In this still very early phase of 3D printing evolution learning, teaching and generally spreading the knowledge of 3D printing technologies is the first and foremost necessity for every one involved, both those who are inside the industry and want…
3DP4E Producing Poster Series To Showcase 3D Printing…
In the whiteout of our 3D printing “TMI” blizzard, all of us are looking for the hand-raised letterpress signals against the featureless noise of petabyte-gray backgrounds. So, if you’re in the business of galvanizing awareness of 3D printing, exciting attention,…
Dot San Partners with Artist Ehryn Torrell to 3D Print a Beautiful Memory
A few weeks ago, as I was looking for images of beautiful 3D printed objects and designs on Flickr, some particularly impressed me. Many of them were by Scottish 3D design firm Dot San, so I contacted Vijay, one of…
European 3D Printers Continue to Invade the US
A growing trend is seeing European 3D printer manufacturers heading stateside, to a land that is progressive in its uptake of 3D printing, particularly at the maker and home levels. Leapfrog did it just last month as Mike reported, and…
EOS + Cooksongold Put the Bling in 3D Printing with Precious Metal Printer
Industrial 3D printer manufacturer EOS has been working with precious metal supplier Cooksongold for about two years to develop a commercial machine for 3D printing with precious metals. Since beginning their partnership, their precious metal printer has made appearances at…
Michiel Cornelissen Opens Independent 3D Printing Design Store
Dutch 3D Designer Michiel Cornelissen has become a mainstay of the 3D printed art and design community, with work at the MoMAs in New York and Japan, the Tate Modern in London, and Centre Pompidou in Paris. Some more notable…
Refund Delay for Buccaneer 3D Printer May Signal Sinking Pirate Ship
It’s a tragic day for pirates, as the world’s first pirate-themed 3D printer company sinks below the seas of the market. After Pirate3D launched a wildly “successful” Kickstarter, earning over a million dollars for their low-cost, consumer friendly Buccaneer 3D…
Heading to Costco? Pick Up a 3D Printer from ROBO 3D
Everyone’s favorite warehouse club, Costco, will be selling desktop 3D printers starting September 19th. The machine that the US’s second and the world’s seventh largest retailer has decided to introduce to their 3 million customers is the ROBO1 3D printer…
3D Printed Earthquake Data Visualisation
There have been many areas of application for prosumer 3D printing that just wouldn’t have occurred to me, with fascinating stories of just how broad the utility of desktop 3D printing can be. The visualisation of non-visual data is one…
A 3D Printed Dire Wolf Skull Pendant Could be Yours
If you thought the Dire Wolf was an invention of Game of Thrones then you may be shocked to find out that it was in fact a real species of wolf that died out about 10,000 years ago. It is…
