{"id":535,"date":"2010-08-03T04:44:04","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T04:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/535-3d-printed-string-of-pearls.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T16:57:22","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T16:57:22","slug":"3d-printed-string-of-pearls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/3d-printed-string-of-pearls","title":{"rendered":"3D Printed String of Pearls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/model\/113226\/string_of_pearls.html\">String of Pearls series<\/a> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/2k8c5\">Melbourne<\/a> based designer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/flowconsulting\">Flow Consulting,<\/a> utilizes an integral &#8220;ball and socket&#8221; structure that represents both construction and aesthetic in a holistic manner.<\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:1552 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/StringOfPearlsonShapeways3.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px none; float: left; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\"><!--more--><!-- s9ymdb:1553 --><!-- s9ymdb:1553 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" style=\"border: 0px none; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/StringOfPearlsonShapeways12.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/flowconsulting\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/flowconsulting\">Flow Consulting<\/a> has also set up a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/groups.google.com.au\/group\/melbourne-fabbers\">Melbourne Fabbers<\/a> Google Group, so any Melbourne based Shapeways users who want to connect and communicate can join up.<\/p>\n<p>Flow Design is the design and manufacture side of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/flowdesign.tiddlyspot.com\/\">Flow Consulting<\/a>, which develops and commercializes products for clients and partners. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/flowdesign.tiddlyspot.com\/\">Flow Consulting<\/a> is able to assist with all stages of new product commercialization, including developing a strategic approach to intellectual property protection, product marketing and negotiating agreements.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_clickback\":true};<\/script><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;username=shapeways\" class=\"addthis_button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"16\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/lg-share-en20.gif\"><\/a><script src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#username=shapeways\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The String of Pearls series by Melbourne based designer Flow Consulting, utilizes an integral &#8220;ball and socket&#8221; structure that represents&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[481,478],"tags":[482,477],"class_list":["post-535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shapeways","category-community","tag-6-inspiration","tag-1-whats-hot"],"thumbnail":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.9 (Yoast SEO v23.9) - 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