Stunning Kinematics from Nervous System

It seems we have the first proprietary name for an application of “4D Printing”. Coming from Nervous System, a generative design studio, which was founded in 2007 by Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg, Kinematics is a project that has resulted…

Watch this 3D Printed Brand Collaboration — Courtesy of NOOKA & Cubify

3D Systems has just announced its latest 3D printed brand collaboration — with fashion brand NOOKA. Together the two companies will deliver a special edition 3D printed Zub 40 watch collection, exclusively on Cubify. As the holidays approach, the thought…

UK Launches Precious Metal Printing Initiative

3D printed plastic jewellery has its appeal; ornate shapes in purple PLA has a certain cyberpunk look that could become popular with teens and tweens alike. And plated steel from Shapeways might work for those trying not to spend too…

KAADEE’s 3D Printing Journey Captures the Eyes of Another

I have a new favourite person on my list of favourite 3D printing people (it’s rather long these days, but that’s good) — and it’s not just because she has sent me a ruck of samples, or indeed because she’s…

Shapeways Shop Owners Featured in Neiman Marcus

Shapeways has presented a new method for independent designers to make it onto the shelves of well-known retailers, proving that in the world of web 2.0, it might be more about getting noticed than who you know. Through a partnership…

Stilnest: An Absurd Little Bird is Popping Out to Say Cuckoo

There’s a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall and the bells in the steeple too. And, up in the nursery of 3D printed jewellry retailer, Stilnest, an absurd little bird is popping out to say “cuckoo”.…

3D Printed Nausea Bracelets

AkuFeel is one of a growing number of medical end-use products that exploit 3D printing to be sold to the general public at an affordable price outside the 3D print shop paradigm. Decomed Design has created the AkuFeel anti-nausea bracelet,…

3D Printed: One in a Million — (Baby) Bird

It was lovely to hear from Michiel Cornelissen over the weekend. Michiel is a talented designer, hailing from the Netherlands, who, among other things is currently pushing boundaries as he explores 3D printed jewellery designs. I covered Michiel’s ‘Mesh Matryoshkas’…

StyleShapes.com: A Community Magazine for 3D-Printed Jewellery

Quickly, the 3D printing web is becoming a vast shopping mall where users can idle by the variety of stores devoted both to the large megastores and the small boutiques.  And, while the megastore Shapeways offers every brand imaginable, this…

Directly Printing Gold & Some Upcoming Events

Cooksongold will be exhibiting at the Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair next week, demonstrating the capabilities of the first direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) technology designed specifically for the jewellery and watch-making industries. The Precious M080 3D printing system,…