Nicolas Richelet’s ‘Falling Apart’ RailClone Image on 3D World’s Cover

3D World sure got it right, twice. iToo Software and I did not expect anything like the image Nicolas Richelet (newke) has submitted to the RailClone miniCHALLENGE and it is a great cover image. In the article, Nicolas describes the process of creating his image which got him the 2nd place in the end. I ordered that issue just now – Got to see this in print!

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Winners Announced: DesignConnected Vouchers Giveaway

Hey all! I have DesignConnected vouchers to giveaway to two lucky followers, and a possible third one too. Each of the vouchers is worth 100 Euro, which can get you a range of 4-10 models, depending on how high-end you want to go. The first two vouchers will be randomly awarded to two of you who enter this giveaway and the third one, as in a previous giveaway – to one of you that submit the best image showcasing a purchased DesignConnected model in it.

First Part Entries Closed

Thank you all for participating! The Winners of the first part are:

Arthur Staschyk & mesraem

Congratulations to you both 😉

All of you still have a running chance in the second part of this giveaway. Sending in your renders showcasing DesignConnected’s purchased items until April 25. The best image will grant it’s maker a DesignConnected 100 Euro Voucher.

Have fun!

Second Part Winner Announced

Congratulations to Tiziano Nespoli

Your image was selected as best among those submitted showcasing DesignConnected purchased items and you win a 100 Euro Voucher to use on DesignConnected 🙂

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Interview with LUXIGON

The interview with MIR I published almost a month ago, followed by great feedback from the community, has driven me to keep exploring the studios I consider interesting and inspirational. LUXIGON is one of these studios, featuring clients such REX, MVRDV, OMA, BIG, Oppenheim, Mecanoo, asymptote, and more in their portfolio. I enjoyed this interview very much, and fell in love with their sense of humor and passion for what they do as I’m sure you will too – I’ll just have to keep doing these. ITS GREAT!

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Peter Guthrie’s Kilburn Vale Visualizations

I just have to share these amazing architecture visualizations by Peter Guthrie – Representing some of his best work. The design is by Gianni Botsford Architects and SketchUP was the modeling tool of choice. I use SketchUP 99% of the time for all modeling, and Peter strives to get most of it done inside SketchUP too, texturing too… the rest is good old 3dsmax & VRay. Remarkable design and visuals! enjoy.

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New Render Buckets Mode Plugin / Tangram Buckets

Polytown released today, its first plugin for 3d studio max and any render engine that integrates with it – The Tangram Render Bucket Mode Plugin! This special bucket mode is dedicated to all those who, despite all possible rational reasons, remain seated in front of the screen watching the usual square buckets progress. The development team at Polytown thought it would be cool to make a puzzle mind game out of it so you can better utilize this, otherwise, wasted time.

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