What could be better for a gaming aficionado than spending some quality time with two of the most defining (pas)time thieves of this century – World of Warcraft and Minecraft? I have an answer — to co…
Digital Natives – 3D Printed Art With a Twist
Matthew Plummer-Fernandez is a renowed experimental artist with a passion for designing and producing objects in creative new ways. One of these innovative roads to imaginative artistry is 3D printing…
i.Materialise Adds Stainless Steel To Its Material Range
One of the most typical questions people unfamiliar with the 3D printing industry tend to ask is about the availability and offering of different materials that can be utilised today. This issue is, i…
Spoiled for Choice: A Gallery Of 3D Printed iPhone Cases
There is no doubting that 3D printing has come a long way from its industrial roots and manifested itself as a serious tool for producing a wide range of consumer objects. To celebrate this paradigm s…
3D Design & 3D Printing Both Feature in The Popular Mechanics Top Ten Tech Breakthrough Awards 2012
The highly recognised Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards were announced recently and have once again been bestowed on those the judging panel deemed to be the greatest innovations of this year. It …
Disney's Research On 3D Printing Technology
Even though recent news regarding 3D printing has, for the most part, been about empowering the almighty consumer and unleashing the design forces within, this does not mean that the people on the oth…
Preview Of The 3D Printshow London 2012
One of this year’s most exciting 3D printing events will open its doors in two weeks — the 3D Printshow in London, UK is running across the weekend of 19-21st October. This gathering, with an im…
3D Printed Quad Copter
DIY Drones is the virtual home for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) enthusiasts and tinkerers. With a passion for all things airborne, this pastime turned lifestyle has traditionally required significan…
Survival of the Fittest 3D Design – The Generative Design Process and Co-Creation
An interesting issue concerning 3D printing and its organic relationship with design has been about the sheer increase in numbers of people engaging with design in its many forms. Indeed, in the futur…
Maker Faire New York 2012: A Weekend of 3D Printing and Open Source Goodness
This year’s Maker Faire was held this bygone weekend at the New York Hall of Science and the timing couldn’t have been more appropriate. The preceding weeks brought us the Form 1 and Replicator 2, thu…