While browsing Twitter one afternoon, I happened to see that
the White House was having a 3D printed ornament challenge. I thought, “There’s
an idea! We have a 3D printer that we could use to make some Novel ornaments.”
Unfortunately, I found out about the project well after the submission
deadline. I loved the concept though, and I knew just the people to help create
some Novel ornaments.
Introducing Novel’s Junior Engineering Team: Cole (7) and Caia
(5)!
Novel’s founders strongly believe that 3D printing will
become as common as our home and office printers. We know the technology will
advance rapidly, and we want to be part of that. It’s why we have a 3D printer
in the lab that is open for all employees to use. We also know that kids need
to learn how to use these technologies sooner rather than later, and we are
doing what we can to help by getting our junior engineers involved.
To say that our Junior Engineers were ecstatic about this
project would be a massive understatement. When they heard about the project
Cole and Caia immediately started working on designs. Caia’s initial design was
a snowflake with, “I Love Novel” written across it. Cole immediately leapt to
incorporating a sound box and LED lights into a traditional spherical ornament.
"It made me really happy to use the 3D Printer," said Cole. "Tinker CAD was also fun. I want to enter the next White House 3D Christmas party contest."
Caia loved the whole experience, "It was awesome! I want to use it again to make a 3D sea shell ornament."
Below are some photos from their design process. Because
their ornaments were printed with green plastic, the kids primed and painted
them to customize their projects even further. They also made circuit board
Christmas trees to get in the spirit of the holidays.
Thank you to all of our clients, business partners, employees,
and friends. Your support keeps us going. We look forward to continuing to work
with you, and can’t wait for new projects to come to us. All of us at Novel
wish you a safe and happy holidays!
