Design

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Gleaming the Cube
Skateboard Trucks Optimized for Downhill Racing with Metal 3D Printing

Engineering student Philipp Manger designed a pair of custom skateboard trucks for downhill racing -- combining topological optimization and lattice structures -- and had them 3D printed in metal.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Smokin'
Scent Tray is a Beautiful 3D Printed Incense Holder and Ashtray

An artist based in Vancouver is using direct metal laser sintering technology to create beautiful incense holders and show off the possibilities for designing with and using 3D printing. 

by Hanna Watkin
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A Present Fit for a Tsar
Designing and 3D Printing a Faberge Egg from Scratch

For his wife's birthday, maker Aleksander Wróblewski took inspiration from Russian Tsars to design and 3D print a Farberge egg from scratch which could hold a surprise. 

by Hanna Watkin
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Take a Seat
3D Printed Urban Furniture Made from Recycled Plastic

Based in Rotterdam, Print your City! is an ongoing research project to turn plastic waste into functional, tough, 3D printed urban furniture.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Clarity of Vision
Eyeglass Factory with Formlabs x 3DBrooklyn 2017 Roadshow

Curious about custom eye-wear made using stereolithographic 3D printing? Learn about the Eyeglass Factory from design studio 3D Brooklyn.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Does Not Suck
Top 20 Shortlist Announced for James Dyson Award 2017

It's squeaky bum time. The top 20 shortlist for the James Dyson Award 2017 has been announced, including several 3D printing projects.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Swinging London
Creative 3D Printing Start-ups at the London Design Festival

The 15th London Design Festival celebrates innovative design and creative solutions, with the participation of several 3D printing startups.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Plants Vs. Printers
Chromatose is a Synthetic 3D Printed Venus Flytrap

The Chromatose, a beautiful synthetic 3D printed venus flytrap, is hungry for flies and a prestigious design award in New Zealand.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Makeshift Fashion
RCLifeOn 3D Prints Custom Designs onto Fabric (And You Can Too!)

In a new video, the Swedish YouTuber RCLifeOn presents a way for you to 3D print your favorite custom designs directly onto clothing fabric.

by Hanna Watkin
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Anatomic Design
Kickstarter Campaign to Reissue Humanscale Design Guide

Containing over 60,000 reference measurements, the Humanscale collection of books and charts is getting a re-release via Kickstarter.

by Matthew Mensley
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Not an Ugly Stick
Shiro Studio 3D Prints Stylish and Practical ENEA Walking Stick

A new approach to mobility aids? Shiro Studio collaborate with engineering firm Arup on a stylish and practical walking stick, ENEA.

by Hanna Watkin
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Creative Kids
CHIL-DISH Project and Shapeways Bring Kid’s Drawings to Life

The winners of the CHIL-DISH Project, which saw kid's drawings realized as 3D printed objects, are revealed after months of deliberation.

by Hanna Watkin
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Claw-some!
Eighth-Graders 3D Print a Wheelchair for Ray the Kitten

Ray the kitten has a kink in his spine. Students from Portsmouth Middle School have used 3D printing in a creative way to help.

by Hanna Watkin
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Shop 'til You Drop
Could Print the Future Launch World’s First 3D Printing Chain?

Canadian company Print the Future is launching a 3D printing chain, inviting customers to personalize purchases and print them in store.

by Hanna Watkin
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Higher Learning
Here are the 3D Hubs Student Grant 2017 Award Winners

Announcing the 3D Hubs Student Grant 2017 Winners, with three recipients chosen from over 449 applicants from 300 universities.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Interview Anouk Wipprecht
“I Believe Teachers Should be Curators of Knowledge, not Dictators”

Anouk Wipprecht combines extraordinary fashion with intelligent tech. In this interview, she talks about teaching, fashion, and wearables.

by Anatol Locker
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Crystal Clear Coolness
Swarovski Allows Designer To 3D Print With Crystals

Swarovski Designers of the Future award winners use crystal to develop innovative designs, techniques, including 3D printing.

by Hanna Watkin
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Master Lock
Stealth Key is a 3D Printed Security Key that Can’t Be Copied

With a hidden internal mechanism and 3D printed from ultra tough titanium, the Stealth Key may the ultimate security lock yet invented.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Bench Press
Benchmarks: Worktops Made into Beautiful Art with 3D Scanning & CNC Milling

Ghanian artist El Anatsui and Factum Arte have created a series of contemporary art prints called Benchmarks, featuring 3D scanned worktops.

by Hanna Watkin
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Suck it Up
Will McDonald’s New STRAW Change Your Fast Food Experience?

McDonald's has created a STRAW, or Suction Tube for Reverse Axial Withdrawal, to perfectly complement its new Chocolate Shamrock Shake.

by Hanna Watkin
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