{"id":34664,"date":"2017-10-06T03:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T07:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=34664"},"modified":"2017-10-20T10:54:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T14:54:26","slug":"meet-shapies-lefteri-koutsoulidakis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/meet-shapies-lefteri-koutsoulidakis","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Shapies: Lefteri Koutsoulidakis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet the Shapies<\/a>\u00a0introduces the people behind the 3D printing processes that bring your favorite products to life. This time, get to know Lefteri Koutsoulidakis, a senior customer service agent in New York who makes answering all your 3D printing queries look easy. Read on for a taste\u00a0of Lefteri’s side hustles and stellar sense of humor.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Where is your hometown?<\/strong><\/em>
\nAstoria, the mini-Greece of Queens, New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

How long have you been with Shapeways?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\u270c\"This many years.<\/p>\n

How long have you been 3D printing?<\/strong><\/em>
\nI work in Customer Service so I technically am not, myself, printing. \u00a0But I’ve been designing models and getting them 3D printing for two years now. My first experience with 3D printing was with Shapeways. Prior to joining, I attended Full Sail University to study Game Art, and learned how to model using Maya. I’ve recently started messing around with scanned models and correcting them in ZBrush. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is your favorite 3D printed object ever?<\/strong><\/em>
\nForever ever? Hmm..<\/span><\/p>\n

I can’t honestly pick a favorite. I will say that my favorite types are generally models with moving parts. It’s amazing that you can get these interlocking parts which normally would require assembly, and they just come out like that, in tact, and moveable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of, I just ordered this magnificent beast<\/a> right here:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Animaris Geneticus Bellus by Theo Jansen<\/p><\/div>\n

If you could 3D print something in any material, currently possible or not, what would you pick and why?<\/strong><\/em>
\nA personalized fully-functional customizable pair of fingerless gauntlets that had the ability to act as a phone, to show images\/video on their surface and also project onto a wall. \u00a0I would be able to take photos and video with them and also 3d scan people and objects. \u00a0Since you said “possible or not”, I’ll also throw in thrusters, for some flight action. \u00a0There would be temperature control both internally and externally, so I could warm my hands up in the winter, or heat food without burning myself. I could even use them to produce and record music (microphone, audio interface, midi controller, speakers, all in one) The possibilities are endless.<\/span><\/p>\n

In general, I would love to be able to design and print a model in multiple materials. \u00a0It would have all the internal wiring and various parts needed for it to come out of the printer fully functional, no assembly required. <\/span><\/p>\n

Multi-material printing isn’t quite there yet, but it’s on its way:<\/span><\/p>\n