In celebration of Dutch Design Week 2016, our Shaping Dutch Design series will take a closer look at a few of the dozens of Dutch designers who are part of the Shapeways EXPO this year and, of course, our global maker community all year round. Make sure to visit us in person if you’re in Eindhoven this week, and follow us here, on Instagram, Twitter, and on Facebook for live updates from #DDW16.
Anna Ruiter of Tjielp Design creates intricate jewelry that brings traditional shapes into the future. Many of her playful, stylish pieces might never have existed without 3D printing. Like her Russian doll-inspired Wireframe Heart pendants and earrings, which feature an open geodesic heart enclosing a smaller, solid faceted heart. With traditional manufacturing, creating such an object-within-an-object would be almost impossible. With 3D printing, the entire piece is created in a single print.
In Ruiter’s Heart Facet pieces, the heart becomes solid, its geometry at the forefront. The timeless symbol of love meets design’s cutting edge. Now that’s a future we can get behind.
If you’re in Eindhoven this week, come see Anna Ruiter’s designs in person at Shapeways EXPO at Dutch Design Week. If not, you can still pick out your favorite pieces from her Shapeways shop. In timeless metals or playful plastics, we promise that you — or a friend — will heart them.
Anna Ruiter’s Wireframe Heart and Heart Facet jewelry on display at Shapeways EXPO at Dutch Design Week