3d printed statues

CSR 3D Art Studio Makes Life-Sized 3D Printed Statues of Your Loved Ones

A lot of people have tried to make a business out of making figurines of people. Whether they are real-life prints of your in-game character or little mini-me versions of…

3D Printed Statues of 120 Female STEM Innovators Displayed at Smithsonian

March is Women’s History Month, and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with what’s been called the “largest collection of statues of women” in the “#IfThenSheCan…

More Caves From China’s Yungang Grottoes are Reproduced Thanks to 3D Printing

Archaeology labs, museums, and cultural heritage institutions around the world have been using 3D printing technology to fabricate countless objects and provide access to cultural heritage. Thanks to additive manufacturing,…

Girl with an Oar: Soviet-Era Statue Restored with 3D Printing and Calligraphy

In 1934, artist Ivan Shadr created a sculpture of a nude girl proudly posing with an oar. The aptly named Girl with an Oar was deemed “too sexy for Stalin”…

3D Printing Helps in Creation of Gromit Statues for Bristol Children’s Hospital Fundraising

If you haven’t seen Wallace and Gromit in action, I’ll wait here so that you can catch up. Go on. There, now that you’re all caught up, you probably feel…

3D Printing Technology Used to Create Replicas of Historic Buddhist Statues in China

I re-watched one of my favorite movies this weekend, Hitch, about a New York City dating consultant played by Will Smith. While on an early morning date to Ellis Island…

Dutch Designer Uses 3D Printing to Create Large-Scale Deer Artwork

The art of sculpture requires complexity and sophistication to supplement the smallest details of every aspect of the figure. Particularly, 3D sculptures of animals such as deer demand an experienced…

Hyatt Honors the Spirit and Determination of Business Travelers With 3D Printed Statues

Travel can be a wonderful thing, but it can also be stressful and exhausting – especially when you’re traveling for business. The Hyatt hotel chain understands and appreciates how much time…

Sorry, That Story About Covertly 3D Scanning the Bust of Nefertiti with a Kinect is a Fake

With modern 3D scanning and 3D printing technology, the entire world could be exposed to the wonders of antiquity, yet most museums continue to make available only a select few…

Maltese Inventor 3D Prints Detailed Models for Artists and Architects in Mcor Case Study

Charles Aquilina may be the most prolific and versatile inventor in Malta. In a tiny, 122-square-mile island country, it’s not difficult to stand out, but Aquilina has become the go-to…

Material Speculation: Morehshin Allahyari Releases Collection So Public Can 3D Print Pieces Destroyed by ISIS

Many are still cringing in horror over the devastation wrought by ISIS at the Mosul Museum in Iraq last year. In a violent plundering of the Mosul, the Jihadists entered the…

Dutch Woman Uses 3D Printing to Create Amazing Statues of Actors & Actresses

3D printing can be used for a lot of things, as most of us are quite aware. Each and every day, we come across new exciting uses for the technology,…

Japanese Now Worshipping 3D Printed Statues

One of the major religions in Japan is Buddhism, a religion that differs quite a bit from what most of us in the Western World believe. While they don’t exactly…

Doolydoo Turns your Kids’ Drawings into 3D Printed Collectable Statues

The parents of a young child, almost without exception, will have a refrigerator covered with drawings, doodles, and artwork. The family refrigerator art gallery is something that crosses borders and…