The story of Slimprint
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Slimprint transforms recycled plastic into unique home decorations. Erwin Boxen – designer and founder of Slimprint – creates vases that stand out due to their distinctive shapes, textures, and color combinations. Their designs complement various interior styles, with reused materials always forming the foundation of our creations.
“3D printing offers immense design freedom and allows us to produce on a small scale and on demand, without the need for large inventories.”
Slimprint can create forms that are difficult to achieve with traditional techniques, such as Voronoi structures or geometric patterns.
Slimprint offers customization, ensuring that their products perfectly match their customers’ interior styles.
Why does Slimprint use recycled PLA?
Slimprint primarily works with rPLA from ColorFabb. They believe in responsible production, which is why they use materials that are both recycled and plant-based.
“We chose ColorFabb because of their great range of standard colors and their Color on Demand service. This flexibility enables us to quickly adapt to the latest color trends in the interior design industry, which can change rapidly.”
Besides sustainability - reliability and color consistency are essential for Slimprint. Their designs often feature intricate details, and print jobs take 12 to 18 hours. Therefore, it is crucial to have minimal imperfections and strong layer adhesion. Additionally, color consistency across different batches ensures that returning customers are never surprised by variations.
ColorFabb’s materials meet all these requirements, giving us confidence that our designs will look exactly as envisioned.
Sustainable, Reliable, and Color-Consistent
What does Slimprint’s customers think of the final product?
“Our customers are often amazed that something made from recycled plastic can have such a premium look and feel. They appreciate the story behind the product – that we give locally sourced plastic a second life. At the same time, they are enthusiastic about the design, the colors, and our personal approach.”
The combination of sustainability and distinctive design is what truly resonates with Slimprint’s customers.
“We frequently receive messages from customers expressing how happy they are with their vase and how well it fits into their interior. That is, of course, the greatest compliment we can receive.”
“Whether you’re producing small or large volumes, if consistent quality, sustainability, and color options matter to you, rPLA is a great recommendation. Since switching to ColorFabb, we no longer worry about color variations or print issues that we occasionally experienced in the past."
“The combination of recycled material and excellent print properties makes it the ideal choice for us. Additionally, ColorFabb’s short communication lines are a great advantage – there’s always someone available to think along with us. The possibility of custom colors also offers a lot of flexibility for specific projects, allowing us to make even more customers happy with unique home accessories.”
Discover more about Slimprint
Want to learn more? Feel free to visit slimprintshop.com to browse our collection. On Instagram (@slimprintnl) and Pinterest (@slimprint), we regularly share our latest creations.
If you have a 3D printer yourself, you can find Slimprint’s free 3D models on Printables, Thangs, and Cults3D to brighten up your home.
Happy printing!
Erwin Boxen, Founder of Slimprint
