“Legal issues” threaten rise of 3D printing
News: the 3D printing revolution could be hampered by copyright claims and legal challenges as the emerging technology matures, an expert has warned. More
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Omote 3D Shashinkan by Party
Customers visiting a pop-up 3D photo booth in Tokyo from tomorrow can take home miniature colour models of themselves (+ slideshow). More
Makerbot photo booth prints 3D models of faces
News: 3D printer manufacturer Makerbot has opened a photo booth in its New York City store offering customers the chance to print out a model of their own face. More
US military invests in 3D printing on the frontline
News: the US military is developing its own 3D printers for the frontline which will enable soldiers to quickly and cheaply produce spare parts for their weapons and equipment. More
Multithread by Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram
Istanbul Design Biennial 2012: design duo Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram used custom software to adapt and strengthen the branch-like metal joints of this collection of 3D printed furniture, currently on show at the Istanbul Design Biennial (+ movie). More
Building Bytes 3D printed bricks by Brian Peters
Dutch Design Week: architect Brian Peters has adapted a desktop 3D printer to produce ceramic bricks for building architectural structures (+ movie). More
ProtoHouse by Softkill Design
London architecture team Softkill Design has designed a conceptual house that would be 3D printed in sections in a factory and fitted together on site (+ interview transcript). More
Printing products at home is "cheaper than shopping"
News: consumers can save money by printing products at home rather than shopping for them, according to Janne Kyttanen, co-founder of design studio Freedom of Creation and creative director of 3D printer company 3D Systems (+ interview). More
Filter for Open Source Water Boiler by Unfold
Istanbul Design Biennial: Belgian design studio Unfold have created a 3D printed ceramic filter for an open source water boiler and purifier that was developed by Jesse Howard in collaboration with Thomas Lommée for use in the developing world. More
3D printing is "bringing the factory back to the individual"
News: cheap 3D printers mean manufacturing can again take place at home as it did before the industrial revolution, according to MakerBot Industries CEO and co-founder Bre Pettis (+ audio). More
Keystones by Minale-Maeda
Istanbul Design Biennial: Rotterdam design studio Minale-Maeda has devised a set of 3D printed plastic connectors that combine with standard wooden parts so that anyone can make these four items of furniture. More
Stratigraphic Manufactury by Unfold
Istanbul Design Biennial: this project by Antwerp design studio Unfold explores how 3D-printed objects created from identical digital files can be as varied and unique as hand-made objects (+ movie + slideshow). More
Digital Natives by Matthew Plummer Fernandez
Product news: a watering can and an action figure were among the everyday objects scanned and distorted by designer Matthew Plummer Fernandez to create these faceted and richly coloured 3D printed vessels. More
3D printers could "print ammunition for an army"
News: advances in 3D printing could allow people to "print ammunition for an army", according to Ronen Kadushin (pictured above), one of the pioneers of the open design movement. More
Gun enthusiasts release open-source kits for 3D-printed Wiki Weapons
News: a group of libertarian activists in the U.S. plans to distribute open-source blueprints for homemade 3D-printed guns, provoking questions about the potential uses of the increasingly affordable technology. More
Online retailer Made.com opens physical showroom
News: online homeware retailer Made.com has opened a physical showroom on the ninth floor of a west London office tower, featuring QR codes and miniature 3D-printed models of furniture. More
Paralympic design: 3D-printed seats for wheelchair basketball
The first tailor-made 3D printed seats for wheelchair basketball are being used by competitors at the London 2012 Paralympics. More
Stone Spray Robot by Anna Kulik, Inder Shergill and Petr Novikov
Students from Barcelona's Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia have built a robotic 3D printer that creates architectural structures from sand or soil (+ movie). More
Competition: ten tickets to 3D Print Show to be won
Competition: we are giving our readers the chance to win one of ten weekend passes to the 3D Print Show, taking place from 19 to 21 October 2012 in London. More
No Pause by Gio Tirotto
This cutlery by Italian designer Gio Tirotto looks more like a set of workshop tools. More