3D printed bird's nest egg-cup

This sweet little egg-cup is 3D printed on demand through Shapeways, where it sells for $7.14. It was created by Shapeways user Gijs, who's got some other interesting designs on the site.

birdsnest-eggcup

I write books. My latest is a YA science fiction novel called Homeland (it's the sequel to Little Brother). More books: Rapture of the Nerds (a novel, with Charlie Stross); With a Little Help (short stories); and The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (novella and nonfic). I speak all over the place and I tweet and tumble, too.

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jere7my

So, that’s not a bloodshot eyeball, then?
pambamboo

And……you certainly can’t eat the egg out of it! Just decoration I guess.
druse

Too cute ;-)

That actually made me go “Ahhhhhhh”, and I’m by myself at the moment.
TimDrew

cute- love it!

my second thought (beyond “awwww” as well) was that the wee bird must be thinking : “Man, that was a difficult one to push out- my cloaca is killing me!”
tarabrown

I want to try doing something like this on the Makerbot. Might have to make it in two pieces?
feltmountain

Cute indeed, but as a design student I must ask, how on earth does it not fall over in use? Or is it just a decorative item?
- godisafiction
  
  That’s what I was thinking too. Also, that material is pretty brittle and those branches are really thin.