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3D Printed Xenon Vase Designed by Clockspring3D
Plates, ribs, curves and mysterious emblems, this sleek, sci-fi-inspired cylinder has it all!
What is probably not immediately evident is that the Xenon Vase actually shares its origins with the Jewel Vase from a little while back, in that it's another exploration of inset features that need a little trickery in order to work in vase mode.
Those diamond-shaped recesses that impart such a great visual depth only work because of the thin slot that runs down the center of the feature and allow the vase perimeter to veer into and out of the void. Without such an allowance, the recess would form a pocket that would not be strictly printable in vase mode.
In between those recess plates is a channel full of horizontal ribs that dramatically increase the rigidity of the overall form. They also look more science-fiction-y, which is also important.