For a decade China has been developing additive manufacturing (3D printing) for advanced space flight. Since 1998 Professor Cui Guoqi, director of the Rapid Prototyping Research Center in Tianjin Uni…
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3D Printed Shoes from Iris van Herpen & Rem D Koolhaas Dazzle & Delight in Paris
Anyone that follows high-end fashion AND follows new developments in 3D printing will likely be familiar with the name Iris van Herpen — the pioneering designer that continues to explore the two disci…
3D Systems Joins Planetary Resources to Mine Asteroids in Space
Industry leader 3D Systems has opened up a new investment wing to its operation, 3D Systems Ventures, and the division’s first order of business is mining asteroids for space minerals. On June 2…
Autodesk & GrabCAD Partner Up for Easy & Accessible 3D Modelling
Autodesk recently announced AutoCAD 360, which brings powerful, easy-to-use AutoCAD capabilities to the web and mobile devices, as well as Fusion 360, the next generation integrated 3D industrial and …
Dresses, Jackets and Hats – Oh My!
Larisa Katz, the designer and purveyor of couture art, wanted something ‘a bit different’ for Royal Ascot Ladies’ Day, which took place last month. As you can see from the image of her in her ou…
Create it REAL Stops 3DP Guns from Becoming Real
A Danish company claims to have addressed the concern over 3D-printed guns, not by improving the skills of law enforcement, but by improving the skills of computer software. In a press release, the fi…
Fabster – 3D Printing Designs in the Open
A Monday morning with a difference – as I was throwing breakfast down my throat in the UK, I was chatting to Peter Sayers on the other side of the world, in Australia, who was preparing to eat his din…
New 1-on-1 Study on 3D Printing and its Future
Besides Wohlers, new research and future mapping of 3D printing is also released perodically from different technology-oriented institutions worldwide. The newest study comes from market and tech inte…
Kong in Chains Turns Realistic 3D Models into Realistic 3D Prints
Every once in a while, we’re given a project that takes us in a different direction to that which we first anticipated. That’s what happened here to Mike, but his open nature and equally open mind hav…
Freeze Frame — 3D Printed Hand-Print Holder
Many years ago, when I was young, I enjoyed producing fine art. One of the things that used to interest me was, in a modern, conceptual artistic ecosystem, challenging the conventions by their notions…