Create a 3D printed photo to display in your window
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Choose your frame size, color and upload your images
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Magnetic frame – easy to change pictures
Frame Sizes and Colors
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Eye catching window display for treasured images
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Make a personalized present from a photo
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Unique decoration for your window space
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Uses natural light to illuminate the image, creates a beautiful effect during daylight hours
What are Lithophanes?
A lithophane (French: lithophanie) is an etched or molded artwork in very thin translucent porcelain or plastic that can be seen clearly only when back lit with a light source. It is a design or scene in intaglio that appears “en grisaille” (in gray) tones.
A lithophane presents a three-dimensional image – completely different from two-dimensional engravings and daguerreotypes that are “flat”. The images change characteristics depending on the light source behind them. Window lithophane panel scenes change throughout the day depending on the amount of sunlight. The varying lightsource is what makes lithophanes more interesting to the viewer than two-dimensional pictures.
The word “lithophane” derives from Greek “litho”, which is from “lithos” which means stone or rock, and “phainein” meaning “to cause to appear” or “to cause to appear suddenly”. From this is derived a meaning for lithophane of “light in stone” or to “appear in stone” as the three-dimensional image appears suddenly when lit with a back light source.
3D Printed
Our Lithophanes are printed using a 3D printer to deposit layer on layer of translucent plastic to create the image. We use PLA – Polylactic Acid – a recyclable bioplastic made from vegetable starch to make the Lithophane and Window Frame.