{"id":36419,"date":"2017-12-12T14:23:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T19:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=36419"},"modified":"2017-12-21T14:07:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T19:07:03","slug":"last-minute-one-kind-gifts-just-dont-exist-anywhere-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/last-minute-one-kind-gifts-just-dont-exist-anywhere-else","title":{"rendered":"Time’s Up: Last-Minute, One-of-a-Kind Gifts For Your Whole List"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are only hours left<\/a> to order gifts in some of our most popular materials.<\/strong> But, Shapeways is one of the only places where last-minute gifts doesn’t mean something generic. And thanks to our vast community of creators, it doesn’t even mean something that would occur to anyone else, maybe ever. That’s one of the things that makes our community so indispensable this time of year. Their creativity means gifts that might be exactly what you’re looking for, but you’d never know it until you set eyes on them…<\/p>\n

Make the Nintendo Switch Work for Anyone<\/a><\/h3>\n

I covered some of our community’s amazing solutions<\/a> to the shortcomings of Nintendo’s blockbuster Switch portable gaming console in the magazine earlier this year, and the options have only grown<\/a> since then. Still, my favorite remains the Arrow Joycon Grip by Edrice<\/a>. It reconfigures the two joycons to make them feel more natural and comfortable for adult-sized hands.<\/p>\n

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Vessel Pendant<\/a> by Nervous System<\/a><\/h3>\n

You have to go pretty far to find a necklace no one’s ever done before, but thankfully, superstars of 3D printed fashion\/art, Nervous System<\/a>, have used the magic of an open mind combined with generative design, opening the door to endless possibilities. Not quite sure what I mean? See for yourself<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Planter Necklace Pendant<\/a> by Oreosmooshy’s Shoparoo<\/a><\/h3>\n

Do you know someone in your life who is a green-thumbed gardener? Or a plant lover that can’t seem to keep even a cactus alive? Well, tell them to let their green flag fly with this Planter Necklace Pendant from creator Claire Ashcraft<\/a>. This pendant is perfect for housing air plants, which, in case it isn’t obvious, basically live on air (or, ok, the moisture in air). Not to mention, they’re super hip.<\/p>\n

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Full Color BMO Lamp<\/a> by blind.i.studios<\/a><\/h3>\n

So it turns out that if you use our full color sandstone material<\/a> to print a model and keep it hollow, you can put a light in it to make a really unique lamp shade. It works for all of our plastics<\/a> as well, but things just look so much cooler in full color. And this BMO Lampshade<\/a>, inspired by\u00a0Adventure Time,<\/em> is the perfect example. Fully detailed right down to the vents on her back, this is a true-to-life figurine when the lights are off, and a lampshade when they’re on. It’s a must for any\u00a0Adventure Time<\/em> fan or lamp enthusiast in your family.<\/p>\n

Hats off to Vincent Maxwell over at blind.i.studios<\/a> for giving us such a cool take on a lampshade, as well as all of the other cool things<\/a> he’s doing over there.<\/p>\n

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Framework Menorah<\/a> by Craig Kaplan’s Mathematical Art<\/a><\/h3>\n

For those of us who celebrate Hanukkah, Shapeways has a wide variety of custom menorahs for sale<\/a>. The Framework Menorah<\/a> by Craig Kaplan is a marvel of simplicity. The stacked architectural design of this menorah makes this piece interesting even before the candles are lit. Even once the holiday is over, this still remains an attractive set piece for any living room, especially ones with a modern or minimalist aesthetic. This model is printed in our white Strong & Flexible plastic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Dank Memes<\/a> of\u00a0Ryan Kittleson’s Sculpture<\/a><\/h3>\n

Few people are as committed to creating the dankest memes in 3D printed sculptural form as Ryan Kittleson<\/a>. Seen above, his\u00a0Doge sculpture<\/a> is an adorable piece of Internet humor given life. The brilliant\u00a0Potato Jesus, Miracle Potato Chip<\/a>\u00a0piece takes two funny things and smashes them together: the trope of finding the images of iconic religious figures on food and other things, and the so-bad-it’s-funny “restoration” of the iconic painting\u00a0Ecce Homo<\/em> (AKA Beast Jesus<\/a>).<\/p>\n

But Ryan also has created likenesses of enthusiastic French-Revolution-era rapper\u00a0Joseph Ducreux<\/a>, as well as a bust of the triumphant\u00a0Success Kid<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t