{"id":298,"date":"2009-09-21T14:25:38","date_gmt":"2009-09-21T14:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/298-the-metal-inspiration-contest.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T16:53:01","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T16:53:01","slug":"the-metal-inspiration-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/the-metal-inspiration-contest","title":{"rendered":"The Metal Inspiration Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- s9ymdb:655 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"600\" style=\"border: 0px none ; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/stainlesssteel3Dprinted152.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\nUntil the 20th of October we will have our largest contest<br \/>\nto date. We will have 9 winners in 3 categories. The categories are<br \/>\nArt, Technology &amp; Jewelery. Submit your most inspiring and<br \/>\ninteresting designs in any of the three categories to win $200 in 3D<br \/>\nprinting for first place in a category, $100 for second place and $50<br \/>\nfor third place. <\/p>\n<p>This contest has more prizes than any other before! We hope that lots of you enter and show us some amazing work! <\/p>\n<p>Until when can I enter?<\/p>\n<p>The last day to upload an entry is the 20th of October. The contest will be<br \/>\njudged by a jury of community members and the winners will be announced<br \/>\nat Dutch Design Week on the 25th of October.\n<\/p>\n<p>How to enter?<\/p>\n<p>To enter add the tag &#8220;Metal Inspiration&#8221; to your<br \/>\nmodel and also add your model to the gallery &#8220;Metal Inspiration&#8221; when<br \/>\nuploading. All models have to be public. All the models in the contest are visible on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/themes\/metal_inspiration_3d_printing_contest\">contest gallery you can find that here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So who will be your judges? <\/p>\n<p>Martin Baumers, PHD student in the economics of rapid manufacturing at Loughborough University. <\/p>\n<p>Bathsheba Grossman, pioneer in 3D printing and mathematical art. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/bathsheba\">Shapeways Shop<\/a> is here, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/258-Shapeways-community-member-interviews-Bathsheba-Grossman.html\">we have an interview here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bathsheba.com\/\">her site here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Rob Mack, 3D modeling guru\/artist, toy designer and winner of several of our previous contests. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/mack3dmathartcharactertoysgifts\">Shapeways Shop<\/a> is here, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/133-Shapeways-member-interview-Rob-Incara-Mack.html\">interview is here<\/a> and his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mack3d.com\/\">website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:628 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"390\" width=\"500\" style=\"border: 0px none ; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/photos-photo41432.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The model up top is Bathsheba&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/model\/25918\/klein_bottle___18_50_.html\">Klein Bottle<\/a> and bottom model is Rob&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/model\/23747\/reclining_wink_in_steel__20.html\">Reclining Wink<\/a>. 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