This week’s selection is the practical set of DIY furniture joints by Martina Caset.
Design
Design of the Week: Plantygon
This week’s selection is the fun Plantygon by designer Samantha Welch.
Another Compliant Mechanism Project: FlexSys
Recently we posted as story about Disney producing compliant mechanisms; it turns out another company is already producing them.
Design of the Week: Spill Proof Oil Container
This week’s selection is the practical spill proof oil container by YouTuber Vice Chief.
Design of the Week: Solar Filter
This week’s selection is the soon to be very useful 3D printed Solar Filter by Walid Maalouli.
Design of the Week: Artichoke Lamp Shade
This week’s selection is the beautiful Artichoke Lamp Shade by gCreate.
Design of the Week: Golden Gate Bridge
This week’s selection is the massive Golden Gate Bridge model by Reddit contributor TheOrangeWolf.
Design of the Week: Cerco Espresso Cup
This week’s selection is the subtle Cerco Espresso Cup by Spanish artist Jordi López Aguiló of Kutarq Studio.
Design of the Week: Bubble Cake Mold
This week’s selection is the tasty Bubble Cake mold by Ukrainian food artist Dinara Kasko.
Design of the Week: Six Axis Robot Arm
This week’s selection is the complex six axis robot arm by Chris Annin.
Design of the Week: The Lugger
This week’s selection is the very useful “Lugger” by designer Tyler Panka, a.k.a. “Right2Make”.
Design of the Week: Mister Screamer
This week’s selection is the highly useful “Mister Screamer”, an 80 dBA Filament Alarm by 3D print operator and writer Donald Papp.
Another Way to 3D Print Bearings
Rotational bearings are something many folks attempt to 3D print, but end up disappointed.
Design of the Week: Face Mug
This week’s selection is the unusual 3D print Face Mug by CGtrader contributor Denis Kniaz.
Design of the Week: Air Raid Siren
This week’s selection is the rather loud Air Raid Siren design by Thingiverse contributor MLEPH.
Design of the Week: From the Earth to the Moon
This week’s selection is the fun “From Earth to the Moon” string-climbing rocket toy by Oklahoma-based Greg Zumwalt.
Design of the Week: Motorized Saber Toothed Tiger
This week’s selection is the fun Saber Tooth Tiger model by Greg Zumwalt.
Design of the Week: The Ultimate Bridge Test
This week’s selection is the amazing “Ultimate Bridge Test” by Gordon Laplante.
Design of the Week: Vacanti Man
This week’s selection is the horror-inducing Vacanti Man series by artist Rob Elford.
Design of the Week: Desktop Satellite Antenna
This week’s selection is the animated Desktop Satellite Antenna model by Hyperplane Interactive.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Sundial
This week’s selection is the amazing 3D printed sundial by Mojotpix.
Design of the Week Star Wars Death Trooper
This week’s selection is the popular Star Wars Death Trooper by Sydney-based designer Paul Braddock.
Design of the Week: Guardian at the Gate
This week’s selection is the intricate “Guardian at the Gate” 3D printed doorbell cover.
Design of the Week: Marblevator Baby Steps Revisited
This week’s selection is the fun Marblevator Baby Steps Revisited by Oklahoma-based Greg Zumwalt.
Design of the Week: PiKon Telescope
This week’s selection is the ambitious PiKon 3D printed telescope.
Design of the Week: Splashlight
This week’s selection is the surprising Splashlight by Australia-based Avooq Creations.
Design of the Week: Customizable Temp Calibration Tower
This week’s selection is the highly useful Temperature Testing Column by Thingiverse contributor eibwen.
Design of the Week: Yet ANOTHER Machine Vise
This week’s selection is the 3D printable vise system by Pinshape contributor Christoph Laimer, a.k.a. “TheGoofy”.
Design of the Week: Kame House from Dragon Ball
This week’s selection is the popular Kame House by product designer Pepe Aliaga.
Design of the Week: OTF Comb
This week’s selection is the snappy OTF Comb by Thingiverse contributor Framingr.
Design of the Week: Fidget Star
This week’s selection is the wild Fidget Star by Brooklyn-based Laura Taalman.
Design of the Week: RYST
This week’s selection is the fascinating RYST wearable iPhone stand by designer Cal Craven.
Design of the Week: $30 3D Scanner
This week’s selection is the interesting #30 3D Scanner 3D model by UK-based designer Dave Clarke.
Design of the Week: Assembled Catapult
This week’s selection is the well-designed “Assembled printed catapult without support” by France-based Genapart.
Float Your 3D Printed #3DBenchy
The ever popular #3DBenchy benchmarking object has received a slight upgrade.
Design of the Week: Chevy Camaro LS3 V8 Engine
This week’s selection is the incredible Chevy Camaro LS3 V8 Engine by mechanical engineer Eric Harrell.
Design of the Week: 3D Printable Sound Absorbers
This week’s selection is the practical 3D printable sound absorbers by designer Julien Dorra.
Design of the Week: LED Bridge
This week’s selection is the rather large LED Bridge lamp by Thingiverse contributor Janis Jakaitis.
Design of the Week: Glasses Polar 1
The Czech-based designer developed the 3D printable eyewear for a recent design competition at iMakr.
Design of the Week: Chapstick Keychain Cap
This week’s selection is the Chapstick Keychain Cap by Thingiverse contributor mike_new.
Design of the Week: Monument for the 308
This week’s selection is the astonishingly huge “Monument for the 308” sculpture by Andreas Greiner.
Design of the Week: Voronoi Pearl Light Lamp No. 1
This week’s selection is the decorative Voronoi Pearl Light Lamp No. 1 by designer Gravity Shapes.
This Insane Wood Chair Was Created Using Generative Design
While plenty of exciting developments are happening in the product design space, few are as revolutionary as advancements in generative design.
Design of the Week: Super Flowers
This week’s selection is the radical Super Flowers by Michigan-based Mark Peeters.
3D Printed Brackets Demonstrates a Powerful 3D Printing Capability
Netherlands-based Openplus has launched a very powerful 3D print-driven construction system for furniture.
Design of the Week: Light, Darkness and Tree
This week’s selection is the breathtaking Light, Darkness and Tree prints by Korean artist Se Yoon Park.
Design of the Week: Blinking Iris Goggles
This week’s selection is the wacky Blinking Iris Goggles by Washington-state based Thingiverse contributor Jeff Kerr.
Ai Build to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Additive Construction
The nascent additive construction industry is slowly starting to take shape as an increasing number of start-ups appear on the scene with techniques for 3D printing large-scale structures. The latest is a London-based company called Ai Build, which aims to make additive construction smarter and more accessible through the use of artificial intelligence and affordable… Continue reading Ai Build to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Additive Construction
Design of the Week: Venus Box, With Teeth!
This week’s selection is the very curious Venus Box, modified to include teeth, by Thingiverse contributor Marcin Jedynak.
Design of the Week: Lily Lamp
This week’s selection is now-historical Lily Lamp by well-known 3D designer Janne Kyttanen.
Design of the Week: Caesar Pencil Holder
This week’s selection is the “brutal” “Caesar Pencil Holder” by Thingiverse contributor Kevin “Abrokadabra” of Buffalo, New York.
3D Printed Longboard Illustrates the Best and Worst of 3D Printing
A 3D printing experiment demonstrates how both success and tragedy in the industry.
Design of the Week: Moving Table
This week’s selection is the fascinating “Moving Table” 3D model by MyMiniFactory contributor Ekaggrat Singh Kalsi.
This Stunning Full-Sized Nissan Sedan Wireframe Sculpture Was Made Using a 3D Printing Pen
Despite raising nearly $4 million across two Kickstarter campaigns, the 3Doodler 3D printing pen never really took off as a tool for professional designers and architects to hash out 3D sketches quickly (note: they are trying to change this).
Design of the Week: GalacTops
This week’s selection is the GalacTops series of air-powered spinning tops by Devon of YouTube channel Make Anything.
Design of the Week: Scoop
This week’s selection is the elegantly simple “Scoop” by YouMagine contributor Zayak.
Design of the Week: Wiffle Ball Bat Holder
This week’s selection is the practical Wiffle Ball Bat Holder by Portland-based JPGrind.
Design of the Week: Pokeball Aimer
This week’s selection is the useful – to Pokemon Go players – Pokeball Aimer by MyMiniFactory contributor Jon Cleaver.
Design of the Week: Box Microscope
This week’s selection is the Box Microscope kit by Cults3D contributor Callen.
Design of the Week: Sneakers I
This week’s selection is the surprisingly practical Sneakers I by Recreus3D.
Design of the Week: Rottlace Masks
This week’s selection is the strange Rottlace mask by the MIT Mediated Matter Group.
Design of the Week: Knot Knits
This week’s selection is the amazing “Knot Knits” part set by UK artist Rob Elford.
Design of the Week: Rocket Coffee Table
This week’s selection is the playful Rocket Coffee Table by Stelios Mousarris.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Mars Replica
This week’s selection is the realistic 3D printed Mars Replica by Instructables contributor grayst.
Design of the Week: Two Green Foxes
This week’s selection is the Two Green Foxes project by Nicholas Syiu and Alina Wong.
Design of the Week: Subaru WRX EJ20 Boxer Engine
This week’s selection is the incredible Subaru WRX EJ20 Boxer Engine functional model designed by Eric Harrell of Santa Cruz, California.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Illuminated Magnifying Glass
This week’s selection is the 3D Printed Illuminated Magnifying Glass by Anil Mahtani of The C Continuum.
Design of the Week: Saturn V Rocket
This week’s selection is the not-quite-lifesize 3D print of the 1960’s Saturn V Rocket by Korneel Bullens.
Caitlin Oswald – ” I Was Amazed at How Fun It Was to Have Such a Quick Turnaround Between the Build Designs to Having Parts in Our Hands in a Number of Days”
Caitlin Oswald is an Additive Manufacturing Specialist at LAI International – Leading Advanced Innovations.
Design of the Week: Solar System
This week’s selection is the educational “Solar System” by Luis Cordoba.
Design of the Week: Avoid Chandelier
This week’s selection is the beautiful “Avoid Chandelier” by long-time 3D designer Janne Kyttanen.
Design of the Week: Pulmonary
This week’s selection is the peculiar “Pulmonary” earrings by British designer William Stanley.
Finally A 3D Printed House That Looks Like One!
Architecture Firm WATG Urban has released a design for a 3D printed home that is far cooler than one could imagine.
Design of the Week: Waterscapes
This week’s selection is the amazing set of aquarium structures by Japanese artist Haruka Misawa.
WI3DP: Sarah Ceravolo – “Whatever Your Passion Is, Chances Are There Is a Relevant Application Within 3d Printing for It”
Sarah is the founder of Convolo Design, an Australian-based design studio.
Design of the Week: Crater Lake
This week’s selection is the brilliantly finished Crater Lake topographical model by Australia’s Conor O’Kane.
MOON Is the Most Detailed Lunar Globe Ever Created
Never cared much for having a globe at home… until now.
Design of the Week: Articulated Lamp
This week’s selection is the tricky-to-make, but useful Articulated Lamp by MyMiniFactory contributor Luca Parmegiani.
Design of the Week: Freedom of Flight
This week’s selection is the beautiful Freedom of Flight sculptures by Russ Ogi and Eileen Borgeson.
Design of the Week: Hellboy Mecha-Glove Vinegaroon
This week’s selection is the delicate Vinegaroon by Canadian 2D/3D artist Florence Chan.
Design of the Week: Project Porygon
This week’s selection is artist Nick Clark’s Project Porygon collection.
Design of the Week: Anna Flower Light
This week’s selection is the delicate Anna Flower Light by gCreate LLC.
Exploring Advanced 3D Design With Desktop 3D Printing Equipment
Highly complex 3D printed structures are being explored by large corporations for unique products, but can this be done by those with lesser equipment? Apparently so!
Design of the Week: Spherical Creations
This week’s selection is the set of Spherical Creations by French Sculptor Dario Santacroce.
Design of the Week: War Machine Mark III
This week’s selection is the very detailed and comprehensive War Machine Mk 3 model by CGTrader contributor Rafael Benedicto.
Design of the Week: 3D Printed Rubber Band Gatling Gun
This week’s selection is the awesome Rubber Band Gatling Gun by Kirby James Downey.
Anarkik Creation’s Jewelry Niche
Anarkik3D seems to have found a niche for their haptic 3D design software: Jewelry.
Design of the Week: Bomb Lamp
This week’s selection is the not-quite-explosive Bomb Lamp by Shapeways designer Urbano Rodriguez.
Design of the Week: Spirograph
This week’s selection is the Spirograph by MyMiniFactory user Valois Torms.
Design of the Week: NYC Cityscape
This week’s selection is designer Troy Haung’s incredible 3D printed cityscape of his home, New York City.
Design of the Week: Kinematic Petals Dress
This week’s selection is the innovative Kinematic Petals Dress by Nervous System.
A Glimpse Into Personal Fashion Design With 3D Printing
A recent TED talk by Danit Peleg shows how a designer can use 3D printing to create their own fashions.
Pinshape’s 3D Printing Design Guide Is Very Useful
Pinshape has published an enormous, 10,000 word design guide for their contributors. I think it’s pretty good, even if you are not a Pinshape contributor.
Design of the Week: Flying Toaster SD Card Holder
This week’s selection is the eclectic After Dark Flying Toaster SD Card Holder by Swiss Thingiverse contributor Erich Styger.
Design of the Week: Pretend Missile Attachment for Minidrones
This week’s selection is the strange “Pretend Missile Attachment for Minidrones” by MyMiniFactory contributor Savik K., which portends some very interesting future designs.