Name Lantern

A lantern to stand over an LED tealight, with a name round the front and stars, hearts or snowflakes round the back, thinned from the inside so they glow when it's lit, like a lithophane. Prints standing up with no supports.

Customise it in your browser, then download a print-ready STL, or a multi-colour 3MF. No CAD skills needed.

About the Name Lantern

A name lantern to stand over an LED tealight, with a name round the front and stars, hearts or snowflakes round the back. They’re thinned from the inside so they glow when it’s lit, like a lithophane. Prints standing up with no supports.

Name Lantern: a customisable 3D print, shown at its starting settings

What you can change

Type your own name.
Make one, or a whole batch at once: paste a list of names and get one each.
Font: 26 to choose from, from script to stencil.
Round the rest: stars, hearts, snowflakes and nothing.
Pick its colour.
Adjust letter height, diameter and height.

Size

About 8 × 8 × 10 cm (width × depth × height), one piece at the starting settings.

What you download

An STL or 3MF for any slicer.

Printing it

About 56 g of PLA and about 3 hours 20 minutes to print, one piece at the starting settings (15% infill, 2 walls, 0.2 mm layers, on a Bambu Lab A1). Your slicer gives the exact figures for your printer and settings.

Prints standing up, open at both ends, with no supports. Use white or natural (translucent) filament and four or more walls so the glowing parts stay solid. Stand it over an LED tealight, never a real flame.

Ideas for using it

A night light for a child’s room with their name glowing.
Christmas lanterns with snowflakes along a windowsill.
Wedding table lanterns with each table’s name.
A memorial light with the name of someone missed.

Questions

What size is it?

About 8 × 8 × 10 cm (width × depth × height), one piece at the starting settings. Every size is a setting, so make it as big or small as you need.

Which printers and slicers does it work with?

Any FDM printer. The STL opens in every slicer; the 3MF keeps the colours as separate parts in Bambu Studio, Orca Slicer, PrusaSlicer and Cura. Pick your printer in the designer to check it fits the plate.

Can I sell what I make?

On Pro and Ultimate you can sell the prints you make, for example on Etsy or at craft fairs. On Free and Maker, print it for yourself or give it as a gift. The STL and 3MF files themselves are never for sharing or selling.