Wearable 3D Technology

Success within the jewellery industry can be challenging, particularly when competing against mass produced items from retail giants or cheap imports.  For jewellers, it is a matter of finding processes and innovative techniques that can achieve exquisite art forms and still boost profits. 

Cinnamon Lee, a well established name on the jewellery scene, has like so many artists, combined ancient metal working techniques with rapid prototyping or 3D printing technologies to create unconventional and elaborate effects.  However, in Cinnamon’s most recent work, she has explored a new manufacturing technology, known as Selective Laser Melting (SLM). 

SLM is based on a revolutionary technology that builds 3-dimensional models from computer designed files. Parts are produced in metals that can be used for finished products, rather than just prototypes.  Cinnamon has certainly pushed the boundaries of manufacturing possibilities to produce 3D printed wearable jewellery from metal powders.       

Cinnamon’s fascination with 3D printing technologies has enabled her to create contemporary, wearable craft pieces that have gained her nationwide acclaim.  Currently living and working in Sydney, she regularly exhibits her work nationally and internationally.  She is represented by several contemporary jewellery galleries across Australia and has had numerous works acquired by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.  

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