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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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Omedelbar: First 3D Printed Items in Mass Production at Ikea

Next year, IKEA introduces its first ever 3D printed objects in the OMEDELBAR collection, a collaboration with stylist Bea Åkerlund.

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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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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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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Sir Pigglesby is a 3D Printed Piggy Bank to Stash your Cash

There are piggy banks, and there are 3D printed piggy banks called Sir Pigglesby who wear a suit of armor. Which would you rather have?

by Bulent Yusuf
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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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Spring in your Step
These Spring Heel Shoes Can Only Be Made with 3D Printing

Inspired by hyperactivity, spring heel shoes by Neta Soreq have a unique "energetic pass" design only made possible through 3D printing.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Century of Makers
3D Printed Book to Honor Genius of Albert Einstein

The 100th anniversary of Einstein's Theory of Relativity is marked with a 3D printed book called "Genius: 100 Visions of the Future".

by Hanna Watkin
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Analogue Loaders is Beautiful 3D Printed Stop Motion Short

Capturing the frustration and the beauty of the software loading screen, Analogue Loaders is a stop motion animation made with 3D printing.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Skelmet Scans your Face to 3D Print Sunglasses for Perfect Fit

New company Skelmet uses 3D scanning and printing to make custom sunglasses that fit perfectly and don't weigh heavily on your face.

by Hanna Watkin
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Bottle Bottom Glasses
3D Printed “Smart Glasses” Automatically Adjust Focus

Researchers at the University of Utah used 3D printing to prototype "Smart Glasses" with liquid lenses that adjust to the wearer's sight.

by Hanna Watkin
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Finger Licking Good
Unique Goûte Spoon Prototyped with 3D Printed Finger

The Goûte spoon is a radical new approach to eating. Designed by Andreas Fabian, it improves flavor by copying the action of licking fingers.

by Hanna Watkin
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Korean Designer Draws “Connect Chair” with 3Doodler Pen

Jungsub Shim in a Korean designer who used a 3Doodler to create a functioning Connect chair for her design course at Hongik University in Seoul.

by Hanna Watkin
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Wonder Stroller
Prototyping a Multifunctional Walker with 3D Printing

Designer Eliza Wrobel created a multifunctional walker prototype using a 3D printer to help disabled people who want to remain active.

by Hanna Watkin
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Ikea Debuts 3D Knitted Armchair in PS 2017 Collection

For their 3D Knitted Armchair, the Swedish retail giant is using a digital knitting process to create complex and lightweight furniture.

by Tyler Koslow
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World’s First 3D Printed Pedestrian Bridge Completed in Madrid

New pedestrian bridge designed by the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is 3D printed with micro-reinforced concrete.

by Tyler Koslow
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Maison Perrier-Jouët’s 3D Printed Strand Garden at Design Miami

A 3D printed Strand Garden from champagne producer Maison Perrier-Jouët was the "must-see" display at the Design Miami exhibition.

by Tyler Koslow
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