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Shapeways Unveils Customizable 3D Printed Jewelry Line

By Emily Engle - June 28, 2018

Shapeways, the 3D printing service and marketplace known for their reliable on-demand printing in a variety of materials, recently announced their first in-house line, Spring & Wonder. The collection features a variety of customizable jewelry that leaves customers in charge of the size, shape and message written on their pieces.

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Due to their ability to print in metal, Shapeways has already become a destination for people looking to test out their jewelry designs and even for people looking to create a line of their own. Spring & Wonder opens that possibility up to the public, allowing anyone to experiment with the joy of selecting your own design and watching it come to life via 3D printer.

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"The vision is to enable anyone to access these tools by simply coding in javascript and connecting to Shapeways' software and systems, users can enable the interactive customization and click-to-print experience on their ecommerce sites such as Shopify. Spring & Wonder is a new company founded with these tools—and the promise of making the magic of limitless customization with 3D printing accessible to anyone. But really, just making cool jewelry we love and hope you do, too."

Many people outside of the design and tech fields still don't understand that 3D printing in metals like gold, silver and bronze is possible, especially at a reasonable cost, so we're happy to see someone trying to close that knowledge gap.

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I've been using this service for years to create custom jewelry for my friends and family.

They are able to print certain metals, but there are limitations (all of them outlined on their site). Depending on the complexity of the design and the material desired they may actually end up 3D printing your design in wax, and then vacuum cast it in gold, silver, etc. They also offer hand polishing.

Also, I recommend this site for final check of your model to insure there aren't any holes or other problems.

https://makeprintable.com/

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Emily is a freelance writer based in NYC with an interest in all things design, specifically the design process. When she's not writing about design, Emily can either be found taking care of her 31 houseplants, going on "nature" walks in her neighborhood or studying Japanese. Before going freelance, Emily was an Editor at Core77.