Tag: 3D printing

Gun enthusiasts release open-source kits
for 3D-printed Wiki Weapons

News: a group of libertarian activists in the U.S. plans to distribute open-source blueprints for homemade 3D-printed guns, provoking questions about the potential uses of the increasingly affordable technology. More »

Online retailer Made.com opens
physical showroom

News: online homeware retailer Made.com has opened a physical showroom on the ninth floor of a west London office tower, featuring QR codes and miniature 3D-printed models of furniture. More »

Paralympic design: 3D-printed seats
for wheelchair basketball

The first tailor-made 3D printed seats for wheelchair basketball are being used by competitors at the London 2012 Paralympics. More »

Stone Spray Robot by Anna Kulik,
Inder Shergill and Petr Novikov

Students from Barcelona's Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia have built a robotic 3D printer that creates architectural structures from sand or soil (+ movie). More »

Competition: ten tickets to 3D Print Show
to be won

Competition: we are giving our readers the chance to win one of ten weekend passes to the 3D Print Show, taking place from 19 to 21 October 2012 in London. More »

No Pause by Gio Tirotto

This cutlery by Italian designer Gio Tirotto looks more like a set of workshop tools. More »

Biomimicry Shoe by Marieka Ratsma
and Kostika Spaho

A bird's skull inspired the hollow heel of these 3D-printed shoes by Dutch fashion designer Marieka Ratsma and American architect Kostika Spaho. More »

Nóize chairs by
Estudio Guto Requena

Brazilian designers Estudio Guto Requena used audio recorded on the streets of São Paulo to distort the shapes of these 3D-printed chairs (+ movie). More »

Technology and Design: the digital
industrial revolution

Digital manufacturing and open-source design are revolutionising the way designers make their products, reports Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs in this latest article from our series on technology and design supported by computing brand Intel. More »

Jointed Jewels by Alissia Melka-Teichroew

Qubique 2011: New York designer Alissia Melka-Teichroew of byAMT has added new designs to her collection of 3D-print ed jewellery. More »

Inside Out Furniture by Minale-Maeda

Dutch Design Week 2011: components for this furniture by Rotterdam designers Minale-Maeda can be downloaded, 3D-printed and assembled locally. More »

Dezeen Screen: The Solar Sinter
by Markus Kayser

The Solar Sinter by Markus Kayser

Dezeen Screen: this movie by Royal College of Art graduate Markus Kayser shows his Solar Sinter 3D-printing machine at work in the desert, making glass objects by melting sand with sunlight. Watch the movie »

The Solar Sinter
by Markus Kayser

Show RCA 2011: German designer Markus Kayser has built a 3D-printing machine that uses sunlight and sand to make glass objects in the desert. More »