Shapeways is a professional 3D printing market for both creators and consumers. Any designer can set up their own pages featuring their 3D printed products. Just place your order through Shapeways, choose your desired material, and they’ll print and ship the design to you. 

Depending on the specific design, Shapeways prints jewelry in a number of different materials:

• Versatile plastic
• Metals like silver, platinum, brass, bronze, and steel
• Yellow, rose, or white gold
• Gold- or rhodium-plated brass

For materials such as gold and silver, Shapeways uses the “lost-wax casting” technique. The jewelry is first 3D printed in high-resolution wax, which is used to create a mold. Molten metal is then poured into the mold, left to harden, and polished to shine. 

For most other materials, Shapeways uses selective laser sintering (SLS) techniques to 3D print jewelry. Different powders are sintered together layer by layer, removed from the powder, and post-processed to give it additional strength.

With thousands of jewelry designs to choose from (and more every day!), Shapeways is one of the biggest markets for 3D printed jewelry out there.

i.Materialise is another great place to shop for 3D printed jewelry, very similar to Shapeways. Browse through their collection of creative designs or upload your own to get a rough estimate of the cost. You can even hire a designer to model a specific piece for you. 

i.Materialise offers similar materials for 3D printing jewelry:

• Polymers like ABS, flexibles, high-detail resin, and alumide
• Functional metals like aluminium, steel, and titanium
• Precious metals like brass, bronze, copper, gold, silver

i.Materialise uses industrial-grade 3D printers to produce high-quality prints. Depending on the material, they use FDM printing, powder-based printing (eg. SLS), lost-wax printing, or resin-based 3D printing.

Resin-based printing (also known as stereolithography or SLA) uses liquid resin rather than filament or powder. A UV laser draws each layer of the model, solidifying the resin as it goes. 

So what’s different between Shapeways and i.Materialise? For one thing, i.Materialise mainly ships within Europe while Shapeways is based in the US. As such, shipping costs for one service may be cheaper depending on your location.

Etsy is the classic online market for all things handmade… and 3D printed! With thousands of gorgeous pieces of 3D printed jewelry available, there’s certainly no lack of choice.

From ghostly earrings to a hollow egg ring to a geometric necklace, Etsy has a variety of designs in different materials. The most common are silver, gold, or some type of high-quality plastic.

Since each purchase is produced by the seller, the quality of each 3D printed jewelry may not be as reliable as the 3D printing services above. Be sure to read reviews in order to pick a trustworthy seller. 

Other than the big marketplaces listed above, there are plenty of independent designers and companies that specialize in 3D printed jewelry. Here are a few examples:

• Nervous System — Voronoi and geometric-like bracelets, rings, necklaces, and more
• OLA — minimalistic 3D printed jewelry
• Human Interface Jewelry — interactive jewelry such as toggles and scroll bars
• Daniel Christian Tang — designer 3D printed jewelry in gold, silver, and platinum

Love the idea of 3D printed jewelry? Read more about it:

• 20 Outstanding Pieces of 3D Printed Jewelry
• Shapeways Launches Customizable 3D Printed Jewelry Collection
• Danish Jewelry Brand Uses 3D Printing to Create Beautiful Pieces