Saw this, and thought of you...

[Damini]

Now, you know I'm technotarded, and my idea of cutting edge design technology is using MSPaint. Also, I'm artistically stunted too, and not only do the hands I draw look like feet, the faces tend to as well. So, with this in mind, I'm going to have to live my life by proxy.

Through you guys.

Shapeways | About - How it works

Have a peek at the gallery for ideas on what the hell people are getting up to. I did a 3d design project at uni, and I ended up in tears and handing in a project of an unlit rectangle with a jpg of badly tiled wallpaper stuck onto it, so all I can do here is watch from the side lines, but you, you my creative winged monkeys, I'm sure will be able to do something insanely impressive with this website.

Oh, and someone needs to buy me these:

Tendril Earrings Stainless Steel by improbablecog on Etsy

Made using the above.

 

[Tom]

That's pretty cool, I bet there's loads of applications for that.

*thinks*

 

[Zenith.UK]

Designing the object is only part of the challenge.
Avoiding robbing a bank to pay for it. That's the hard part.

It's a great idea and some truly talented people could use it to create spectacular works. Unfortunately the process and materials are expensive as hell.