- Leading 3D artist Keith Brown transcends physical form with full-colour 3D printed sculptures (3ders.org)
September 16, 2015
Keith Brown is one of the most renowned and foremost digital sculptors currently working, and is considered one of the earliest adopters of 3D printing technologies within the world of fine arts. His latest work utilizes the full-colour technology of Mcor 3D printers to create mind-bending 3D creations that go beyond what is possible in photographic or 2D forms.
- Intel and Chromat unveil Curie-powered 3D printed responsive sports bra that prevents excessive sweating (3ders.org)
September 15, 2015
As women throughout the world will verify, bras are not perfect. They can be uncomfortable, feature straps that dig into shoulders and after a long day quite a lot of sweat can accumulate in them. High time, fashion designers Chromat and technology giant Intel believed, to do something about it. At the New York Fashion Week, Chromat and Intel debuted their 3D printed smart sports bra, that is filled with enough Intel power to sense changes in temperature, breathing and perspiration and will even open or close tiny vents to prevent excessive sweating.
- How a mustachioed Duchamp chess set is opening the dialogue on 3D printing and copyright laws (3ders.org)
September 9, 2015
Last year, US-based 3D fabrication artists Scott Kildall and Bryan Cera designed and created 3D printable chess pieces based on Marcel Duchamp’s personal, one-of-a-kind, hard-carved set. The files were uploaded to Thingiverse under the title “Readymake” to be shared, altered and printed for free, and the artists felt satisfied not only with the challenge of their 3D re-creation, but with the fact that they were following the footsteps of Duchamp’s ‘readymade’ art movement itself. Shortly thereafter, Kildall and Cera received a stern cease-and-desist from the Duchamp Estate citing copyright infringement, and were forced to scrub the internet of their work and disappear without a fight. This year, Kildall and Cera are back with a new 3D design project titled “Chess with Mustaches,” a playful, bold, and very well-thought out answer to the Duchamp Estate, which they hope will get people talking about the lines between intellectual property, artwork, and where 3D printing and Internet remixes fit into the debate.
- TurboSquid & 3D Hubs Kick Off New Partnership with 3D Printable Shark Week Collection (3dprint.com)
September 15, 2015
TurboSquid is an online 3D model marketplace that was started by digital animators in New Orleans in 2000, and it has grown over the past fifteen years to hold more than 300,000 models with 2.5 million members. A wide variety of people–spanning digital animators, visual artists, gamers, and 3D printing hobbyists–use this popular platform to modify and download 3D printable models. And now that TurboSquid has announced that 3D Hubs is its new global 3D printing partner, we will no doubt be seeing more growth as these two 3D printing companies collaborate to bring customers high-quality, affordable and convenient 3D printable items to their doorsteps.
- 3D printed, GPS-enabled Camera Restricta prevents generic photos at popular sights (3ders.org)
September 10, 2015
When photography was first introduced, it was a specialized and complicated practice, requiring heavy equipment, a steady hand, and loads of patients. Today, with digital cameras and now smartphones, people point, click and upload without even thinking, leading to an endless stream of photos that are poorly framed, over-exposed, and worse of all: hopelessly generic. To prevent any more of these yawn-worthy shots, a new camera device uses invisible metadata to determine if too many photos have been taken in a particular spot, and if so, physically restricts the user from taking anymore.
- 3D Printing Marketplace “Formsfield” Sprouts Up in Poland (3dprintingindustry.com)
September 9, 2015
The issue that most 3D printable model marketplaces are trying to address is that either they offer a lot of relatively useless and unappealing designs or they must accept having an extremely limited selection of products. With consumer 3D printing being a very new means of production, not many designers have yet found the way to fully exploit it.
Formsfield, a new Poland-based 3D printing boutique, may represent the sign that something is changing. Like other marketplaces, including 3DShook and even MyMiniFactory, it has launched to provide consumers with a curated selection of home-office products. The news is that it already offers as many as 200 3D printable models and it has only officially launched today.
- Overworld Designs creates working, 3D printed Furiosa prosthetic for cosplaying amputee (3ders.org)
September 15, 2015
It’s rare enough to see disabled characters represented in mainstream Hollywood films, and even rarer to see them in powerful, lead roles, wielding guns, leading armies, and generally kicking their able-bodied enemies’ butts. But that’s exactly what Imperator Furiosa does, and what inspired fellow-amputee Laura Vaughn to have a fully functional, prosthetic mech-arm 3D printed in her likeness.
- Creator Kits launches 3D printed knife kit on Kickstarter, planning a series of 3D printable model kits (3ders.org)
September 10, 2015
Which one of us didn’t start out with assembling plastic model kits? In a way, 3D printing is a continuation of that fantastic hobby and a fine tradition for father and son, but it requires a lot more investments to work on worthwhile projects that go beyond the Pokémon pot planters. That inaccessibility has disappointed entrepreneurial duo Christ and Tyler from California, and has prompted them to found startup Creator Kits. The goal of Creator Kits is to launch a series of model kits containing a few components, 3D printable files and a tutorial that makes the hobby far more accessible and understandable, and they have just launched the first set on Kickstarter: a knife kit with a 3D printed handle.
- Sleek, Modular & Magnetic 3D Printed Construction Sets Allow You to Design Your Next Home (3dprint.com)
August 13, 2015
Do it yourself projects and ideas for the home years ago were often relegated to handymen and construction types who took care of business out of sight in grimy garage workshops, with efforts resulting in less than interesting industrial objects and examples of technical, utilitarian work–or they involved ‘this old home’ type projects regarding plumbing, wiring, and projects that lacked much glamour. That’s our take on it, compared to the stylish, vibrant DIY projects that abound and rock the internet today, allowing the laypeople of this new world to imbue incredibly rich looks in our homes and offices while actually spending very little.