When it comes to crafting your own holiday gifts, sure, it's the thought that counts. Still, some of these thoughts could use a little more brio, especially if you're the one gluing uncooked macaroni to a picture frame at the last minute.
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Openhouse, an NYC-based company that specializes in creating pop up events, wants you to put down the noodles and glue gun and instead:
Doesn't sound too different than Santa's workshop, does it? In some ways it is, though Openhouse calls it 3DEA, a month-long holiday 3-D printing pop-up shop that they believe may be the precursor to a permanent store.
Openhouse partnered with Shapeways, Ultimaker and UP! to bring 3DEA to the Eventi Hotel. The pop-up event is free and open to the public through December 27. So if you're in a holiday gift-giving rut, I suggest popping in for these reasons:
To help spread a little more of that naughty holiday cheer, there's even an adult-themed section behind a curtain for those 18 and over.
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Now, if you can get your mind out of the gutter, what gift would you print at 3DEA? Let us know in the comments below.
Credit: 3DEA
