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Film: A 3D sculpture built by 80,000 bees? Bee-have yourself!

Date
19 July 2013

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Personally, as soon as I hear the words 3-D printing I slip briefly into a coma. But when I heard the words 3-Bee printing, well, that’s a whole other kettle of fish. In this extraordinarily well-shot promo film for golden booze makers Dewars Whisky, the clever chaps have brought together one of the world’s best beekeepers, a sculptor and 80,000 bees to create a pretty outstanding project. Watch art and science make beautiful sculpture babies in this wait-for-the-money-shot work of genius.

A person with white hair and a beard wears glasses and a white garment. They gesture with their hands while speaking in a dimly lit room filled with yellow flowers.
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The 3-B Printing Project

A gloved hand uses a tool to guide bees onto a drawing of a grid-like shape on white paper. Several bees are already positioned within the lines of the sketch.
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The 3-B Printing Project

A person wearing a white protective suit and a wide-brimmed hat stands in a narrow corridor. In the foreground, a blurred field of yellow flowers fills the bottom of the frame.
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The 3-B Printing Project

Two people in white beekeeping suits and veils walk through a bright, airy indoor space. They are surrounded by beds of small yellow flowers, with a white bust on a plinth in the background.
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The 3-B Printing Project

Figures in white protective suits and hoods gather around a white bust in a dark room. The entire scene is bathed in a deep pink light.
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The 3-B Printing Project

A gloved hand holds a honeycomb frame densely covered in bees. A few bees fly around the frame against a plain white background.
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The 3-B Printing Project

A sculpture of a human bust made from woven yellow material. It sits on a wooden surface against a backdrop of a red brick wall.
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The 3-B Printing Project

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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