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6 Cool Things We 3D Printed This Year Well, the year is almost over now. Where’s the time gone? Indeed it feels like 2020 was just two weeks ago, not two years. Here we are now, almost in an entire new year. What better time to look back on the...

6 Cool Things to 3D Print in December Time to step into Christmas! It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year – so here are 6 cool things for you to 3D print this December! We hope you all have a great Christmas, or that you enjoy whatever holiday...

3D Printworks Meets SlimprintNL We recently had the pleasure of talking to Erwin Boxen - who you may know better as SlimprintNL on Instagram! Erwin, 26, tells us all about Instagram, 3D printing in the Netherlands, and his favourite prints in this Q+A.  How did you get into 3D printing?...

MiniWorld3D meets 3D Print Works! Recently, we had the privilege of talking to Dany Sanchez, who is the founder and lead designer of the MiniWorld3D project. This project catalogues world landmarks from all over the globe by 3D printing them, and has grown to incorporate a team of designers as...

3D printed jewellery is completely revolutionising the craft industry because it is cheaper and far easier to make than traditional jewellery. In today’s blogpost we will look at how you can create everyday and bespoke pieces ready for wear through 3D printing. We’ll also show you some of our favourite pieces we found on MyMiniFactory that you can create yourself.

Happy Chinese New Year 新年快乐 3D Printworks would like to wish everyone a wonderful Chinese New Year. This article will celebrate the occasion with an overview of 3D Printing in China, the celebrations taking place and a look at a fantastic 3D Model we created.

To what extent is 3D printing art? 3D-printing technology has become a useful tool for artists working in a variety of mediums and styles. In this article, we examine 3 different artists and their use of additive manufacturing in their works, and bridge (or should we say print?) the gap between AM and art.

A chocolate 3D printer? Finally, a yummy use of this technology. Celebrate the world of fine chocolates this October with some amazing creations straight from your imagination.  Now you can make stunning designs to eat or just admire.

We spoke with Barbara Taylor-Harris a 3D Pen Art creator and Author to find out more about her 3D creations. Having developed a keen interest in her sculpture designs over recent months, we sent her some of our PLA Elefilament Filament to try out.