January 28, 2013 • 8 notes • 3ders.org
3D Printed Americana Guitar by Olaf Diegel Renowned Cubify artist Olaf Diegel has come up with his masterpiece Americana design which will be going on show at NAMM, Anaheim, CA in January. Olaf was inspired by his love of New York and set about creating a guitar that represents everything the city stands for. The Americana is the perfect showcase for what 3D printing can achieve and demonstrates the intricacy and flexibility of the technology. The organiser of the NAMM Show (National Association of Music Merchants Show) commented, ‘We are thrilled to unveil the Americana guitar, a real American masterpiece celebrating our passion for music, country and 3D printing at the NAMM Show along with our entire consumer 3D experience.’ ‘We invite attendees, music brands and developers to experience Cubify, a secure hosting, publishing and production platform, and introduce the 3D lifestyle to their audiences.’  The Americana joins the rest of Olaf’s guitar collection and if you fancy buying it then they’re available for purchase now.

3D Printed Americana Guitar by Olaf Diegel

Renowned Cubify artist Olaf Diegel has come up with his masterpiece Americana design which will be going on show at NAMM, Anaheim, CA in January.

Olaf was inspired by his love of New York and set about creating a guitar that represents everything the city stands for.

The Americana is the perfect showcase for what 3D printing can achieve and demonstrates the intricacy and flexibility of the technology.

The organiser of the NAMM Show (National Association of Music Merchants Show) commented, ‘We are thrilled to unveil the Americana guitar, a real American masterpiece celebrating our passion for music, country and 3D printing at the NAMM Show along with our entire consumer 3D experience.’

‘We invite attendees, music brands and developers to experience Cubify, a secure hosting, publishing and production platform, and introduce the 3D lifestyle to their audiences.’ 

The Americana joins the rest of Olaf’s guitar collection and if you fancy buying it then they’re available for purchase now.

January 22, 2013 • 49 notes • 3dprintingindustry.com
China opens world’s first 3D printing museum On Jan 15th China unveiled the world’s first 3D printing museum at Beijing’s DRC Industrial Design and Creative Industry Base. Visitors will now be able to experience just what this amazing technology can create. Anyone curious about 3D printing should get themselves along where they can have their entire body scanned. Multi-dimensional data is then stored and processed which after several hours ends up as a physical mini life like sculpture for the mantelpiece. And it’s not just yourself you can print either! Cans, vases, shoes, dolls and iPhone cases and more are all available for printing too. Along with the news that Staples are soon to be offering 3D printing in some of their European stores, 2013 could be remembered as the year 3D printing took the public stage.

China opens world’s first 3D printing museum

On Jan 15th China unveiled the world’s first 3D printing museum at Beijing’s DRC Industrial Design and Creative Industry Base.

Visitors will now be able to experience just what this amazing technology can create. Anyone curious about 3D printing should get themselves along where they can have their entire body scanned. Multi-dimensional data is then stored and processed which after several hours ends up as a physical mini life like sculpture for the mantelpiece.

And it’s not just yourself you can print either! Cans, vases, shoes, dolls and iPhone cases and more are all available for printing too.

Along with the news that Staples are soon to be offering 3D printing in some of their European stores, 2013 could be remembered as the year 3D printing took the public stage.

December 5, 2012 • 1 note • thingiverse.com
3D Printed Advert Calendar Home 3D print fanatics can get more than just the excitement of opening a card door to a festive picture and a piece of chocolate this December; they can make the 3D printing process part of the fun. Each day Thingiverse user Peter Leppik is uploading a new part to his 3D printed advent calendar for hobbyists to print out themselves at home. Each print consists of a numbered jigsaw piece and a toy, which fit together over the course of 25 days to make a Christmas tree. Not only that but Peter is giving Thingiverse users a chance to get involved with the design process, stating: ”I have not yet designed all 25 days, and I don’t have 25 ideas yet. If you have an idea please post in the comments. Gifts need to fit inside the confines of a box, be easy to design, and ideally print without support or gluing pieces together.”

3D Printed Advert Calendar

Home 3D print fanatics can get more than just the excitement of opening a card door to a festive picture and a piece of chocolate this December; they can make the 3D printing process part of the fun.

Each day Thingiverse user Peter Leppik is uploading a new part to his 3D printed advent calendar for hobbyists to print out themselves at home.

Each print consists of a numbered jigsaw piece and a toy, which fit together over the course of 25 days to make a Christmas tree.

Not only that but Peter is giving Thingiverse users a chance to get involved with the design process, stating: ”I have not yet designed all 25 days, and I don’t have 25 ideas yet. If you have an idea please post in the comments. Gifts need to fit inside the confines of a box, be easy to design, and ideally print without support or gluing pieces together.”

November 30, 2012 • 13 notes • Wired

Staples to Introduce 3D Printing Instore

Stationary and office supply giant Staples has revealed plans to have 3D printing available in store after the new year.

The service, dubbed as “Staples Easy 3D”, will allow users to upload their 3D designs to the Staples website and print them out at their nearest store for collection or delivery.

For the service Staples has teamed up with Mcor Technologies and will be using their new Iris Printers; incorporating a method of stacking and glueing layers of paper together to create a 3D Model (see the video above). Not only does this allow a detailed 3D print of 100 microns per layer, the biggest advantage is the ability to add photo-realistic colouring; something most plastic printers are yet to crack. The finished product is said to have a “wood like hardness”.

Although many dedicated services are already thriving online such as Shapeways and Sculpteo, this is the first time an already-established chain retailer has offered 3D printing; a huge step towards taking 3D printing to the mainstream market.

Staples Easy 3D launches in Belgium and the Netherlands around early 2013. Plans to roll it out further and service costs are yet to be revealed.

November 13, 2012 • 8 notes • slashgear.com

3D Printed Aston Martin Doubles used For Stunts in Skyfall

3D printing is gradually finding some uses on the big screen. The first we heard was 3D printing being used to make parts of Iron Man’s suit. Then we discovered 3D printing helped to create hundreds of facial expressions for the characters in ParaNorman.

Now we can reveal that 3D printed Aston Martin DB5 models, 1:3 the scale of the actual car, were used for stunts in the new James Bond film ‘Skyfall’. Obviously smashing a priceless antique car was never going to be on the cards, adding another notch to 3D printing’s cinema portfolio.

November 5, 2012 • 2 notes • shapeways.com
3D Printed Success Kid Meme Shapeways don’t half love printing a meme. We’ve had Trollface, Sad Keanu, and now Success Kid in full colour sandstone! Check out the video below of the model being designed in Sculptris using Z-Brush. (Please note at time of writing the Shapeways servers are down due to Hurricane Sandy. Please keep an eye out and check it out when the site is back in operation.) Source: 3Dprinter.net

3D Printed Success Kid Meme

Shapeways don’t half love printing a meme. We’ve had Trollface, Sad Keanu, and now Success Kid in full colour sandstone!

Check out the video below of the model being designed in Sculptris using Z-Brush.

(Please note at time of writing the Shapeways servers are down due to Hurricane Sandy. Please keep an eye out and check it out when the site is back in operation.)

Source: 3Dprinter.net

October 31, 2012 • 12 notes • blog.objet.com
Happy Halloween From 3D Printing Is Cool! Here’s a spooky Halloween 3D print; a collection of skulls printed on an Objet Connex500 multi-material system. According to the Objet blog, the designer was using the eye sockets to hold various pencils, screwdrivers and other tools!

Happy Halloween From 3D Printing Is Cool!

Here’s a spooky Halloween 3D print; a collection of skulls printed on an Objet Connex500 multi-material system. According to the Objet blog, the designer was using the eye sockets to hold various pencils, screwdrivers and other tools!

October 29, 2012 • 8 notes • thingiverse.com
3D printed Clock An 8-gear fully functional wall clock by Thingiverse user Syvwlch.

3D printed Clock

An 8-gear fully functional wall clock by Thingiverse user Syvwlch.

October 16, 2012 • 46 notes • designboom.com
3D Printed Prehistoric Tools Sometimes it’s nice to be reminded how far we have progressed as species, and what better way to do that than combine the next hot-tipped technical revolution with the earliest gadgets known to mankind? Two Iraeli designers have done exactly that; Ami Drach and Dov Ganchrow showcased their modern-age flint instruments at the 2012 Budapest Design Week. The encasing handles were made by 3D scanning the stone and then 3D printed to fit. Of course, Drach and Ganchrow are not saying that flint-knapping is the future, but built the tools to raise questions and discussion: “We are fascinated by the prospect of integrating thousand-year-old cutting implements manufactured by knapping with the most contemporary cutting-edge design and manufacturing technologies. “Here we look again as these basic tools with our current perspective and knowledge of tool making to ask the following: what happens when these two polarities meet? How will their meeting affect the ‘natural’ existence of each entity? What new forms are generated? How does the digital age influence the making of such tools? And how does ‘craft’ get updated in the process?” Ami Drake sadly passed away last month at the age of 49.

3D Printed Prehistoric Tools

Sometimes it’s nice to be reminded how far we have progressed as species, and what better way to do that than combine the next hot-tipped technical revolution with the earliest gadgets known to mankind?

Two Iraeli designers have done exactly that; Ami Drach and Dov Ganchrow showcased their modern-age flint instruments at the 2012 Budapest Design Week. The encasing handles were made by 3D scanning the stone and then 3D printed to fit.

Of course, Drach and Ganchrow are not saying that flint-knapping is the future, but built the tools to raise questions and discussion: “We are fascinated by the prospect of integrating thousand-year-old cutting implements manufactured by knapping with the most contemporary cutting-edge design and manufacturing technologies.

“Here we look again as these basic tools with our current perspective and knowledge of tool making to ask the following: what happens when these two polarities meet? How will their meeting affect the ‘natural’ existence of each entity? What new forms are generated? How does the digital age influence the making of such tools? And how does ‘craft’ get updated in the process?”

Ami Drake sadly passed away last month at the age of 49.

October 15, 2012 • 16 notes • shapeways.com
Very Very Very Small 3D Printed Heads Shapeways resident LincolnK has printed a miniature Mount Rushmore-tribute to himself using their “frosted detail plastic” (a UV Cured Acrylic resin) material. 3DPIC’s verdict: Impressive but we miss the beard!

Very Very Very Small 3D Printed Heads

Shapeways resident LincolnK has printed a miniature Mount Rushmore-tribute to himself using their “frosted detail plastic” (a UV Cured Acrylic resin) material.

3DPIC’s verdict: Impressive but we miss the beard!

(via shapeways)