Filament. 01-04 by Alan Nguyen
Product designer Alan Nguyen has taken a series of extreme close-up photos of 3D-printer filament waste, revealing how the machines can produce detritus of surprising beauty. More about Filament. 01-04 by Alan Nguyen
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"Can these parts go together and kill someone? The answer is yes."
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our next movie from the UK capital, senior curator at the V&A Kieran Long explains why the London museum has controversially acquired the world's first 3D-printed gun. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "Can these parts go together and kill someone? The answer is yes."
3D-printed buildings to become reality "in the not-too-distant future"
Interview: 3D printing will revolutionise the way buildings are designed and built - and could herald a new aesthetic, according to Bart Van der Schueren, vice president of Belgian additive manufacturing company Materialise. More about 3D-printed buildings to become reality "in the not-too-distant future"
Verlan Dress by Francis Bitonti and New Skins Workshop students
New York designer Francis Bitonti worked with students to 3D-print this dress using commercially available MakerBot machines (+ movie). More about Verlan Dress by Francis Bitonti and New Skins Workshop students
Identity Parade by Adam Nathaniel Furman
London Design Festival 2013: London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created multi-coloured 3D-printed ceramic objects for his Designers in Residence commission at the Design Museum (+ slideshow). More about Identity Parade by Adam Nathaniel Furman
Dunes by Philippe Malouin for 1882 Ltd
London Design Festival 2013: designer Philippe Malouin built an analogue 3D printer to create moulds from piles of sugar for this range of plates and bowls (+ movie). More about Dunes by Philippe Malouin for 1882 Ltd
V&A museum acquires first 3D-printed gun
London Design Festival 2013: London's V&A Museum has added the world's first 3D-printed gun to its permanent collection and will exhibit it along with four other newly acquired design objects during the London Design Festival. More about V&A museum acquires first 3D-printed gun
NASA develops 3D printing factory in space
News: NASA is developing an orbiting factory that will use 3D printing and robots to fabricate giant structures such as antennas and solar arrays of up to a kilometre in length, as part of its ongoing search for extra-terrestrial life. More about NASA develops 3D printing factory in space
"3D printing is abused" - Ron Arad
Designer Ron Arad compares the overuse of 3D printing today to how musicians "abused" synthesisers in this movie made by Alice Masters for London's Design Museum. More about "3D printing is abused" - Ron Arad
California duo create "world's first 3D-printed architecture"
News: California studio Smith|Allen has completed the world's first architectural structure using standard 3D printers (+ movie + interview). More about California duo create "world's first 3D-printed architecture"
"You can design anything and have it 3D-printed"
Bart Veldhuizen, community manager at online 3D-printing service Shapeways, takes Dezeen on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the company's Eindhoven print facility for the final instalment in our series of movies about additive manufacturing. More about "You can design anything and have it 3D-printed"
"We use three basic 3D-printing processes at Materialise"
Next in our series of movies about 3D printing we talk to Bart Van der Scheuren, vice president of Belgian additive manufacturing company Materialise, who explains how the three main 3D printing technologies work. More about "We use three basic 3D-printing processes at Materialise"
"I started my company with a completely bogus business plan" - Janne Kyttanen
In our second movie focussing on the cutting-edge world of 3D printing, Freedom of Creation co-founder Janne Kyttanen claims it was his passion for the technology rather than his business acumen that enabled him to make a commercial success out of designing and selling 3D-printed products. More about "I started my company with a completely bogus business plan" - Janne Kyttanen
"Everyone will be interested in making things instead of buying things" - Janne Kyttanen
Freedom of Creation co-founder and 3D Systems creative director Janne Kyttanen tells Dezeen that he believes one day everyone will have easy access to 3D printing in the first of our series of video interviews with pioneering figures in the world of additive manufacturing. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "Everyone will be interested in making things instead of buying things" - Janne Kyttanen
Microsoft to sell MakerBot 3D printers in American stores
News: computer and electronics retailer Microsoft has become the first US retailer to sell MakerBot's desktop 3D printers on the shop floor for customers to take home on the same day. More about Microsoft to sell MakerBot 3D printers in American stores
Wilderness Embodied by Iris van Herpen
Spiny translucent 3D-printed collars were paired with magnetic dresses and shoes that looks like tree roots in Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen's latest haute couture collection. More about Wilderness Embodied by Iris van Herpen
The Aesthetic of Fears by Dorry Hsu
This collection of 3D-printed jewellery by Royal College of Art student Dorry Hsu was inspired by the designer's own fear of insects. More about The Aesthetic of Fears by Dorry Hsu
The UPS Store becomes first major US retailer to offer 3D printing service
News: printing and packaging retailer The UPS Store has launched an in-store 3D printing service in six shops across the USA. More about The UPS Store becomes first major US retailer to offer 3D printing service
Cubify launches free-to-download shoes you can "print overnight"
News: designer Janne Kyttanen has created a range of 3D-printed shoes for women that can be made at home overnight to be worn the next day. More about Cubify launches free-to-download shoes you can "print overnight"
Stedelijk Museum acquires first 3D-printed chair
News: the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam has acquired Solid C2 by Patrick Jouin, the first item of furniture to be 3D-printed in one piece. More about Stedelijk Museum acquires first 3D-printed chair