ETHAN ZHOU

Making

What if I could
make it real?

3D printing, hands-on experiments, and ideas that leave the screen.

Ethan in a blue tie-dye hoodie fitting blue 3D-printed gears onto a white printed spool holder at his workbench, with tools on a honeycomb pegboard behind him

My studio

A space to think, design, and make.

This is my studio at home. I use a 3D printer to turn my ideas into real objects. Here I experiment, test designs, and learn by making.

Ethan's home studio: two 3D printers inside a large clear enclosure on a desk with white drawers, a filament box on the left, and plants under a desk lamp on the right
Ethan seen from behind at his desk, working on a 3D model of a sculpted head across two monitors, next to a computer with glowing blue fans

From screen
to real world

Design.
Print.
Improve.

I first design on the computer, then 3D print the parts, put them together, and test how they work. If something doesn’t work, I adjust the design and try again. Each project helps me learn something new.

Experiment & explore

Small ideas can become big things.

I like taking an idea, experimenting with different designs, and seeing how a digital model can become a physical object. Making helps me think more creatively and solve problems in new ways.

Close-up of blue 3D-printed gears, spacers, and small white parts spread across a gray work mat

More experiments,
all in one place.

Painting, printing, modeling. Follow whatever catches your eye.

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