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3D printed Advent Calendar is complete
I know yesterday I did Christmas ornaments for the Thing of the week, but today is Christmas, so another free Christmas thing from Thingiverse makes sense. I really like Advent Calendars, or I really...
View ArticlePrinting characters and creatures from famous movies
Hollywood has taken to 3D printing in a big way, and one of the companies on the bleeding edge is the Oscar-nominated effects studio, Legacy Effects. In this Objet-sponsored video lead engineer Jason...
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Crayon Creatures takes your child’s drawings from the fridge to the desk
First there was BumpyPhotos, where photos are “popped out” into a 3D relief. Then came the Cubify pics app that did something similar, but for free (and not creepy). The Mixee Me app from Shapeways...
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Joshua DeMonte’s art of 3D printing, now at Renwick Gallery
Currently running through February 3, 2013 at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C., is an art exhibit called “40 under 40: Craft Futures.” This show features forty artists who were born since 1972,...
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Sandboxr’s awesome custom 3D model-to-print app lets everyone create...
3D modeling apps are about to explode in numbers similarly to the way iPhone apps did, now that 3D modeling printing service companies are releasing APIs to build apps. We just wrote up the Cubify...
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Hot and sexy 3D printed fashion hits Paris Fashion Week (Updated)
3D printer manufacturer Stratasys and Belgian-based, 3D printing powerhouse Materialise announced on Monday the unveiling of their 3D printed fashion collaborations as part of Iris van Herpen’s Haute...
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Ping Fu, Joshua Harker, and Dizingof to curate Bits to Its, one of the...
Three 3D printing visionaries have agreed to curate a landmark art show at the Landing Gallery in Rockland, Maine. Ping Fu, Joshua Harker and Asher Nahmias will judge entries based upon creativity,...
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Thing of the Week: MakerBot Customizer Challenge with 3 MakerBot 2X prizes!
A couple weeks ago Thingiverse announced their API release for building apps, and now MakerBot Customizer has been released. And there’s a contest to make customizable things, with three winners...
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Queen of Burlesque shows off world’s first fully-articulated 3D printed gown
I think I’m going to have to talk my wife into becoming Fashion Editor for the site. The clothing that designers are 3D printing is becoming more beautiful and more wearable, and definitely more...
View ArticleJoshua Harker on the Third Industrial Revolution
The First Industrial Revolution involved some of the first complex mechanical machines, improved water and steam power, and the transition from wood to coal as a fuel source, which allowed for easier...
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Belgian artist Nick Ervinck wins Bits to Its 3D Printing Best In Show Award
Artist Nick Ervinck’s 3D printed sculpture RACHT was named Best in Show With close to perfect scores from all three show curators, Belgian multi-media Artist Nick Ervinck’s 3D printed sculpture RACHT...
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Thing of the Week: Pictures
According to instagram, photography is cool. Be the hip one with these 3D printable picture enhancers. Cubify launched the Pics app in November of last year; the app turns photos into 3D printable art....
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Printing tactile images for the blind
The Midas Touch project team. Vision is a treasured sense. Our eyes give us one of the most useful representations of the physical world. After all, hearing isn’t required for conversation. An oak tree...
View ArticleCosmo Wenman wants to liberate sculptures from museums with 3D printing
“Cosmo has a compelling vision of how these technologies can liberate the world’s three-dimensional cultural heritage. The potential educational applications are limitless. Ambitions projects like this...
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Google Glass wearer scans museum’s Marcus Aurelius bust for 3D printing
The unsuspecting bust of Marcus Aurelius as it was drive-by scanned by Google Glass wearer Todd Blatt. It was just yesterday that I wrote a story on Cosmo Wenman, who goes to museums and snaps photos...
View ArticleCeramics and 3D printing converge at historic pottery site
In the 150-acre Canadian National Historic Site in Medicine Hat, Canada, set against the dramatic clay cliffs of the South Saskatchewan River, you’ll find the iconic factory called Medalta. Today, the...
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Canon and Fujifilm 3D print Van Gogh and Rembrandt
Historic sculptures and artifacts are beginning to be liberated from museums for all to enjoy, as people and organizations create scans of the pieces and then 3D print them for others to see. We...
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3D Blossoms Open the World to New Ideas
With spring just around the corner, 3D printed flowers couldn’t come at a better time. Richard Clarkson is the proud designer of the world’s first 3D printed inflatable flowers. The flowers were part...
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3D Printed Custom Jewelry in Time for Valentine’s Day
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, MIT has launched a new company that allows anyone to design custom 3D printed jewelry. Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Cornell...
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NYC 3D Print Show Promises to be More than the Average Exhibition
Artist Joshua Harker’s Quixotic Divinity 3D Printing exhibitions and trade shows seem to be springing up around the globe. I’ve attended RAPID, a technical conference from the Society of...
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