Heartwarming Hand Warming Silhouette for Winter
UPDATE: Hey all, we have updated this blog post with a new design due to a copyright issue that was very quickly resolved by all parties with no tears. Thanks to everyone for playing nice.Tealight...
View ArticleIntroducing the 20 legged 3D Printed Strandbeest : Animaris Geneticus Ondularis
Theo Jansen's 3D printed Strandbeest continues to evolve with an even more elaborate walking mechanism and a centipede-like walking motion. The latest evolution called 'Animaris Geneticus Ondularis'...
View Article3DEA: A Sneak Peek
We're excited to announce that 3DEA opens to the public tomorrow!! In the meantime, we stopped by the 3D Printing holiday Pop-Up today to give you all a sneak peek... Natalia, our amazing community...
View ArticleToon Skull Tea Light Holder 3D Printed in Ceramics
Check out this cute Toon Skull Tea Light Holder 3D Printed in Ceramics.The 3D Printed Ceramics has so many great potential uses as it is both highly heat resistant and food safe, we have see...
View Article3D Printing Reinvigorating Wood Sculpture
We get to see a lot of amazing uses for 3D printing here at Shapeways, but this technique is new to me! Ben Godi from Italian company 3D Wood shares a really interesting technique that combines 3D...
View ArticleFriday Finds on Flickr
Usually on Fridays we find some of the interesting new designs to make it into the Shapeways galleries but occasionally we take a look at some of the latest Shapeways taged items on YouTube or Flickr....
View ArticleDesigner Spotlight: Stony Smith
This week's Designer Spotlight focuses on Stony Smith, who uses 3D printing's ability to make small and complex parts to make incredible replicas of trains at Z-scale, which is one of the smallest...
View ArticleImproving the Ergonomics of Baby Spoons with 3D Printing
As all parents can tell you, spoon feeding a baby is a messy business. Now, the inventors of Spuni are hoping to make it a bit tidier and avoid waste with their ergonomic baby spoon design."We observed...
View Article3 Days of 3D: 15% Off White, Strong & Flexible & Full Color of $50 & Up
Still looking for the perfect gift? Or maybe something special for yourself?You're in luck! Order $50 or more in White, Strong & Flexible or Full Color Sandstone, and get 15% off those items!...
View ArticleTag Tuesday : YOU Decide ???
Today it is your turn to decide. What tag should we feature on the Shapeways home page.⁞ This may be especially important considering the current sale on Full Color along with White Nylon (WSF) 3D...
View Article3D Printed Triple Gear by Henry Segerman Will Melt Your Brain (VIDEO)
Check out the video and the description from the Triple Gear product page on Shapeways. In this unusual mechanism three gears mesh together in pairs, and yet they can turn!If you take three ordinary...
View ArticleConversations have never been easier: Mentions are here
Today we are making it easier to have conversations on Shapeways. Now, when your username is @mentioned in a model comment, you will receive a notification. If you @mention someone's username they will...
View Article3D Printed Friday Finds: The Monkey Brains Edition
Ok, not every design we feature this friday will involve scooping your breakfast out of a monkey's skull, but at least, that is how we are going to start things, and end with the chicken, of course.
View ArticleDesigner Spotlight: Justin Howlett
This weeks Designer Spotlight focuses on Justin Howlett, an animator who uses the 3D modeling skills he learned through animation to create steampunk inspired rings.Tell us a little bit about yourself:...
View ArticleTake a Look at Some of the Machines Behind the Scenes
We share loads of images of 3D prints and our 3D printers, but here is a peak at some of the machines behind the scenes at our production facility in NYC.We are continuously installing new machines...
View ArticleThe Shapeways Community Journal
A great community deserves a great journal. While we already share a lot of designs on this blog, they are only the tip of the iceberg of what's going on inside the community. As of now, we'll be...
View ArticleShapeways The Amazon of 3D Printing on Forbes (VIDEO)
3D Printing on Demand and Building out the Factory in NYC. We were honored to have Andy Greenberg of Forbes visit us at our production facility in NYC to see our 3D printers in action, discuss the way...
View ArticleUS & Europe: Order tonight to ensure holiday delivery
Here at Shapeways, we have been hard at work to make sure everyone receives their custom orders in time for the holidays. With the holiday spirit in mind, we wanted to remind our friends in the US and...
View ArticleThank You for Helping Shapeways Grow
Thank You for Sharing Your CreativityOver the past year we have seen more people start 3D printing with Shapeways then ever before. We are excited to announce we now have well over 200,000 Shapeways...
View ArticleShapeways at the 3DEA Pop Up Shop on Mashable (VIDEO)
Mashable recently paid a visit to the 3DEA 3D Printing Pop Up Shop at the Eventi Hotel in New York City to take a look at some of the 3D printed products on display along with the 3D scanning booth...
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