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Entries in New Museum (1)

Thursday
Nov172011

'TIS THE SEASON // New Museum And MakerBot Team Up And Get In The Holiday Spirit

Photo from Bowery Boogie

A new window display recently popped up at the New Museum, and though it's definitely got a holiday theme, this isn't your typical nativity scene or artificial snow winter wonderland. Surrounding a pile of presents stacked in the shape of the museum are fluorescent aliens wearing Star Trek suits and Santa hats, riding atop a toy train and pulling Santa's sleigh in X-Wings.

The display comes from the folks at MakerBot, who teamed up with the New Museum last month to present the New Museum MakerBot Challenge, which invited designers to submit 3D designs that improve on existing design conventions. You can peruse some of the best entries on Thingiverse, and this Friday the winning design will be celebrated at the New Museum MakerBot Challenge launch party.

Usually we'd side with Nordstrom in waiting until after Thanksgiving to get in the holiday spirit, but we'll make an exception for something this awesome.

Check out more photos of the display on Bowery Boogie.

-- John Ruscher