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Protos Eyewear
San Francisco-based Protos Eyewear,
creators of the 8-Bit Sunglasses, recently
completed a successful crowdfunding
campaign for custom 3D-printed eye-
wear. They have developed interactive
software that enables the user to alter
the shape of the glasses to flatter their
facial structure using uploaded images.
Figure 16-15.
8-Bit Sunglasses
Freakin' Sweet Knots
Created by a programmer who likes to
tie knots, Freakin' Sweet Knots was born
though John Allwine's experimental
process of creating an engagement ring
for his wife. During the process it occur-
red to me that I could write an app that
could generate 3D models of similar
rings so they could be 3D printed.
You can create your own knot ring
through the Freakin' Sweet Knots app
which uploads directly to Shapeways.
Figure 16-16.
Joyce's Tapered Ring, available from
Shapeways:
http://shpws.me/olJo
Polychemy
Polychemy is a Singapore-based online
designer boutique that makes a variety
of 3D-printed products, from jewelry to
mobile phone covers, and works with
prominent 3D print artists to help sell
their work.
Their iPhone cases are printed in a
strong, flexible nylon plastic called pol-
yamide, and you can have your name
custom-printed into the case.
Figure 16-17.
iPhone case printed in red Polyamide
plastic
