When design meets 3d printing and new bio materials !

I did the Design using CATIA Imagine&Shape sculpting this subdivision mesh like a special tree, with a kind of rotating moving around the vertical.

Inspired by organic forms from nature, this shape is definitely not manufacturable with traditional plastic molding processes, only additive manufacturing could do the job.

I created this tree feet lamp to test the "adaptative layers" option in the Ultimaker 5S 3D printer, avoiding the need to supports was also a specification.

Experience the 3D virtual twin here :

Photo of the Real lamp 

3D Printed with a "scallop shell" powder PLA, Bio material from oyster shells recycling, it tooks around 14 hours to print, but the result is pretty good ! 😌 

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