If you’ve got a model requiring a cubic centimeter of ceramic to print, i.Materialise can print it for you at a lowered price of USD$0.18. Their ceramic material is particularly useful due to its smooth appearance, wide variety of kitchy colors, heat resistance and the fact that it’s food safe. You can produce functional items in ceramics that you simply cannot in plastic. Think, “Dishwasher Safe”.
Via i.Materialise
Any ideas why the i.Materialise variant would be dishwasher safe while Shapeways' is explicitly not? Are they using a different, more robust ceramic material and/or glaze?