Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Red Bull Soapbox Race winners – Team Spitphya

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 2, 2013

Holidays are great, but they mean you miss out on some amazing stuff – such as watching Team Spitphya win the Red Bull Soapbox Race down Alexandra Palace’s substantial gradient.…

Taipei to be 2016 World Design Capital, because there’s nowhere else…

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 7, 2013

The city of Taipei, Taiwan, has taken a step closer to becoming the next World Design Capital (WDC) in 2016, because it transpires the city was the only one to…

Back from the dead: Motorcycle and car brands love a comeback

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 12, 2013

There’s something about cars and bikes that make them so much more loved than a desk or a TV screen, products you use everyday but couldn’t be more indifferent about.…

3D Systems goes mass market… In Sky Mall

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 14, 2013

Which is the odd one out? Correct answer: None, they’re all available in SkyMall With all the talk of 3D printing hitting the high streets, further discounted desktop 3D printers…

3D printing material for fighting off radiation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 14, 2013

The M-Flex machine is able to print the new bonded tungsten material Industrial 3D printing is on the rise, and is only set to find more uses as the list…

3D clay modeller, Cubify Sculpt, announced by 3D Systems

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 14, 2013

3D Systems has announced the launch of Cubify Sculpt, a virtual clay sculpting tool that can be used by one and all. Powered by 3D Systems‘ volumetric CAD engine, itself…

NASA blasts its 3D printed parts with 20,000 pounds of thrust

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 28, 2013

3D printed parts will soon be heading for the launchpad Sick of producing parts that, when printed off on your desktop 3D printer, have all the toughness and resilience of…

Motorcycle Design Special Edition

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 3, 2013

The September edition of DEVELOP3D is now available for free download. This month in our special Motorbike Edition we celebrate some of the world’s leading companies on two wheels. We…

X marks the spot

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 5, 2013

Venturing to the North-East of England, Stephen Holmes finds a styling house expert in designing desirable motorcycles for all genres of rider around the world

“Engineering can boom”: James Dyson rails against focus on the ‘silicon sector’

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 5, 2013

James Dyson’s Foundation is part of his own push to encourage engineering among young people James Dyson has spoken out against the government’s support of the digital sector over the…