3D Printed Jewelry
2021
Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro
3D Printed Jewelry inspired by different aspects of Mexican culture and Mexican design. Featuring three collections, each with ring, earrings, bracelet, and necklace.
Bojä 3D is an additive manufacturing company based in the city of Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro. As a way of promoting the many advantages of 3D printing with MultiJet Fusion technology, 3 collections of jewelry were commissioned. The 3 collections were designed under a general concept, this being Mexican culture. Mexican culture is a very broad subject, therefore three specific categories belonging to Mexican culture were chosen, these being:
Flora Collection
Folkloric Dance Collection
Mexican Flavors Collection
01
Flora Collection
Mexico as a country enjoys more than one type of ecosystem, ranging from deserts to jungles, as such many different types of flora can be found in the country. The peyote is found in desertic areas and is known as a type of cactus, this plant is also known to have hallucinogenic effects. In the design of this collection, we can observe different shades of green which allude to the fact that in nature nothing is exactly the same, as well as hallucinogenic curves that flow throughout the shape of the design.
Materials: Nylon PA12, spray paint
02
Folkloric Dance Collection
Dancing is an energetic and happy activity, combined with traditional colorful costumes. As such an abstraction of these elements was made in this collection, the color Mexican pink was chosen because of its name and due to the fact that it is an iconic shade.
Materials: Nylon PA12, spray paint, crystal resin
03
Mexican Flavors Collection
Corn is one of the most used ingredients in Mexican cuisine, in this collection, an abstraction of corn’s texture and colors was made, combining visual elements of prehistoric accessories with contemporary design.
Materials: Nylon PA12, spray paint, crystal resin, gold leaf
The designs were conceived through the analysis and abstraction of shapes, colors, and textures of images belonging to the 3 chosen categories. The final designs are made 95% with MultiJet Fusion technology, and the remaining 5% with the traditional jewelry assembling process.