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Argentina: Students 3D Print Chess Set for Visually Impaired at the Elizalde Institute

Many—whether enthusiasts or not—would say that chess is one of the more difficult board games to master, under any condition. Still, it is an ancient game of challenge and competition…

Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Minecraft Things

If you haven’t heard of Minecraft, then you probably don’t have kids, know anyone who plays video games and I have doubts that you’re even reading this because you’ve probably never…

Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Chess Sets

This week’s theme is chess, which is probably the most popular and prolific game in the world. Variants of the game exist in virtually every culture, many of them dating…

Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things – Classic Board Games

When I think of the many happy family memories that I have, a lot of them involved playing board games with my family. Be it my sister and me playing…

Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Doctor Who Things

Last month Doctor Who fans received some pretty big news when the series’ controversial showrunner Steven Moffat would be leaving the show and taking fan favorite Doctor Peter Capaldi with…

3D Print This New Game & Get Ready to Rough-and-Tumble with Orcs & Dwarves

When I was a kid, my friends and I whiled away many thunderstorm-filled afternoons and late weekend nights cross-legged on the carpet, playing a variety of board games and eating…

This 3D Printed Chess Set Was Designed to Teach Users How to Play Intuitively

It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that the game that we know as chess is very old–however, it is much older than most people would imagine. Modern chess is…

Ordered to Cease & Desist, Designers Return with 2nd Set of Duchamp-Inspired 3D Printed Chess Pieces

3D printing seems to be the catalyst for a new world of creativity and innovation, perhaps infinite. Designers wow us at every turn it seems, with intricately fabricated 3D models….

3D Printed Candlesticks Challenge Balance and Proportion

German artist and designer Kai Bracher enjoys exploring form and balance. His pieces exhibit his integration of the process of 3D printing as not only a means for creation but…

Jurassic Park 3D Printed Chess Set Pits T-Rex Against Stegosaurus

The popularization of 3D printing has led to the development of a vast number of chess sets with all sorts of figures from the abstract to the adorable. Recently, Guilhem Cano contributed…

This Week’s Top 3D Printable 3DShare Models: Kittens, an Angry Bird Egg Cup & More

Each week we feature the top models from the online 3D file marketplace 3DShare. And each week the models are different, although regular designers get featured here because they continue to have…

CGTrader’s Top 3D Printable Models for the Month: Cat Riding a Unicorn, Presidents’ Heads & More!

Each month we review the top viewed and top downloaded models from CGTrader, which reveals much about the latest trends and tastes among 3D printing fans.  After all, CGTrader is…

This Week’s Top 3D Printable 3DShare Models for March 15-21, 2015

3DSha.re is an up-and-coming 3D printing model repository which takes a slightly different spin on the concept of sharing and distributing 3D printable files. Just like there is an app store…

Fractal Artist Shows Stunning Strategy in Creating 3D Printed Surreal Chess Set

As so often happens, when 3D designers and 3D printing collide, the story is a combination of utilitarian concept and works of art. These are generally items being made for…

df3d Creates Exquisite, High-end 3D Printed Chess Pieces using SLA Technology

Chess is one of the older board games that still remains popular in today’s culture. It’s a game that is played by millions of people worldwide, and is far more…