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High Fashion: Laser Cut
These wood wedges by Jill Sander are a great example of how laser cutting technology can be incorporated into high fashion. The shoe looks like a piece of nature washed ashore, driftwood topped with...
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Interview with Glen Liberman
Today I got to interview the New York based designer, Glen Liberman, the founder of Kinekt Design and Kinektron. Kinekt Design is behind the patented Gear Ring is made from high quality matte stainless...
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Hyper Sea by Christa Pisto
Hyper Sea is hand crocheted with various types of yarn and low-current LED wire by artist and crater, Christa Pisto. This intricate landscape is composed of 16 free-handed pieces that took Pisto over...
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Inventables Catalog?
We are trying to decide if we should make a 12 page catalog for our customers. What do you think?Cast your vote here:
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The Woodflex Series by Antoine Tesquier Tedeschi
Antoine Tesquier Tedeschi has used the living hinge to laser cut a clock, a pen holder and a coat rack out of birch wood board. The living hinge is a pattern that makes a stiff material like wood or...
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Renegade Holiday Market Highlights!
This weekend I was lucky enough to make it to the Renegade Holiday Market in Chicago. The biannual Renegade Craft Fairs are a great place to see what is trending in the handmade community. As always...
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Inventables, Shapeoko and science education!
The “unexpected properties” of many products available at Inventables are useful in communicating scientific principles and the process of inquiry into science. The Materials Research Laboratory at...
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NEW PRODUCTS! 1/4" & 1/2" Fluorescent Acrylic Sheets
We have started adding additional thicknesses to our acrylic sheet category. Today we announced the launch of 1/4" and 1/2" fluorescent green and fluorescent blue acrylic sheets.One cool part about...
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Espirale Lamp by Guillermo Cameron Mac Lean
Espirale Lamp by Guillermo Cameron Mac Lean are prototypes that explore the different possibilities of MDF for lamps using a single continuous spiral cut with a CNC machine.
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Mamut Fruit Bowl by OMELETTE-ED
The Mamut Fruit Bowl by OMELETTE-ED is great example of combining cnc milled objects. Mamut is made from cnc milled beechwood and polypropylene, there is an amazing video of how it works here.I would...
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NEW PRODUCTS! - Shapeoko Dual Drive Kit
Inventables started selling the Shapeoko CNC Mill in April 2012. The response from customers has been humbling. The Shapeoko CNC Mill is part of an open source hardware project by Edward Ford hosted...
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Hi All, this is Edward. I have a little story to tell you. Years ago, maybe 7-8 at this point, I finished building my very first CNC machine. It was not named Shapeoko, you could not build it for...
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INTERVIEW: David Lang - Zero to Maker
Today we interviewed David Lang author of the upcoming book Zero to Maker.Inventables: David how did you get going in all this?David Lang: I went to Maker Faire 3 years ago. I was inspired because the...
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Gorgeous 3D Printed Jewelry by MYBF
MYBF (my best friend) is a 3D printed line of jewelry by Orlando Fernandez Flores and his wife Lucia De Conti, owners of Italian design store, Maison 203. The pieces are molded after traditional cuts...
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Scientists 3D Printing Stem Cells?!
Scientists have rigged up what looks to be a Makerbot, to be a Stem cell 3d printer. The printer, used by A team at Heriot-Watt University, uses the files of stem cells as the "ink" and can place them...
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3D printing as a tool for space travel - making a moon base?
The Huffington Post reported:"As if planning to build a moon base weren't enough, the European Space Agency may try to do it with 3D printing."Printing" a building out of layers of lunar soil could be...
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Laser Engraving Leather and Metal for a Valentines Gift!
Our building neighbor, Karl, approached me with a project idea for Valentine's Day. He wanted to laser engrave a drawing he made onto a flask for his girlfriend. After some trial and error we...
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The third industrial revolution
The third industrial revolution is in full swing. At Inventables it is our mission to simplify the process of going from idea to finished product. We believe this will further ignite this revolution....
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Raising a Tech Community - Spring Build 2013
Hi. My name is Taylor Haney and I'm a guest blogger for Inventables. I'd like to invite you to join us at a Hackathon we call Spring Build 2013. It is being held at The IdeaShop - 3440 S. Dearborn,...
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Introducing Bamboo Plywood and Bamboo Projects!
We now carry beautiful Bamboo Plywood in 4 thicknesses: 1/8", 1/4", 3/8", and 3/4" and two sizes: 8″×12″ and 12″ × 12″.The pictures do not do this material justice! It’s the most beautiful item we have...
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