LIX: The Smallest 3D Pen That Lets You Draw In The Air
The LIX 3D drawing pen is the latest product in the innovative and rapidly growing field of 3D printing. This device allows one to write, draw, create decorations, jewellery, and art pieces straight in the air. The developers launched this extraordinary pen just yesterday on Kickstarter and already raised 4 times more than they pledged for.
The LIX 3D printing pen is similar in function to 3D printers, using ABS plastic and receiving power through a USB 3.0 port. When pressed, the pen releases melted coloured plastic, which cools as soon as it touches the air, allowing the user to draw any 3D shape they can imagine.
How is this pen different from the other devices, such as the 3Doodler that we wrote about in 2013? It has a stylish design and is a lot smaller than any other 3D printing pen, which makes it a lot more flexible, portable and easier to use.
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3D-Printed City Shells For Hermit Crabs by Aki Inomata
Japanese artist Aki Inomata combines architecture, cutting-edge 3D printing technology and hermit crabs together in one brilliant project, titled “Why Not Hand Over a “Shelter” to Hermit Crabs?” Inspired by the urban landscapes of the biggest cities in the world, Inomata used 3D printing to create elegant shells for the little hermit crabs, which change their shelters as soon as they grow out of their old ones. As they often borrow shells cast off by other species (like sea snails), Inomata decided to hand them beautiful new specially-made shelters instead.
The artist came up with this unique idea when she found out about a similar bit of behavior among humans; the location of the former French Embassy in Japan, which had been French land, became Japanese from October 2009 for the following fifty years, after which it will be returned to France. “ The same piece of land is peacefully transferred from one country to the other, ” writes Inomata. “ These kinds of things take place without our being aware of it. “
Be sure to click on the videos below, which will show not only the process of hermit crab shell 3D printing, but also the surreal spectacle of the crabs receiving their gifts.
More info: aki-inomata.com (h/t: spoon-tamago )
New York City
Windmill landscape
Thailand
Santorini, Greece
Port City
Greece
Why Not Hand Over a “Shelter” to Hermit Crabs?
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