MakerBot(R) Offers Holiday Events - Make Your Own Ornament - and Unique 3D Printed Gifts for the Holidays

Fun holiday workshop offered at the new MakerBot Store in New York City. Learn about 3D printing and make a really cool holiday ornament. End Quote

New York, NY (1888PressRelease) December 17, 2012 - Just in time for the upcoming holidays, the MakerBot Store in New York City is offering some fun workshops to create unique ornaments and gifts at two events this month. On Sunday, December 16th, and 23rd, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m., the MakerBot Store will hold a "Make Your Own Ornament" Workshop. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by calling 347-457-5758. Cost is $5 per person and is payable at the MakerBot Store. In addition, the MakerBot Store offers some truly unique and inspirational gift ideas, including the incredible MakerBot® Replicator™ 2 Desktop 3D Printer, and a variety of unique 3D printed gifts.

If you haven't been to the new MakerBot Store, the first MakerBot 3D printer store in the world, the Holiday Workshops would be a great time to stop by and experience first-hand the wonder of desktop 3D printing. Just like 2-dimensional printing, 3D printing takes a file from the computer and prints it. But unlike 2-dimensional printing, 3D printing uses 3-dimensional or CAD software to create designs that can be printed in an actual 3-dimensional shape and material. MakerBot uses PLA and ABS plastic that renders beautiful, detailed items that range from machine parts and replacement parts that an engineer would create, to prototypes of products for entrepreneurs, medical devices for the medical field, jewelry and fashion items for designers, and even educational and fun items for the hobbyist, educator and home user.

"The limit to what you can make on a MakerBot® Replicator™ 2 Desktop 3D Printer is only as endless as your imagination," noted Bre Pettis, CEO and co-founder of MakerBot Industries. "We are so excited about having the MakerBot Store in New York - at the MakerBot Store you can come in, see 3D printing in person, touch it, experience it, and be amazed by its potential."

The Holiday Workshops are a great opportunity to visit the new MakerBot Store, just opened in September of this year, and have a hands-on opportunity to try 3D printing yourself, see how easy it is, and go home with a really cool MakerBot-made 3D printed holiday ornament. No design experience is necessary, as the MakerBot Store will have several available 3D holiday ornament designs to choose from. You pick the color, print and decorate, and voila, you have a really cool, unique item to showcase this holiday season or give away as a gift.
In addition to the Holiday Workshops on December 16 and 23, the MakerBot Store also offers the very popular MakerBot® Replicator™ 2 Desktop 3D Printer ($2,199) for the tech enthusiasts on your list. The MakerBot Store has a supply of 3D desktop printers available in the store for immediate pick-up.

The MakerBot Store also offers a variety of interesting 3D printed holiday gifts all made on a MakerBot that are available in the Store. Some notable items are:

• Nesting Igloos - MakerBot takes this classic holiday treasure to a whole new winter-themed level with nested igloos! Take this set home and be one of the few people in the world with a collection of geodesic igloos made entirely on a MakerBot Desktop 3D Printer; $200

• Ornaments (Round, Star, Spaceship) - Tis the season to decorate and these wintery ornaments are unlike any others and are entirely premade on a MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer, available in multiple colors; $20

• Cars - This MakerBot car reminds us of roads outside of New York City, where cars go lightning fast; $35 each

• Helicopters - Whether your imagination is soaring over the Grand Canyon or dropping water over a forest fire, or darting from yacht to penthouse, this MakerBot Helicopter can handle the job; $35

• Vase - What do you get for someone that has everything? A MakerBot Vase! Printed in beautiful MakerBot Red PLA Filament, this watertight piece is unlike any you'll find at traditional stores. This limited edition vase is sure to delight; $60

• Heart Gears - created by Emmett Lalish, an aerospace engineer, and one of the most influential designers on Thingiverse, the Heart Gears design is 100 percent 3D-printed and doesn't have any screws holding it together. Once you pick it up, you can't put this incredible heart down; available in three sizes: $49.99 mini / $250 small / $750 large

• Watch - The MakerBot Watch is truly one of the most exclusive sporting watches you can find. The MakerBot Watch is made all in one pass on the MakerBot Replicator with components that move freely. This amazing feat of engineering comes fully assembled and adjusts to fit any wrist. The links in the band snap together simply, so you can add or remove them as needed; $59.99

• Mixtape - A long time ago, before Pandora or RDIO or even ancient technologies like iTunes, there was the mixtape - a carefully selected group of songs, organized into a playlist and recorded on a cassette. MakerBot has brought this nostalgic magic back to life with a modern twist, and made it 3D-printed too. Get yours today, add a special mix, and share it with someone you love. MakerBot Mixtape mp3 player; $39.99

• MakerBot Gumball Machine with Snowman, Snowflakes, Robots, miniature furniture, cats, dogs, presents, Christmas Trees, Dreidels, New Year's Whistle, Lumps of Coal - perfect for your custom dollhouse, set designs, nativity or holiday scenes, and includes lumps of coal for those that are on your naughty list; $5

And if you want a gift that's truly a reflection of you, or your loved ones, then come check out the MakerBot 3D Photo Booth. Sit down in the MakerBot 3D Photo Booth and in a few minutes, a scan is made of your face and displayed on a screen. Serious or funny expressions are immediately captured using ShapeShot's 3D face data that can then be used to print out a 3D replica of your face! The 3D portrait is a cool souvenir, preserves your loved ones face forever, and is the perfect gift for birthdays, bar or bat mitzvahs, and holidays. Customers can also get a 3D bust of their baby, friends, and the whole family. Cost for the MakerBot 3D Photo Booth is $5 for a scan, and then $20, $40 or $60 if you would like a 3-dimensional bust printed out of your face. You can also take the scan file and create other custom items and gifts for your friends and loved ones.

MakerBot Store Location and Holiday Hours:

MakerBot Store
298 Mulberry St.
New York, NY 10012
(347) 457-5758
store ( @ ) makerbot dot com
makerbot.com/retail

Open: Mon-Sat 10 AM-9 PM; Sun 12 PM-6 PM

Founded in 2009, Brooklyn-based MakerBot® (www.makerbot.com) has grown to be a global leader in desktop 3D printing. MakerBot had 16 percent market share of all 3D printers (industrial and personal) made from 2009 to the end of 2011. In 2011, MakerBot had 21.6 percent market share. In 2012, MakerBot estimates that it now has a 25 percent market share of the 3D printer market. There are more than 15,000 MakerBot Desktop 3D Printers in use by engineers, designers, researchers, and people who just like to make things. The first generation MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printer has been named Popular Mechanics "Overall Winner" for best 3D printer and was honored as one of Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2012. In addition, MakerBot was named "Best Emerging Tech" at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, won Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Award, the Popular Science Product of the Year, and recently was awarded the Fast Company 2012 Innovation by Design Award. The company has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Wired, The Colbert Report, Fast Company, Engadget, Make: Magazine, Rolling Stone, Time.com, IEEE Spectrum, CNN, Financial Times, NPR, Vogue Italia and many others.

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