Look of Disapproval Glasses by plasma2002

How awesome are these emotive glasses by first-time Thingiverse contributor plasma2002?!  We’ve all seen those “Today I feel…” fridge magnets.  But, it seems silly that a refrigeration device would have such a range of emotions.  Wouldn’t it make much more sense to wear glasses that expressed how you felt on a particular day?  The emoticon possibilities alone are endless.  The most obvious would be a wink “    ” or tear ” ) ; “.

Here’s what I’m thinking for an emoticon glasses challenge:

• Be the first to upload any kind of emoticon glasses to Thingiverse with the tag “emoticonglasses“.
• Be the first to upload a particular kind of emoticon glasses to Thingiverse with the tag “emoticonglasses“.
• Be the first to tweet a picture of yourself wearing emoticon glasses at a bar with the hashtag “#emoticonglasses“

Anyone who completes any of the above three challenges gets 9000 internet points and everlasting online fame!

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Last night at Jefferson Market in Manhattan, a lucky New York Fashion Week crowd caught a glimpse of the upcoming Fall/Winter 2012 collection of MakerBot’s latest artist-in-residency collaborator, fashion designer Asher Levine.

Levine — known for his designs for Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, and Bruno Mars — has been working with MakerBot to create custom-made sunglasses to be printed on the MakerBot Replicator, and models were wearing these unique fabrications at the event. This collaboration marks the first time that a designer will be offering a piece from a collection to the public via an open-source download through Thingiverse.com. Look for the sunglasses on Thingiverse.com early this week!

What’s more, this also marks the first time in history that a MakerBot Replicator has itself participated as a runway model. Three of our most svelte Replicator prototypes printed away, broody and glamorous, at the feet of the other fashion models while tightly-packed guests and media snapped photos and clamored for interviews with Asher Levine and Bre Pettis. MakerBots also played a role in the music played at the venue — DJ Jet Black built beats from MakerBot Sound Library #001 into a distinctive all-MakerBot soundtrack for the evening (Check out the track here).

Thanks to Annelise for great shots of the MakerBotted glasses in action. Special shout-out also to MakerBot’s Elliot Cohen for creating the digital model for the glasses and Art Evangelist Michelle Zatta for putting several weeks into fabricating them.

BREAKING NEWS: Check out the MTV Style coverage of the event here!