Earlier this year, we watched in fascination as Dutch designer Stijn van Aardenne developed a new production method. His prototype for a 4-axis rotary printer employed 3D printing on a revolving print bed:
That was in February, and the industrious van Aardenne has already developed market-ready product using the new technique. Here's his bee-inspired HIVE lamp:
The shell is printed in recycled PET-G, and it's mounted to a stainless steel fixture. The light source is a dimmable 24V LED. The lamp can be ordered with the power cord you see in the photo, or without, if you prefer to hardwire it into a wall.
The HIVE lamp runs €720 (USD $819).
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Very cool, though even factoring in recovering the R&D costs, 700 Euros seems like a high price for a handsome chunk of plastic... I wonder if each one is effectively handmade by its creator...