The First Commercial Watch Made from 3D Printed Gold

In February, I covered a story about a small watchmaker launching a Kickstarter campaign for his line of 3D-printed watches, which featured timepieces made from gold-plated steel. Hoptroff Ltd. of London, is going for the real 18 karat deal by…

3D Printing & The Imperial Crown of Russia

Another case study from envisionTEC highlights a particularly prestigious jewellery application and the precise capabilities of the Perfactory 3D printing technology. The Smolensk Diamonds Jewellery Group is part of the Kristall Production Corporation founded in Russia 1963. Today Kristall employs…

Chicago Charm Company — A 3D Printed Jewellery Success Story

Carter Lee is a 2nd generation Chicago based jeweler and years of working in a hyper-concentrated venue like Jewelr’s Row only served to show him how little has changed compared with the compelling advancements in personal manufacturing. It was this…

Zazzy’s 3D Printed Parties for Your Arms

As 3D printing opens up new possibilities for mass customization, there will be more and more companies that hope to use this to their advantage.  MixeeLabs, the US-based Shapeways partner that offers customizable 3D printed objects via online apps, is…

Time Will Tell – rvnDSGN's US-Manufactured 3D Printed Titanium Watches offer a new Approach to the Art of Making Wearable Functional Fashion

During the last decade or so, the watch has pretty much gone the way of the cufflink — that’s to say only seen on the wrists of top executives at prestigious galas and other above-bacchanal events for the elite. Much…

Fancy a Quickie? The Latest Design Challenge from Shapeways is Short & Sweet

Shapeways seems to be seriously ramping up its marketing activities of late — even more so than usual and right across the board. I think Savannah might have quite a bit to do with that. And this week it all…

Design With Your Voice – Makoo's Jewellery App

Makoo is another new DIY (Design It Yourself) 3D printing jewellery project to pop up from the old world. However, the fashion-oriented Italians behind the company haven’t exactly settled for the most conventional solutions when outlining their core processes –…

PolyChemy is a High-End File Repository From Singapore

Polychemy (Polygon-Alchemy — clever!) boasts the pride of being one of the first 3D printing companies based out of Singapore — another is Pirate3D the 3D printer developer that has achieved huge success on Kickstarter. PolyChemy is positioning itself as…

Stilnest – A New 3D Printed Jewellery and Accessories Service Promises to be Different

Stilnest is the newest member in the ever-growing crowd of 3D model repositories. However, Stilnest – based in Germany and focusing on accessories (i.e. currently mainly jewellery) – promises to possess that crucial differentiating factor and have a completely varying…

Design Your Personalized 3D Printable Jewellery Online – Suuz.com

Suuz is a new Dutch online service for designing personalized jewellery. The company – founded by five former Technical University of Delft students – first launched its site in a beta phase in February, but has now launched the full version…