Research: 3D Printing and UK Consumer Market

Aysu Bozkurt is an industrial engineer who studied MSc in Global Marketing in London School of Business and Finance. While researching a topic for her dissertation she discovered 3D printing and became passionate about the technology, the sector and consumers.…

Birth Card Application

Introducing your baby for the first time is an emotional and very special moment. Sending the announcement out to friends and family using cards is common practice these days, but a designer from Materialise has given this concept an original…

Not Happy with Jewellery Off-the-Shelf? Simple, DIY.

Last week 3D Printing Industry provided some insight into the 3D printing effect on the jewellery sector and the many ways that the technology is contributing to the development and/or production of ever more stunning designs. However, for anyone that…

Printcraft: CAD is Child’s Play & 3D Printing Makes it Real

Paul Harter, the creator of Printcraft, shares his passion for 3D design and 3D printing as well as his opinions about engaging children with these technologies. Printcraft started as a project with my own children, but seems to have captured…

Kiosk 2.0 — Mobile 3D Printing

Belgian design studio, Unfold, has worked with 3D digital technologies such as 3D printing and 3D scanning for years and is a bold advocate of the advantages of the technologies as well as a creative hub for new and exciting…

The Jewellery Sector and 3D Printing

Introduction When it comes to applications of 3D printing, there are few more appealing or captivating for the consumer than jewellery. Just take a look at the jewellery gallery we presented last week, browse through the archives of 3DPI or…

Designing the New Nintendo Wii U Gamepad

Many mainstream consumer companies have been using 3D printers as part of their design process for many years, using them to create prototype versions of the final product quickly and cost-effectively for form, fit and function applications. Ususally, these companies…

Fashion Digital Studio

3D printing is making significant inroads into the world of fashion. It is not, perhaps, the most obvious industry sector with which you would associate this technology, and yet, once again it is the key advantage of customisation and producing…

Weidenbach / Klein

I first met Silvia Weidenbach quite by chance at TCT 2011, where she was a visitor. She came onto the stand of 3DDC Limited, while I was catching up with Andy Allshorn, a long time friend and a Director of…

3D Printed Jewellery Extravaganza

It’s Friday and time for another 3D printed showdown. This week it’s all about jewellery – one of the most exciting and inspirational sectors in which 3D printing technologies can be applied to make the most imaginative, wearable creations. Take…