Shapeways 3D Printspiration

Gift from @NeilHubb by samhilldesign on Flickr.

Tessellated Skulls of Matthew Day Jackson Reverse Evolution and the Digital Aesthetic

3D Printing an iPod Nano Dock by Remi van Oers Design

(via Shapeways | blog: 3D Printed Subatomic Rubik’s Cube 6mm (VIDEO))

The world’s smallest rubik’s cube 3D printed in frosted ultra detail at a tiny 6mm edge to edge is the Subatomic Cube…. Good luck solving this one.

Introducing 3D Printed Black Elasto Plastic : I Can’t Believe It’s Not Rubber

It’s squishy, it’s flexible, it stretches, it bounces, it blends, it’s 3D Printed Black Elasto Plastic!!!!!

Black Elasto Plastic is our first fully flexible material! It is still in the experimental stages of development, and we are learning more about the possibilities and restrictions of this material each and every day. Design, order and give us feedback when your model arrives at your doorstep! This material will be on trial until the July 20th, 2012, so get your orders in soon. After the trial, we will review and decide whether to introduce it permanently, whether we need to change any design rules, etc.

The Shapeways materials page gives an overview of the materials and their properties including the price. At Shapeways, the price exists of material price and handling fee. Here’s a quick overview for the different materials categorized into plastics, metals and glass for Bowie the Bunny from BAROBA’s shop. What does a 3D printed bunny cost? Please note prices are in US Dollars from Europe so VAT is included. The exact volume is not specified because it is a shop owners model but it can be used as an indicative comparison across different materials.

Shapeways | blog: What does a 3D printed bunny cost?)

Printed Death’s Head Hawkmoth Skeleton by joabaldwin on Shapeways

Thumb wrestling arena by Dennisjacobs 3D Printed by Shapeways

Finally

(via Shapeways | blog: Friday Finds: 3D Printed Awesomeness from the Shapeways Community)

Starting with the 3D Printed Raspberry Pi case…..

This is one of the most amazingly detail 3D Printed projects we have seen so far on Shapeways.. Atlas from Portal 2 by PsychoBob… WOW. (via Shapeways | blog: Amazing 3D Printed Atlas from Portal 2 (video))

Intro to Parametric Design & 3D-Printed Jewelry

Together we will create an extraordinarily meaningful and beautiful small object using parametric design and 3D-printing. We will begin with a simple piece of jewelry (Day 1), end with an advanced object of your choosing (Day 2), and then reconvene to share our real designs and receive invaluable feedback from some of NYC’s most creative designers (Day 3). You will learn how a multitude of discrete things - a ring, a necklace, a bracelet; a desk, a shelf, a chair; and even a building structure - can be realized through the use of a single parametric definition. Furthermore, you will explore the behavior of your design through the modulation of its different characteristics, a process that some designers refer to as search, so that you might discover something new beyond what you had first imagined. With help from this workshop, the tools of Rhino, Grasshopper, and Shapeways will become easy and fun to use. This 3-day workshop is intended for new users of Rhino and Grasshopper. Intermediate knowledge of any other 3D modelling software is highly recommended, but not required. No 3D-printing experience necessary. No coding experience necessary. Kevin’s Credentials Kevin Wei is a Jewelry Artist and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture at Columbia University. He holds advanced degrees in architecture, urbanism, and applied research from Columbia University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Carnegie Mellon University. He believes in the extraordinary value of objects with meaningful stories, but recognizes that the speed and brevity encouraged by our digital lives has perhaps fooled many of us into valuing objects that are without a story. He works to return meaning to form, and teaches others to engage the art of storytelling in everything they create.

Satin Black and Satin White 3D Printed Ceramic Cory Doctorow at Shapeways on Flickr.