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3D printed KIBO tactile art board with colourful textured bolts forming a design on a yellow background.

The latest Design Spotlight explores KIBO, a modular 3D printed tactile art board designed to make creative expression more accessible for children who are visually impaired.

Design Spotlight: The KIBO Tactile Art Board

9th February 2026 • Case Studies

Multiple Ultimaker 3D printers running simultaneously in a school classroom with the Bellevue Christian School logo overlaid.

How one teacher manages dozens of student projects, multiple iterations, and high-volume 3D printing during the Make:able Assistive Technology Challenge.

Managing High-Volume 3D Printing for Iteration and Student Projects

2nd February 2026 • Tips

A black-and-white collage showing a person playing a trombone with an assistive support and a smiling child using an adapted drawing or writing board, set against a bold pink background with geometric shapes.

Discover the Make:able Challenge, a global design initiative using 3D design and 3D printing to create assistive solutions for real people. Here are seven reasons to take part.

7 Reasons to Take Part in the Make:able Challenge

22nd January 2026 • News

A compact 3D printed camping cooking station set up on forest ground. It includes a black stove platform attached to a red gas canister, a small frying pan, an orange table platform, and a side storage platform with a wooden-handled tool.

We’re sharing our example design journey for the Outdoor Adventures Challenge, exploring how a 3D printed camp kitchen evolved through observation, iteration, and real-world testing.

3D Printed Camp Kitchen: Design Process

14th January 2026 • News

Hero collage showing three 3D printed design challenge themes: a desktop game, an outdoor camping setup, and a modular homeware organiser on bold coloured backgrounds.

Introducing new open-ended design challenges, including 3D Printed Games and Outdoor Adventures, alongside a refreshed challenge structure.

New PrintLab Design Challenges: 3D Printed Games and Outdoor Adventures

7th January 2026 • News

A collage-style image showing 3D printed products including a grey nameplate, a glowing lantern and a red prosthetic-style hand on a bright red background.

See how Moorpark High School blends PrintLab skills courses with hands-on 3D design and printing projects.

Blending 3D Printing Skills with Projects at Moorpark High School

8th December 2025 • Case Studies

A simple Venn diagram with three overlapping yellow circles on a purple background, labelled Actions, Objects, and Exercises, each with a small colourful icon above the label.

Learn how the Feature Combinations method helps spark better design ideas, with a real design example.

Spark Better Design Ideas with the Feature Combinations Method

18th November 2025 • Tips

Karima uses a 3D printed assistive arm device to brush her daughter Jouri’s hair. The image captures the device in use, showing how it supports everyday family routines.

The first feature in our Design Spotlight series explores Team Creovate’s modular 3D printed assistive arm device and the key design lessons from their design process.

Design Spotlight: Creovate’s Modular Assistive Arm Device

12th November 2025 • Case Studies

Graphical renders of a speaker and steam bent lamp design - both utilising geometric spiral features.

UK Design and Technology teacher Ed Chambers shares his approach to developing 3D CAD and 3D printing skills with students – from Year 7 to A-Level.

Advancing 3D CAD Skills in UK Design and Technology Classrooms

9th November 2025 • Case Studies

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