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Amateur 3D Design Competition powered by Invent 3D!

  • 12 Mar 2025
  • 5:30 PM
  • 5 May 2025
  • 12:00 AM
  • Valletta Design Cluster


Amateur 3D Design Competition

powered by Invent 3D!

In Collaboration with Tinkering Day event at Valletta Design Cluster

Do you have a great idea but no 3D printer to bring it to life?

We’re inviting amateur designers to create 3D-printable objects that bring practical solutions to everyday household challenges!  Choose one of the challenges below and submit your best design! Choose one of the three design challenges below and submit your best design.

Challenge 1: Home product

Design a convenience tool or space-saving hack for the home.  Focus on handy gadgets that improve efficiency and solves a minor but common problem. This can include cable or desk organisation, kitchen measuring or storage, wall mounted or collapsible home organisers for plants or objects

Challenge 2: Gaming

Design the ultimate accessory for your gaming needs.  Whether it is an add-on for your favourite controller, a custom dice tower or card holder for your tabletop games or even just a stand or storage solution for your gamer’s headset, the possibilities are endless.

Challenge 3: Why doesn’t this Exist yet? Fix

Design a simple but genius object that fixes an everyday frustration - whether it’s keeping doors from slamming, making keychains easier to find, a clip on device to hold your phone or wallet safe in your pocket, or improving how we carry grocery bags.

Participants must submit a 3D model file (.STL) along with a short description of how their design makes life easier.  All designs must be optimized for FDM printing—no excessive overhangs, minimal supports, and a focus on easy, reliable printing.

The best 5 designs will receive a 3D printed copy of their design thanks to Invent 3D.   Winning designs will be chosen based on creativity, practicality, and ease of printing.  

Designs are to submitted to vdc@vca.gov.mt by Monday 5th May at midnight.

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