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ARTSAT 3D Printed Satellite Sends ‘Poetry’ Back from Space
The last pair of signals to reach Earth from the ARTSAT came from the lonely void some 4.7 million kilometers away in space during January. The first 3D printed satellite…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — March 14, 2015
This week brings us some exciting news in 3D software, hardware, materials, designs, and printed objects. We have a printed melodica, an improved quadcopter design, a printed classic zoetrope animation…
Celebrate National Pi Day with These 3D Printed Items
Some people get irrationally excited about dessert, and some people get excited about irrational numbers. When I first heard it was National Pie Day, I imagined my favorite flavors and…
Nick Ervinck Creates Abstract 3D Printed Trophy, ‘ENNERLEI,’ for Flanders Classics Gent-Wevelgem Cycling Race
Nick Ervinck is a powerful abstract artist whose work we have covered before in connection with some of the biggest names in 3D printing. Now, again using the 3D printer to move…
‘Monomateriality’ — Student Creates Amazing Art With Handheld Lego 3D Printer
In what is truly a statement of raw art, today we’re taking a look at a rather progressive project put together by industrial design student Vimal Patel, a New Zealander who lives…
CGI Film, FREEZE! is 3D Printed to Show Each Frame Together in Amazing Presentation
Film making isn’t a simple task, whether it is a blockbuster movie or a simple hand drawn cartoon. It takes time, and a lot of work by a production team…
Reddit User Creates Incredible Artwork by Photographing the Insides of 3D Printed Vases
It’s really incredible what 3D printing is doing to open up artists’ imaginations. We’ve seen so many incredible uses of 3D printing in the field of art that it’s nearly…
Art Installation Celebrates Gabriel García Márquez with 50 3D Printers Making Over 7,000 Words
ARCO, the International Contemporary Art Fair, is being held in Madrid from February 25 to March 1, with one very exciting art installation as Spain celebrates Colombia as their guest…
‘2015 Triennial: Surround Audience’ Exhibit Features Artists Not Afraid of 3D Printing & Contemporary Technology
An edgy exhibit at New York City’s New Museum truly has a realistic idea of what’s going on in contemporary art and design today — as they make a statement about…
3D Printing Technique “Didú” Helps Visually Impaired Feel Art
A few strict rules usually accompany museum visits, and these include “No Photographs” and “No Touching.” Now a new 3D printing technique is being applied to buck these conventional rules,…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — February 21
This week’s stories we didn’t cover involve lots of talk about size. From the largesse of CyBe’s printed concrete walls and potential houses and Oakland-based Emerging Objects’ planned unveiling of…
Cults Releases Top Ten List of 3D Printable Skull Designs
If you have ever had a Tarot card reading, the most dreaded card to receive can be, depending how you look at it, the “Death” card. Though the card — which will feature…
3D Printing Allows for the Reproduction of Michelangelo’s Iconic Sculptures
When it comes to classical works of Renaissance art, one name stands toward the top echelon of sculptors. That name is Michelangelo, and his works are some of the most extraordinary…
The Carapace Project Offers You a 3D Printed Body Transformation
A carapace is a section of an exoskeleton or shell which functions as a protective plate and often covers a creature’s head or back. The carapace is both an organic…
Visual Art Exhibit Becomes Accessible to Visually Impaired Thanks to 3D Printing
As human beings, we have five senses, all of which we use on a daily basis. These senses allow us to better interpret our surroundings, share moments of joy with…
Last Minute 3D Printable Valentine’s Day Gifts
Valentine’s Day is this Saturday and there are some creative 3D printable Valentine’s items that might make that special someone’s heart skip with delight! Here are a few of these…
3Doodler 3D Printing Pen Allows One Artist to Create a Masterpiece Like Nothing Seen Before
New forms of visual arts do not come about very often. Let’s just stop and think about it for a moment. Painting, sculpting, and drawing have pretty much been around…
Rob Elford’s 3D Printed Designs Explore Tensions Through Jewelry
My Florida neighborhood celebrates Mardi Gras this weekend, and I can hear the festive sounds of marching bands warming up as everyone prepares for the afternoon parade. So many things…
The Shapes She Wants: Artist Bathsheba Grossman’s Dynamic 3D Printed Forms
Bathsheba Grossman is hailed as a pioneer in 3D printed art, yet she seems to prefer concocting mind-spinning and form-focused designs at her Somerville, Massachusetts home base to basking in the spotlight…
‘Weaponized’ Exhibit Features 3D Printed Machine Guns, Grenades & More — Opens Issue of Guns and Violence
Often the artist expresses his thoughts and questions through his work—and while it may not be his job to answer the prevalent questions plaguing our era, he can put them to…
Guillemin Takes His ‘Secret Life of Heroes’ 3D Printed Cult Art To Book Form, Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Greg “Léon” Guillemin has dreamt up one of those rare and funny, delightful concepts that combined with stunning craftsmanship simply leaves everyone wanting more. He’s also an artist who enjoys working…
Katy Perry’s Mohawk Helmets Light up the Prismatic World Tour
Last Sunday, the domestic audience watching the New England Patriots’ 28-24 tightrope victory over the Seattle Seahawks was estimated at 120 million viewers. Those numbers make Super Bowl XLIX the…
What Things May Come: 3D Printing is the Topic of Southwestern University Symposium/Sculpture Exhibit
As 3D printing’s availability grows it also captures more attention from researchers who weigh the pros and cons of the profound shifts that the technology can have in science, medicine, manufacturing, the arts…
Madelon Powers Gallery Highlights 3D Printing in “5 in 3D” Exhibit — Opens Today
Last April, Pennsylvania-based East Stroudsburg University’s (ESU) Art + Design Department got a big boost from a new G3Design lab housed in the ESU Fine and Performing Arts Center — a fine complement to…
