Textured vases offer a variety of design ideas. They make good decorations and desk organizers (though not always good water-holding vessels, especially printed in Vase Mode.)
Some designers even specialize in twisty vases.
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This collection of printable modifications add functionality, style, performance, or easier maintenance to your Prusa MK3S 3-D printer without causing negative side-effects or impacts.
This model by jofeinmechaniker is one of the best mechanical models I’ve printed in 14 years of modelling and printing. It inexplicably has less than 200 downloads and only 2 makes as of this post. It prints easily, turns smoothly, and makes an excellent desk display. Please check out the design and give it a download and make if you appreciate the designer’s work.
Inspired by that creator’s work, I experimented with excellent Belfry OpenSCAD Library (BOSL2) that easily extends and multiplies the power of OpenSCAD. This shape is a variant of a bevel gear and has very interesting characteristics. I’ve been contemplating making a version of this with 3, 4, 5+ bevel gears.
I decided to participate in WeTheBuilders‘ most recent project to make a large, distributed, crowd-sourced 3-D printed statue.
This latest project was a statue of Charon, the psychopomp Styx ferryman of Greek mythology, sculpted by Ryan Kittleson. This collaboratively-printed sculpture was displayed at Loveburn 2025, in Miami in February 2025 and is now back in Baltimore awaiting display in a more permanent home.
A full gallery of the assembly process and final display at the festival.
Participating in the crowd-sourced project was a great experience. I ended up printing 4 pieces for the Charon statue. They provide the .STLs (via a check-out mechanism), you provide the plastic, the printing, and shipping to them.
Some quick facts about the project:
- The final statue was about 5 feet tall, 2.5 feet wide, and 4 feet front-to-back.
- Approximately 40 individuals printed parts for this project.
- The sculpture was subdivided into 260 parts using Luban.
- Participants were encouraged to include a coin in the parts they printed, in the style of the ancient Greek tradition of burying the dead with a coin in their mouth to pay the ferryman’s toll across the river Styx.
Full credit where due: the WeTheBuilders team ran logistics, conceptualized the project and sculpture, received and assembled the parts, and transported the finished project from Baltimore to Miami and back.
I look forward to participating in future WeTheBuilders projects and would encourage you to look into participating as well. At the very least, consider a bookmark and visit the site occasionally for updates.
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DaveMakesStuff on thangs
DaveMakesStuff is a prolific designer of interesting, creative textured geometric creations. You can see all his designs on his Things profile, or check out his other links.
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_steve on thingiverse
Steve Warren makes hundreds of cool, organic twisty vase designs. He posts his latest vase designs on xSteve profile on Printables and also on his Thingiverse profile. He regularly removes older designs, so if you see something you like, download a copy.
