Taiwan Wins the 3D Printing World Cup in Singapore

It may seem like it these days (here in Italy more so, probably in Brazil too) but Football does not have a complete monopoly in the World Cup stakes. In fact a “3D Printing World Cup” just took place in…

A Collection of 3D Printed Hats by Renown Milliner Gabriela Ligenza

Anyone that knows me will easily be able to picture the grin that spread across my face as I discovered and started writing this particular story. Two of my favourite things of all time intertwine here resulting in some glorious…

Anouk Wipprecht’s Electrifying 3D Printed Fashion – You Have to See it to Believe It!

Fashion had a good run for a while, until it culminated in the electrifying (partially) 3D printed ensemble of Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht at the Bay Area Maker Faire. Unable to top her Faraday dress, fashion designers the world over…

World’s First Dynamic 3D Printed Insoles

Anyone who has run further than to the local convenience will know that, arguably, the two most important tools for running are a drive to overcome the internal voice telling you that by the time you get to retirement age…

NOOKA is 3D Printing Away in NY with i.materialise

New York City based fashion design company NOOKA had a first taste of 3D printing when it made a special edition of its Zub 40 watch collection available exclusively on 3D System’s Cubify network. Now the” technoprogressive” group of designers…

Mink: The MakeUp 3D Printer

We have witnessed an explosion of beauty and fashion orientated 3D printers and 3D printing applications over the past few years. Way back in 2011, TIME Magazine named Iris van Herpen’s 3D printed dress one of the 50 Best Inventions…

Couture Corsets Completed with 3D Printed Fashion Accessories

Move over, Justin LeBlanc[1]! There’s a new 3D printing fashion designer reigning the runway. At this year’s Fashion Art Toronto (FAT), Toronto-based Starkers Corsetry unveiled its latest line of corset couture with a bit of 3D printed flair. The founder…

Nervous System Upgrades Kinematics with 3D Printed Gold

Unlike Shapeways’ recent announcement about 3D printed products made golden with lost wax casting, design duo Nervous System has 3D printed the gold itself.  The studio, which recently developed their Kinematics method for 3D printing segmented pieces that can be…

Take a WonderLuk at This Online Destination for Made-to-Order 3D Printed Fashion

Emerging out of stealth mode last week, London-based start-up WonderLuk has launched in public beta as an online retail outlet offering 3D printed fashion, jewellery and accessories — specifically targeting confident, style-conscious women. WonderLuk’s co-founder and CEO, Roberta Lucca, tells me…

Laura Martinez’s Traditional Textile Designs Are Perfected by 3D Printing (and Vice versa)

On 3Dprintingindustry.com we love 3D printing and we think it has a big future, but we are not blind to the fact that, especially in the present, 3D printing applications can be valorized by combining them with traditional manufacturing practices.…