And the winners are...

Overall, we were extremely impressed and pleased with the variety and quantity of designs submitted, and would like to sincerely thank everyone involved. All of the entries showed a strong degree of consideration to the various elements in our design requirements (must appeal to children, must protect from dust, debris, etc). Ultimately, those that won were able to take these considerations and apply them to a model that could be easily and reliably printed using a Makerbot Replicator machine, which is a challenging task on its own.

Read Dreambox Emergence's insights from the stress tests and on the challenges of designing for 3D printing on the GrabCAD blog: 3D4D Dreambox Emergence 3D Printed Sunglasses for kids.

- Dreambox Emergence, Tech for Trade, 3D Hubs, New Development Solutions, and GrabCAD

1st Place Winner
Dreambox 3D Printed Glasses by anthony.yanoshik-1

Dreambox 3D Printed Glasses

We’re happy to announce Anthony as the winner of the 3D4D Glasses competition. His design makes effective use of the 3D printing technology currently used by Dreambox Emergence, allowing reliable prints. The glasses themselves have a fortified hinge area, using a pin system (in this case, pins won out over snap-in hinges due to significantly improved printability and reliability - this will be taken into account for production).

- Dreambox Emergence, Tech for Trade, 3D Hubs, New Development Solutions, and GrabCAD

2nd Place Winner
Easy print children's glasses by tan.teck.wee

Easy print children's glasses

This design featured a unique and very effective approach to lens fitting involving a snap-together frame and arm system, allowing easy insertion and removal of lenses.

- Dreambox Emergence, Tech for Trade, 3D Hubs, New Development Solutions, and GrabCAD

3rd Place Winner
Sun Glasses for Dreambox 3D4D by konrad.jakubiak-1

Sun Glasses for Dreambox 3D4D

This design uses a ball and socket type joint, another unique approach to 3D printable hinges that require no extra components. The frame is also very sturdy, and performed well in stress tests.

- Dreambox Emergence, Tech for Trade, 3D Hubs, New Development Solutions, and GrabCAD

4th Place Winner
My SunGlasses Project by manuel.bayonas-2

My SunGlasses Project

This design incorporates a customizable, creative element to distribution of these glasses, which we’re excited to run by the children in Nebaj.

- Dreambox Emergence, Tech for Trade, 3D Hubs, New Development Solutions, and GrabCAD

5th Place Winner
DREAMBOX toyglasses by manu.solera-1

DREAMBOX toyglasses

This design incorporates a customizable, creative element to distribution of these glasses, which we’re excited to run by the children in Nebaj.

- Dreambox Emergence, Tech for Trade, 3D Hubs, New Development Solutions, and GrabCAD

6th Place Winner
Print and snap by mathieu.chesnel-1

Print and snap

Both of Mathieu’s designs incorporate another effective approach to snap-in arms and easy, fast-printing frames.

- Dreambox Emergence, Tech for Trade, 3D Hubs, New Development Solutions, and GrabCAD

Thanks once again for all submissions - we can’t wait to get these fit and start working on prototypes!

- Dreambox Emergence, Tech for Trade, 3D Hubs, New Development Solutions
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