3D Printed Art

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Light Me Up
Hypnotic Texas University Lighting Made with Lulzbot 3D Printers

Creative agency Viget uses 3D printing to create Lightwalk, a programmable, interactive LED array that reacts to passers-by, rain or 'shine, on the Abilene Christian University campus.

by Hanna Watkin
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Through the Loving Glass
Formlabs 3D Prints Huge Lens for Times Square Valentine Heart

Each year a specially selected artwork graces Times Square for the month of February. For 2018, a huge 3D printed Fresnel lens has that honor.

by Matthew Mensley
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Flower Power
Designer Van Eijk 3D Prints Foxglove-Inspired Lampshades

Designer Kiki van Eijk was inspired by the imperfections of foxglove flowers in her garden and used 3D printing to create replica lampshades.

by Hanna Watkin
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In Loving Memory
“The Missing Piece” Artwork Honors Memory of Artist’s Late Wife

The Missing Piece is a multimedia project using 3D printing, photographs and film to commemorate the life of Tim Guthrie's late wife, Beth. 

by Hanna Watkin
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Pretty Pieces
Design Studio TOMLIN Creates 3D Printed Colorful Ceramics

Two Swedish designers are creating sustainable 3D printed ceramics, from tea light holders to small plates, in a range of colors, including punky pink.

by Hanna Watkin
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Old Masters, New Tech
Old Masters Artworks Digitized for VR Museum Experience

A 70 large collection of 17th-century Dutch Old Masters artworks have been digitized and housed in a specially commissioned VR museum.

by Matthew Mensley
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Data-Driven Art
White Noise AR Art Shows Us We’re All Terrible People

Art installation White Noise pits consumption vs. conservation against each other on Twitter to determine the fate of an AR coral reef.

by Matthew Mensley
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Tribal Prints
New Zealand Artist Creates Stunning 3D Printed Maori Art Pendants

Joe Te Wharau uses 3D printing and traditional Maori designs to create a collection of artistic pendants, called "Matihiko Taonga V1.0". 

by Tyler Koslow
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One Small Step for Artists
Amazing Apollo 11 Table Shows Accurate 3D Model of the Moon’s Surface

A French designer is making art out of NASA's open source digital files, including the APOLLO 11 table which shows a 3D model of the moon.

by Hanna Watkin
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Artistic Touch
3D Printing Helps Blind “See” Civil War Artifacts at Virginia Museum

The Virtual Curation Laboratory in Virginia is 3D scanning and 3D printing Civil War artifacts to offer a "touch tour" for blind visitors.

by Tyler Koslow
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Designs for the Ages
Dutch High-Tech Design: Joris Laarman Lab Exhibition in NYC

Dutch studio Joris Laarman Lab, designer of the MX3D steel bridge, is subject of an exhibition at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

by Matthew Mensley
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Made From 223 Printed Parts
WASP Debuts World’s First 3D Printed Stage Dressing for Rome’s Opera House

When it comes to theatre sets, 3D printers are used to create masks, props, and furniture. But a whole stage dressing? That’s a first.

by Anatol Locker
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Satellite of Love
Signal Tide Makes Music with Alien Transmissions and 3D Printing

In space, no one can hear you sing; Signal Tide brings together extraterrestrial transmissions, generative music, and 3D printing.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Embrace Your Look
Boltenstern Launches 3D Printed Gold and Platinum “EMBRACE” Jewelry Collection

Embrace is a jewelry collection offering everything from bracelets to cufflinks in 18ct gold and platinum from Cooksongold and Boltenstern.

by Hanna Watkin
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Big Anxiety
Little Big Woman Confronts Attitudes towards Dwarfism with Life-size 3D Printed Sculpture

This 3D printed life-size sculpture of an Australian artist with Dwarfism challenges viewers with their anxieties around difference.

by Hanna Watkin
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Halloween Comes Early
3D Printed Mask Changes Color According to How You’re Feeling

Students from London's Bartlett School of Architecture developed a 3D printed mask which can change color depending on your facial expression.

by Hanna Watkin
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Cake art
Dinara Kasko Creates New Pieces of Pastry Art with 3D Printed Cake Molds

Dinara Kasko makes use of 3D printing to shape her latest works of pastry art, which incorporate mathematical principals and sculpture.

by Sean Rohringer
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Trees Made of Paper?
Artist Ironically Scans Tasmanian Eucalyptus Tree and 3D Prints it in Paper

An artist and associate professor is 3D scanning and printing a Tasmania Eucalypt tree using paper to make a point about the state's forest industry.

by Hanna Watkin
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Recreating Ancient Art
Xian Chizi Digital Technology Uses 3D Printing to Create Ancient Chinese Replicas

Xian Chizi Digital Technology studio uses 3D printing to create replicas and moulds of ancient art found in the Shaanxi province.

by Hanna Watkin
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Digital Humanities
Take a Virtual Reality Tour with UK Government Art Collection

Take a VR tour of a display at the UK Government Art Collection, the result of a collaboration with the Cultural Heritage team at Sketchfab.

by Bulent Yusuf
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