Suntory Whisky 3-D Printed the World’s Most Incredible Ice Cubes | Adweek

Name: Suntory Whisky 3-D Printed the World's Most Incredible Ice Cubes
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Description: Suntory Whisky 3-D Printed the World's Most Incredible Ice Cubes TBWA creates landmarks and characters in miniature By Tim Nud

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Suntory Whisky 3-D Printed the World's Most Incredible Ice Cubes TBWA creates landmarks and characters in miniature By Tim Nudd

March 31, 2015, 1:37 PM EDT

Advertising craft doesn’t get more delicate than this. Check out the crazy ice cubes TBWA\Hakuhodo created for Japan’s Suntory Whisky.

The agency used what’s called a CNC router (and a process that’s kind of inverse 3-D printing) to carve the designs, which ranged from the Statue of Liberty to the Sphinx to Batman and everything in between. (There even appears to be, perhaps presciently, a Cannes Lion in the mix.)

Advertising craft doesn’t get more delicate than this. Check out the crazy ice cubes TBWA\Hakuhodo created for Japan’s Suntory Whisky.

Miwako Fujiwara of TBWA\Hakuhodo said the CNC router was chilled at -7 degrees Celsiusto keep the ice from melting. The agency used an app called Autodesk 123D to capture the 3-D images and prep them for printing. “A touch of chilled whiskey polishes the surface of the ice and gives a beautiful shine to the sculpture,” Fujiwara added.

The campaign was launched in 2014 and just won a Branded Content & Entertainment Lotus trophy at the Asia Pacific Advertising Festival in Thailand.

Lots more images, along with credits, below.

Tags: Suntory

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