The 3D Student Contest 2007 this year named “Let's make it in 3D!” arouses public interest from different design and production branches. We were enthusiastic of the participation shown for the 2^nd category where the jury have a hard job to decide which of the 20 models author deserve the first place.

Professional jury committee consisted of 10 experts in technically and artistically supported fields.

For the first category making a copy of an authorial artistic composition in a 3D program with a 3D scanned element we received only one work of the author Diane Blumen Košak from the University Of Ljubljana, Faculty Of Architecture; which was placed 1^st and wins her 3D printed model which will be presented at the fair 3D Print Forum 2007 at FESPA 2007 Berlin.

The 2^nd category making a copy of an existing architectural building or some other 3D work of art arouses contester’s interest from different part of the world. In this category the committee have a difficult job to choose the winners. The three winning authors will receive their 3D printed model which will be exhibited at the fair 3D Print Forum 2007 at FESPA 2007 Berlin.

The contest was divided in two categories:

1^st CATEGORY: “Making of an authorial artistic composition in a 3D program with a 3D scanned element”

1st place The Hand Table, author: Diana Blumer Kosak, Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana

2^nd CATEGORY: “Making a copy of an existing architectural building or some other 3D work of art”

1^st place Dragon fly, author: Ales Vaupotic, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts

2^nd place Tubestation, author: Slavko Milanovic, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture

3^rd place Copy of Pantheon, author: Lea Terseglav, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering

1st PLACE

2nd PLACE

3rd PLACE

Sponsors Praises:

The Voronoi Architecture, Author: Miljan Cizmovic, Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade,
Screw, Author: Sebastian Domula, Technical University of Berlin.

Every awarded and praised model will receive their own 3D printed 3D model (average value of a single model cost up to approximately € 500). Every awarded and praised model will be exhibited at the FESPA fair in Berlin, from 5th to 9th of June 2007. Author of winning 3D model selected by FESPA Berlin 2007 visitors will receive a cheque for 3D colour printed model in value of 2.000 €.

Author of the model from 1^st category and authors of the best three 3D models from 2^nd category will receive their own 3D printed 3D model (average value of a single model cost up to approximately € 500).

All the models in the competition and their descriptions are visible in our gallery .

Judging

The anonymous voting for the best models of the 2^nd category was made considering the pre-establish criteria like:

1. Innovation
2. Representation of 3D technologies
3. Level of technical difficulty
4. Colour textures (if they make sense)

and considering the professional committee members opinion.

Professional jury:

Mr Frederick Declerck, Materialise

Mr Sreco Dragan, University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Chair for Video and New Media

Mr Peter Hansford, VP of European Sales, Z Corporation

Ms Irena Hlede, Klik Magazine

Ms Tadeja Muck,University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chair for informational and graphic technology

Mr David Skrl, Slovenian section for Screen, Pad and Digital print

Mr Chris Smith, FESPA

Mr Edvard Sternad, SDT Institute

Mr Bojan Zupan, SolidWorks

Mr Andrej Zuzek, CeSDT

1^st Category