets. For further information & support contact the Shapeways customer service.

Breathe a bit of new life into your Xevoz collection! ModiBot X figure kit ver 2.0- build and customize your own Action Hero! Each figure kit is highly-poseable, modular, and upgradeable using a simple snap-fit, ball joint construction! ---- accepts many parts and accessories from Xevoz action figure kits using 6mm ball & socket and 4mm square peg system- UPDATE- New head, feet, and shin for improved fit and posability.

CLIP-IT for iPhone -US edition-

Your charge buddy on the go.

Clip-it for iPhone converts your iPhone charger to a wall dock; making sure that you can easily charge your phone at every wall socket. Unfurnished rooms, hotels and conference rooms are no longer a problem.

Clip-it makes use of your existing Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable. Simply snap it in and lock it by clipping it to your charger. Clip-it is perfectly engineered to hold the latest two generations of original 30 pin Apple charging cables.

Clip-it US is designed for the iPhone 4 & iPhone 4S and the included Apple USB Power Adapter (US version).

The European version of Clip-it is available here.


Clip-it is manufactured by innovative 3D-printing in tough but lightweight polyamide. The surface has a fine texture. The product will be shipped in basic Shapeways packaging. Some powder residue from the 3D-printing process may be found on the product itself; if this is the case, it should be easy to clean off with small tooth sticks & brushes. When you ordered Clip-it in colour it might be wise to clean it with water under the tap, so the dyeing pigments that might still be on the product don’t colour your white Apple gadgets. For further information & support contact the Shapeways customer service.

Own the Tesla Valve, as per the original design of Nikola Tesla, patented in 1920. See the video below to observe the valvular conduit in action.

Nikola Tesla invented this valvular conduit as a valve for his engines. Materials at the time were pretty bad, and valves were unreliable. Tesla figured that by removing any moving parts from a valving mechanism, he could create a simpler and more robust valve. The hook regions in the Tesla Valve reroute the fluid back in on itself creating a bit of resistance. All the hooks added together do a good job of arresting the fluid, especially when the gas or liquid is pulsed through the valvular conduit.

When you hold the valve in your hands after opening your shapeways package you are possessed of a strange kinship with the historical figure of Nikola Tesla. Pressing your lips to the valve, and blowing through it, you see that it actually works. In the resistive direction your breath is nullified to a mere whisper by the Tesla Valve. And in the non-resistive direction, air flows through unimpeded. It is startling the effect, and to think something so interesting as this valvular conduit was made so long ago.

I made this valve to commemorate Tesla's birthday on the 10th of July, 1856. Owning this valve is a way of recognizing a forgotten genius of unparralled creativity.

You don’t have to sacrifice style when protecting your iPhone. This case resembles the charm of a “Sweater” but is protected by advanced science.

Handwoven by robots, the cross stitching can move separately from each other creating an awesome tactile feel while acting like mini shock absorbers that protects your phone.

On the Shapeways website, this case is only available in “white” polished nylon without stain blocking protective coating. Before you use the case, I recommend that you apply this coating (not included with the case). This will help protect the case from ordinary stains.

On the ArtizanWork website (www.artizanwork.com), this case is available in 4 colors – white, red, grey, and black. All cases sold from this site are polished and sealed with our protective coating. The prices will be higher on the Artizanwork website due to the additional hand finishing of the cases with the protective coating.

Accused of being fake, witchcraft and simply impossible..
This kinetic sculpture is inspired by the unlimited freedom of 3d printing,
it wobbles and turns with a slight movement of the hand.
Give it a good spin and it moves in erratic and wild ways.

This is the 7.5cm / 3" version, see the Gyro the Forms section for other shapes and sizes.

Instructions
It is composed of four concentric cubes, each one spinning around a different axis.
The model needs some minor assembly:
Each inner cube has two knobs which need to be placed into the corresponding clamps in the parent cube. It's easiest to start with the inner most and continue outward.
And then... spin it away !

Corner stand for this 7.5cm model here.

Notes
Be careful with a cube this size, fingers may get pinched if handled carelesly.
It is not a toy for children!
Also please be careful with (the assembly of) the Alumide version as this material is less flexible/robust than the Strong & Flexible materials.

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This is a small version of Triple Gear.

In this unusual mechanism three gears mesh together in pairs, and yet they can turn!

If you take three ordinary gears and put them together so that each gear meshes with the other two, then none of the gears can turn because neighbouring gears must turn in opposite directions. Triple gear avoids this problem by having the three "gears" arranged like linked rings - the gears then rotate along skew axes, and the opposite direction rule no longer applies (although see also Oskar van Deventer's Magic Gears for another possible solution).

This is joint work with Saul Schleimer. We were inspired by another of Oskar's designs, his Knotted Gear, which consists of two linked rings that gear with each other, and of course we wondered if it would be possible to do three linked rings!

A note on materials: I have so far printed it in White Strong & Flexible only. It may arrive with the rings slightly fused together, but gently moving them back and forth will loosen them up, and the mechanism gets smoother with use. I'm not sure what effect the polishing process would have on the gearing mechanism, since it would polish the exposed gear teeth but not those which are meshed as it comes out of the printer. So I have disabled the polished material options. If you really want to try it, let me know. I also haven't tested any of the "frosted detail" materials, but I imagine that they should work fine. The "detail" materials require a thicker wall thickness than this model has, so it is not printable in those materials.

Gear Wraps are small, lightweight cable wraps to keep earbuds, charging, and USB cables organized. Designed as an addition to the everyday carry aesthetic, when printed in ABS, they're strong, light, quick to use, and a great way to keep cables organized in a backpack or messenger bag. More information here: http://work.eddielicitra.com/Gear-Wraps

Knotcase

A Celtic inspired iPhone case.

The KNOTCASE snaps onto your iPhone 4 or 4S and provides a slimline case that covers the back and sides of your phone. The Knot pattern on the back give an appealing texture to touch and gives your iPhone a unique look.

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A planter for your bike! Make your green form of transportation even greener. Works great with small potted plants and flowers, and even large air plants. Encourage yourself to ride your bike more by giving your plant some sunlight. This will guarantee that you will have the coolest bike at the bike rack. Part of my wearable planter series, shown here printed in blue ABS, the same material as Shapeways' Grey Robust. This model is sold from Shapeways, and is only the 3d printed piece. You'll have to add your own cord, and directions are available here.

The iShark is an iPhone 'gramophone.' It magnifies the tiny speaker on your iphone when you pop it in the slot in the iShark's back (and also making your iPhone a dorsal fin). The sound emerges from the iShark's mouth. The blue color image is a suggested paint scheme, but you can paint it to match your favorite species. It has been modeled hollow to save cost to you.

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A strong, sturdy, surprisingly sharp claw that would be the envy of any preying animal. Wearing this won't turn you into Wolverine--think more like someone who beat up Wolverine Jr in a bar fight and took a trophy.

This will decorative key will blend right in with your house keys, but carry your important message. You can write up to 6 characters on the bow and 9 on the blade.

Charles Darwin's first ever sketch of a tree of life, in the shape of an actual tree, with finches perched on the branches. Each branch and minute detail of Darwin's original drawing is represented, and each finch represents the A, B, C and D marks on his sketch. The sketch appeared in his private notebook (“Notebook B on the transmutation of species,” 1837–1838).

From a side view, the shape of the tree matches perfectly with Darwin's drawing (look at the last image for a comparison). If you look carefully, you'll notice that each finch is slightly different, and the more apart they are from each other in the evolutionary tree, the more distinct the differences are.

A great gift for taxonomists, biologists, skeptics, humanists, atheists, lovers of nature and rational thought. Also a great gift for creationists, seriously, they'll love it! :)

The sketchy text on the same page of Darwin's notebook reads: "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."