Shapeways

Here is something I came across whilst looking at the paper 3D printer on the previous post.

Shapeways website...

"We want to be a fun, inspiring place where you make your own 3D designs come to life using 3D printing.
You can then keep those 3D printed models for yourself, give them away as a gift or even sell them in the Shapeways shops.
You can get started by uploading your own designs or by rating and commenting on other people's in our gallery of designs.
You can also customize existing designs using out Creator."

Shapeways Creator...

"With the Shapeways Creator you can create your own personal & unique object! You don't need any 3D modeling skills and it takes just a few minutes. You can change the shape as you want and even add text. If you like the result you can order it and we will print and ship it to you."

In Shapeways Creator you can create your own tea light holder, napkin ring, or fruit bowl, customized with your own words etc. However, they also put that the material used should not come into contact with food, drink or heat, so they probably have not chosen the best products!




Available at http://www.shapeways.com/ (accessed 12/02/09).