{"id":17841,"date":"2014-09-15T19:17:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T19:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=17841"},"modified":"2014-09-16T14:01:17","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T14:01:17","slug":"designer-spotlight-john-fitzpatrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/designer-spotlight-john-fitzpatrick","title":{"rendered":"Designer Spotlight: John Fitzpatrick"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weeks designer spotlight highlights John Fitzpatrick<\/a> – web developer by day, 3D modeler by night living in Brooklyn, NY.<\/p>\n

Tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? Where are you located?<\/em>
\nI have a Bachelor of Science degree from the The University of Cincinnati which is one of the best design schools in the world. I have designed mobile phones for Ericsson GE, refrigerators for Frigidaire as well as emergency medical devices for the Long Beach Medical Group. At one point in time, I could walk into a Best Buy and see a cell phone, refrigerators and dozens of DVDs that I had worked on with a team of really smart and great people. I am a web developer by day at KBS+<\/a>, 3D modeler by night that lives in Brooklyn, NY.<\/p>\n

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What’s the story behind your designs? What inspires you?\u00a0<\/em>
\nThe lucky heart pendant was inspired from an app I created for iOS called the Crystal Carousel of Magic Fortunes which you can download for free<\/a>. I raised the money to be able to build the app through a successful Kickstarter campaign<\/a>. I am hoping to create more 3D Prints from the crystals within the Carousel of Magic Fortunes app. Shapeways did an incredible job printing the Lucky Heart Pendant and I got a great comment and photos from @embrick that I truly appreciate. Thank you for considering me for Designer Spotlight.<\/p>\n

What brought you to 3D printing with Shapeways?<\/em>
\nI wanted an outlet for my Industrial Design skills and I think 3D Printing will fuel the next Industrial Revolution.<\/p>\n

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How did you learn how to design in 3D?<\/em>
\nI went to school for it.<\/p>\n

How do you promote your work?<\/em>
\nMostly word of mouth and social networks:\u00a0\u00a0website<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Who are your favorite designers or artists? Who in the Shapeways community has served as an inspiration to you?<\/em>
\nHenry Drefuss, Don Genaro (who was a mentor), Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Ford, Charles and Ray Eames, Syd Mead and Jonathan Ive. I am a fan of Amznfx<\/a>, Lenshop<\/a>, Pete Rossdale<\/a> and 3D Artefice<\/a> at Shapeways.<\/p>\n

If you weren’t limited by current technologies, what would you want to make using 3D printing?<\/em>
\nI would like to be able to make designs in Graphene, the miracle material. It\u2019s transparent and 1 carbon atom thick. It\u2019s 100 times stronger than steel, harder than a diamond and conducts heat and electricity with great efficiency.<\/p>\n

Anything else? (Optional)<\/em>
\nShapeways Rocks!<\/p>\n

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