i.materialise

An online 3D printing service, community and marketplace for creative people.

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i.materialise visited 3D designers and community members all over the world and learned how 3D printing is changing their way of designing and creating products. http://bit.ly/1RMoo2E

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Acorn Cups

Designed by Agné Sabaliauskaité

These acorn cups were left after the oak seeds had fallen out. The acorn fruit contains one seed and takes 6–18 months to mature. During that time the cupule holds and protects the fruit while it is growing and maturing. The cupule is hard and covered by hard diamond scales.

By designing this acorn cup ring Agné wanted to focus on the idea of protection and nurture that is essential for any growing organism. This is why the cups are thick and have a diamond patterned shell. The cups come from the same branch but face different directions, they have helped to ripen two healthy seeds.

The dimensions are 21.5 x 28.5x 28.25mm

UK N 17.18mm diameter

US 6 3/4, Europe 13, Japan 13

The ring is 3D printed in Stirling Silver gloss.

Available at Imaterialise

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3D Printed ring. Made with Zbrush and Maya. Printed in Bronze via i.materialise. It came out really well, I should have printed it sooner, it’s been ready to go since about 2012! 

Shameless plug, buy it here http://i.materialise.com/shop/item/robin-final

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Meet the cutest, most lovable 3D Printed robots on Earth! These 3D Printed robot figurines are designed, hand-painted, and sold online by two designers, Scott Brimley and Onorio D’Epiro, under the “Just Robots” brand. We interviewed the UK-based duo to find out how they brought the cute little robots to life through i.materialise! 

http://bit.ly/1wCJgN6

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The Articulated Cube: A Clever Piece of Engineering Made With SketchUp

"Kurt Plagge has been using SketchUp for 4 years. He started out with 3D modeling his kitchen to see how some modifications to the cabinets would look. Lately, for about a year now, Kurt’s been using it to produce models for 3D printing and he came up with the articulated cube."

http://bit.ly/1hEJcJS

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Redesigning the Bike Frame: James Novak’s Experiment with 3D Printing

It’s a bike frame like no other: mesh texture, custom-fit, the designer’s name incorporated into the structure, and 3D Printed! The man that brought this stunning product into world is Australia-based industrial designer, university lecturer, student, researcher, and 3D Printing enthusiast James Novak.

Read more on http://bit.ly/1opcgbF

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Fend Off Unwanted Advances With The Ferocious “Spider Dress”

If you don’t want to talk to that creepy guy at a party, you could put on your best bitch face while pretending to text someone. Or—more fun—you could don this magnificent Spider Dress, by Dutch “robotic couture” designer Anouk Wipprecht. The dress uses motion and respiration sensors to mimic the vicious territorial instincts of a spider. The sci-fi-chic confection strikes with its animatronic spidery claws when it senses unwanted advances.

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Something for all you hashtag addicts out there: The Hashtag Ring by Armando Montalto. Available on i.materialise.

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Oak & Dust: Eyewear Designed For You Millions of people around the world have bad eyesight and wear glasses, so it’s no wonder that designers such as Adrian Gögl take the opportunity to create beautiful, stylish and most importantly – convenient – glasses frames. In addition to being a designer, Adrian has been working as an optician for many years, which inspired him to create the Oak & Dust project. http://bit.ly/10EB3yp

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Calling all creators. Design the perfect, bespoke bracelet for those who seek the unordinary | #GiftOntic @ www.onticdesign.com | 

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Who is the scale figure in SketchUp 2015? SketchUp introduces their friend, Steve Oles...

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Dark Wonderland

Danny van Ryswyk is an acclaimed Amsterdam-based digital painter and sculptor who creates surreal, paranormal sculptures using 3D digital sculpting software and hand-painting techniques. His sculptures and two-dimensional render-based paintings join childlike fantasy with the macabre and fantastical world of nightmares. His work is dark, brooding, and admired all over the world.  http://bit.ly/1q21yrl

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Every year the Belgian non-profit organisation Petits Riens/Spullenhulp organizes a massive fashion and design show. Well known designers like Delvaux, (Edouard Vermeulen) Natan, Dirk Wynants, Elvis Pompilio and a bunch of young Belgian talents are challenged to design new creations out of recycled materials and clothes. After the show, people can bid for two hours on the items while they are being displayed on big screens. Quentin de Coster, a Design student from Brussels, created ‘BRANCH’, a 3D printed handle that fits perfectly with a recycled umbrella.

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In many cultures, the fox appears in folklore as a symbol of cunning and trickery. Like “Reynard the Fox”, a medieval charistmatic character who is always in trouble but always able to talk his way out of any retribution. I like to be clever more often, too. Not to trick but to convince when it’s needed. Hope the fox reminds me about that. The Fox Whistle can be used as a pendant, so it’s always to hand. Gold Plated Brass Pendant, manufactured via i.materialise.com 3D printing service.

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Pina Colada is a new sculpture by Parisian artist Ludo.

An edition of only 5 (SOLD OUT), this is Ludo's most recent foray into the sculpture world, following up his popular Grapes of Wrath from last year.

3D printed in polyamide by i.materialise and beautifully finished by hand with spray paint.

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This whistle is for commanding people you like! The lovely annyoing sound make them do what you want! “Bring a cup of tea!” or even “… a beer!”, they have to follow you orders. The whistle has a heart on it so they are not allowed be upset! Nevertheless, use it sensible and rule wisely! Gold Plated Brass Pendant, manufactured via i.materialise.com 3D printing service.

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Sulpted in Zbrush and painted afterwards. Printed by i.materialise.com.

(via PMC 3D Print)