City Sphere
- Additive Companion
- Creative
- Art
- 2015
- United Kingdom
Summary
This piece was ommissioned by Wardour for the front cover of the RSA (Royal Society of Arts) magazine. Comprised of over 250 unique conceptual skyscrapers, each individually 3D printed and connected to a central sphere. Based on an original piece by the artist James McNabb.
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Technology Details
- SLS (Industrial)
- Powder Bed Fusion
- Nylon PA12
- Nylon
- Powder
Process Steps
Printer category: Powder Bed Fusion
- 1
Application Profile
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€100–€499.99
Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.
Complex
Requires specialised knowledge and deeper analysis.
Prototypes / Samples / One-Offs
Arts
★☆☆
Can depend heavily on virgin fossil fuels, produce harmful emissions, and yield non-recyclable materials. Involves high energy consumption during material manufacturing. As an AM material, requires some re-processing after use. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.
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