By combining multiple 3D printing techniques, designer Charles Fried created a stunning desk lamp that incorporates hand-tooled, aircraft-grade aluminum; high-quality walnut; 3D printed steel coated in 14k gold; and the latest in high tech OLED lighting technology. Fried’s lamp was…
Academics Reproduce Ancient Sexual Artifacts with 3D Printing
When Exeter University academics Kate Fisher and Rebecca Langlands were examining the massive collection of historical artifacts being kept in the stacks at London’s Wellcome Collection, they discovered a wide variety of oddities that have probably never been seen by…
Geek Mom 3D Prints the Nerdy Cookie Cutters of Your Dreams
You can take the geek out of the geek space, but you can’t take the geek space out of the geek. So, when video game production artist Athey Moravetz left her job to raise her children, she never lost the…
Ginormous 3D Printed Rolex for the Giant in Your Life
At seven inches wide, you would need really, really big wrists to fool anyone into thinking this 3D printed Rolex is the real deal. But, hey, a fake Rolex is a fake Rolex, right? It doesn’t matter if it’s made…
Sculptor Richard Loffler Uses 3D Printing for His Latest Massive Creation
Sculptor Richard Loffler has been creating breathtaking works of art from cast bronze for three decades now. Some of his work sit in museums, national parks and have been featured in exhibitions all over the world. But have you ever…
Unexpected 3D Printing Partnership Leads to Tactile Sheet Music for Blind Musicians
In 2012 when the University of Wisconsin at Madison’s Mechanical Engineering Department was gifted a new Sinterstation 2500 selective laser sintering 3D printer it didn’t take long for the machine to change the dynamics of the campus. The 3D printer…
World’s Sweetest Boyfriend Inspires 3D Printing Valentines Day Contest
Kids’ Creation Station is the awesome service that was created to allow parents to turn their children’s 2D drawings into 3D statues. But, when their service was used in an unconventional way, it inspired them to play the part of…
Kitten Pulling a 3D Printed Barbie Chariot… You Know You Want.
Last year our good friend Jim “Zheng3” Rodda broke the internet just a bit with his full suit of 3D printed, medieval, battle armor perfectly sized for Barbie. His first crowdfunding campaign – based off of a design that he…
PYOD Stands for 3D Print Your Own [Richard]
A new Dutch startup, PYOD (pronounced “pie-odd”), is developing a smartphone app for iPhone and Android devices that will allow users to create their own custom 3D printed sex toys. PYOD is crowdfunding on Indiegogo to create and launch the smartphone…
3Dfilamenta Introduces New 3D Printing Materials and Motherboard
3Dfilamenta has announced that they will begin selling their own line of 3D printing materials and that they have teamed up with CBD-tech to release a powerful motherboard optimized for 3D printers. This new line of products joins their already…
