EVENTS // Roland’s prototyping roadshow
A chance to get hands on with a wide range of the Roland desktop milling kit Roland DG will be hosting a mini event on 23 November focussed on helping…
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Stephen Holmes
As Editor-in-Chief, Stephen’s role covers the online space and the magazines. A mix of interviewing designers for in-depth features, and hunting for the latest industry news keeps him busy. If you have a story, get in touch.
Wacom MobileStudio Pro all-in-one tablet boosts power and adds inbuilt 3D camera
//giphy.com/embed/v18nBqtUdkidy The Wacom MobileStudio Pro, launching later this month, is targeting the 3D market with its powerful new tablet – featuring a pro Nvidia Quadro GPU, 4k resolution, and an…
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How ESA chose its materials for a space mission to the sun
http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/content/view/embedjw/477505 Space is a not a single environment, but many: so the manufacturing materials and processes used for each new space mission must be chosen with great care. Tommaso Ghidini,…
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Colour 3D Printing is en vogue for luxury eyewear makers
//giphy.com/embed/10zG7v5RKDx6Lu Italian fashion eyewear house, Safilo, owners of brands such as Carrera and Polaroid, and contractors for design houses such as Dior and Hugo Boss have shown off how colour…
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Unity adds more photorealism to its VR engine with Octane Render
OTOY founder and CEO Jules Urbach announces the deal to include Octane Render into all versions of Unity Unity Technologies has announced new tools and features for enhanced graphics and…
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New 3devo desktop filament extruders aim to make pro 3D printing filament cheaper and greener
High extrusion temperatures mean that engineering-grade materials can easily be recycled for future 3D printing 3devo has launched two industrial desktop filament extruders, the 3devo Next 1.0 and 3devo Advanced,…
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VIDEO // RSA Student Design Awards’ impact on its students
The short documentary follows students as they tackle the RSA Design Awards brief, through to the all important awards presentations This short documentary film follows a student’s journeys through the…
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VIDEO // Bosch solving problems on its manufacturing lines by using desktop 3D printed parts
//giphy.com/embed/kfEa8KFp2alYQ One of the biggest cost saving use points we’ve seen for 3D printers has been on the factory floor – producing customised jigs and fixtures, and replacing parts that…
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Other Reading // Top This and Other Parables of Design
Published to coincide with a memorial for its late author, design writer Phil Patton, this is a compilation of 38 of his incisive and witty essays on design – varying…
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Weekender // National Museum of Flight
The opening of two giant aircraft hangars means you can get close up to design classics like the Spitfire Just east of Edinburgh, the National Museum of Flight will be…
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