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Welcome to MakerBot

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We are super happy to announce that MakerBot will be exhibiting at the Inspire Trade Expo this year. we really look forward to this innovation. What exactly is 3d printing? Imagine a world where you don’t have to buy replacement parts for your car or home appliance, you can just print your own. Picture having the most creative and innovative idea of your life and having the tools and technology at your fingertips to be able to bring it to life. This is the reality of 3D printing. The last few years have seen the rise of 3D printing as the technology has developed. However, what has been lacking is an understanding of just how useful this technology can be. That said, there is a lot more evidence that 3D printing is a smart investment, especially as people begin to understand the technology, new players are entering the game, support is increasing and real innovation is beginning to take place across industries. As global recognition increases, it makes sense that there are several new

Industrial bedrooms - Design Inspiration

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We previously featured industrial inspired bathrooms, but look at these incredible bedrooms.

Cool Brands - Deuce

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A place where custom bikes meet fashion and food a design haven. 102-104 Parramatta Road, Camperdown NSW 2050, Australia The House Of Simple pleasures is set in a 1600 square meter renovated factory building in Camperdown Sydney. Home to a retail space, motorcycle showroom, workshop facilities and design studio. Connected to the showroom is the Deus Cafe, where locals of the inner west rub elbows at communal tables with riders gassing up on caffeine before their Saturday excursions. While the sale of motorcycles and parts is at the core of the business – from Yamaha SR400s and TW220s to Kawasaki W650s as well as a selection of signifigant classic bikes, visitors to the Deus showroom will find hand built fixed gear track bicycles and a range of Deus brand clothing and luggage as well as a handful of items which feature timeless design and reflect the Deus culture. Classic bike accessories and books are on sale, while objects such as prints and paintings by artists such as Robert William

Andy Warhol - Artist inspiration.

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Andy Warhol (1928-1987)  was an US painter, film-maker and author, and a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. Andrew Warhola was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His parents had emigrated to the USA from Ruthenia, a region now in the Slovak Republic. Between 1945 and 1949 Warhol studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. In 1949, he moved to New York and changed his name to Warhol. He worked as a commercial artist for magazines and also designed advertising and window displays. In the early 1960s, he began to experiment with reproductions based on advertisements, newspaper headlines and other mass-produced images from American popular culture such as Campbell's soup tins and Coca Cola bottles. In 1962, he began his series portraits of Marilyn Monroe. Other subjects given similar treatment included Jackie Kennedy and Elvis Presley. The same year he took part in the New Realists exhibition in New York, which was the first important survey of Pop Art. In 1963, Warhol