A couple years ago, industrial-design student David Minich went shopping for eyeglasses, but couldn’t find anything he liked. So he vowed to design his own. “I had already used 3-D printing at school,” he tells Co.Design. “So ...READ»
Online rapid-prototyping giant Shapeways has announced the results of its ICFF '11 Design Contest, a competition for the best 3-D printed contemporary furniture or product design (which we co-judged). The winner is an elegant little ...READ»
Shapeways, the Dutch upstart that brings rapid-prototyping to the
masses, is one step closer to becoming a custom-manufacturing
juggernaut. The company will announce today that it has raised $5
million in Series A venture ...READ»
Rapid prototyping is slowly moving from being the preserve of design engineers into the public domain, and RP company Shapeways just announced an amazing breakthrough: It can print your 3-D models in stainless steel.
The process is ...READ»