BEBE ME MUCHO

3d Printed Coffee Lid

A winning competition entry for the New Museum and MakerBot. Combining 3d scanning, modeling, and printing to create a playful example of contemporary making. Gift yourself.

The 3d printer company, MakerBot Industries + the New Museum hosted a design competition for a 3d printable object. The challenge aimed to “push the concept of the ‘derivative’, by improving on or personalizing established design conventions.” The jurors were looking for “designs that utilize the unique ability of 3d printing to personalize and improve on the world around us.”

The work’s title is a play on the 1940’s song, “Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me A Lot) by Consuelo Velázquez.