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Re: Cool Techie Geeky Stuff...
« Reply #105 on: March 15, 2013, 04:03:08 pm »
OK, Techie meets sexy.... very sexy

Burlesque superstar Dita Von Teese goes Metropolis in this 3D-printed dress

In this incredible 3D printed dress, burlesque performer Dita Von Teese looks like a cross between the beautiful robot and the art nouveau buildings from 1920s scifi movie Metropolis. Not surprisingly, one of the dress' designers was an architect.




Here's the Metropolis robot. Note the shoulders.

And here's the iconic citiscape from the same film. Both the robot this central building feature the high shoulders and nipped waist look of Von Teese's dress. No, really — look at that building's shape and texture. This dress is surprisingly similar.


The fluidity of the joints is all 3D-printed, layer upon layer of fine powdered nylon within the preheated chamber, based on information by the CAD file. The laser ‘sinters' the nylon into form, a process known as select laser sintering, or SLS. It's an articulated fabric built into the 3D print itself. It's something that's never been done. What Francis and Shapeways have achieved here is truly remarkable."


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