Thursday, April 2, 2015

These 3D printed ice cubes will make you drink all the whisky

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The delicate nature of whisky has been perfectly illustrated with these intricate ice carvings by a Japanese advertising agency.


TBWA/Hakuhodo, based in Tokyo, created the pieces, titled "3D on the rocks," to advertise Suntory Whisky and it's sure had a lot of people reaching for the liquor cabinet.



In a similar vein to 3D printing, the images are captured using Autodesk 123D and 3D designs are prepared. Then a CNC router is used to carve the designs into the ice block, according to AdWeek.


The router is chilled at -7 degrees Celsius (19 Fahrenheit), and a thick drill bit is used to create the overall shape before a finer bit is used to perfect the tiny details. The project is completed when "a touch of chilled whiskey polishes the surface of the ice and gives a beautiful shine to the sculpture," Miwako Fujiwara from TBWA/Hakuhodo told CNET.



The agency created the ice blocks, which took up to six hours each to carve, in a variety of designs including an Apple computer, an astronaut, the Statue of Liberty, a shark, the Sphinx and a diamond ring Read more...


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