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Intricate 3D Printed Mobiles

By On May 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Everyone loves mobiles – those delicately balanced sculptures that hang and swing. Artist Marco Mahler, in collaboration with fellow artist Henry Segerman, has released a collection of 3D printed mobiles this week that we find fascinating for several reasons.

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TC Makers: 3D Printing Wizards At Shapeways Show Us Their Brand New Queens Factory

By On May 16, 2013 · Leave a Comment

It’s rare to see a company that is so established yet as cutting-edge as Shapeways . The company, founded in 2007 as a spin-off of Royal Philips Electronics, began as a one-off 3D printing service that offered basic plastic items for sale online.

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Staples Is Now Selling 3D Printers

By On May 7, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Do you guys have any Green Day?

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Chris Dixon: 3D Printing Will Transform Manufacturing, Social Media Startups Are Facing “General Fatigue”

By On April 30, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Chris Dixon, the entrepreneur-turned angel investor-turned general partner at VC firm Andreessen Horowitz , today said that he believes the 3D printing movement has the potential to revolutionize manufacturing and that it is an area where he would like to make multiple investments in the future. In contrast, he described startups in areas like social networking facing “general fatigue”. Earlier this month, Chris Dixon and Andreessen Horowitz led a $30 million Series C round in Shapeways , a 3D printing company, where he has now joined the board

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Shapeways Snaps Up $30M

By On April 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Considering that Shapeways is located in New York City, it seems a little strange that they did not exhibit at the Inside 3D Printing expo last week. But they had a rather good excuse: they’ve raised another round of funding from their existing investors to the tune of USD$30M.

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Shapeways, the Etsy of 3D printing, raises $30M

By On April 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Andreessen Horowitz is leading the round as Shapeways builds out its marketplace for people to build and sell 3D-printed products. [Read more] More: Shapeways, the Etsy of 3D printing, raises $30M link

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Design of the Week: Aerial Working Platform

By On April 22, 2013 · Leave a Comment

This week’s selection is a rather detailed replica model of a scissor-lift work platform by Rob’s Model Workshop. The Workshop has produced a number of highly realistic models of working machines, but we liked this one due to its articulated nature. According to the website:

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Design of the Week: Reeds Bangle

By On April 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment

This week’s selection is the wispy Reeds Bangle by MarmaladePark, a.k.a. Rachel from the Oxford, UK

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3D DC Rides Again

By On March 27, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Last year Public Knowledge organized a small conference in Washington DC with the objective of providing real information to US legislators on the new topic of personal 3D printing. Now it appears they’re doing a repeat on April 24th. They say:

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3D DC Rides Again

By On March 27, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Last year Public Knowledge organized a small conference in Washington DC with the objective of providing real information to US legislators on the new topic of personal 3D printing. Now it appears they’re doing a repeat on April 24th

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