Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

New Z1 – HP’s all-in-one workstation for CAD

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 20, 2012

On the inside: unlike other all-in-ones, you can tinker with the Z1 and upgrade using HP’s tool-less system Lacking the usual bombast of a product launch, HP has ushered in…

D3DLIVE Speakers: Mark Barrow, NX Business Development, Siemens PLM

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 21, 2012

Mark Barrow has spent the last four years at Siemens PLM working with the NX product portfolio, assisting customers across industries ranging from Formula 1 to consumer products to enhance…

On the buses: Capital design!

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 29, 2012

Heatherwick Studio and Wrightbus finally have their beauty on the road Many of you won’t give a hoot about the Capital’s new public transport that hit the foggy streets of…

Urban homes for London’s wildlife – the finalists

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 6, 2012

We seem to be displaying a growing fondness for bees here at DEVELOP3D, although we’re fans of all little urban critters, hence our sustained interest in the InMidtown Habitats competition.…

Muji Product Fitness 80 – Naoto Fukasawa, Sam Hecht and Konstantin Grcic

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 9, 2012

A simple hole allows this umbrella to be personalised, increasing personal attachment and lowering its likelihood of becoming a ‘disposable’ product Last night we were lucky enough to squeeze into…

Sound of protection: iPhone case made from 3D-printed sound

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 12, 2012

Taking 3D printing further into the public domain, Shapeways has paired with SoundCloud – a social sound platform – to print whatever ‘sound’ you wish as a physical iPhone case.…

DEVELOP3D LIVE: WOWZERS! That was good!

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 22, 2012

Legacy Effects were kind enough to bring Robert Downey Jnr’s actual Iron Man mask and to show off some special effects secrets I think we’ve all finally recovered from DEVELOP3D…

Switching-up your multi-tool

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 27, 2012

At DEVElOP3D we’re people of action: seeking out new challenges, accomplishing gruelling tasks, and occasionally doing some household chores, which is why we like the Switch multi-tool. Currently on Quirky,…

Last call for Northern designers LDF exhibiting opportunity

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 29, 2012

You could be centre of attention at the LDF The London Design Festival (LDF) is packed full of amazing product design – usually with an edge on furniture and domestic…

The Apprentice – a horror show

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 30, 2012

The gaffer: Lord Sugar [Insert predictable joke about being fired] If you managed to peer from behind the sofa at the spectacle that was The Apprentice (without self-harming at the…