Creative - TCT

Are these the comfiest 3D printed shoes ever?

Alexander Wang's 3D printed kitten heels trade the runways of New York Fashion Week for the uncarpeted halls of Messe Frankfurt.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 20 Nov 2025

Are these the comfiest 3D printed shoes ever?

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Could 3D printing be the next generation of polyurethane foam?

By Laura Griffiths

/ 15 Nov 2025

Neoshapes & Incus establish partnership to support watchmaking and jewellery customers

The two companies hope to ‘forge a new standard’ for 3D precious metal 3D printing by providing an ‘unprecedented level of design freedom, precision, and refinement for luxury brands.’

By Sam Davies

/ 10 Nov 2025

Neoshapes & Incus establish partnership to support watchmaking and jewellery customers

From Templates to Originality: Etsy’s new 3D Printing Policy

Susan Bradley, Partner and Chartered and European Patent Attorney at Marks & Clerk LLP explores Etsy's recent changes to its Creativity Standards and impact on 3D printed goods.

By TCT Team

/ 7 Jul 2025

How Balena is changing fashion by integrating 3D printing with sustainable material science

"Cutting-edge materials and computational design can revolutionise the way fashion is produced and consumed."

By Laura Griffiths

/ 3 Jul 2025

How Balena is changing fashion by integrating 3D printing with sustainable material science

Inside Tapestry's 3D Print Studio: How 3D printing became an essential tool in fashion

"It is crucial to change the story from technology as the antagonist, to technology as an enabler for greater creativity, not only for design, but for all."

By Laura Griffiths

/ 1 Jul 2025

Inside Tapestry's 3D Print Studio: How 3D printing became an essential tool in fashion

3D printed chair inspired by biomimicry is "a call to action" for industry

‘Ta.Tamu’, a four-year collaboration between Dassault Systèmes and the French designer Patrick Jouin, was created using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, inspired by biomimicry and the structural logic of the human body.

By TCT Team

/ 26 Jun 2025

Traditional Harris Tweed weavers keep looms running with 3D printing

Partnering with the NMIS, operated by the University of Strathclyde and part of the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult, The Harris Tweed Loom Spares Co. has created a new loom assembly design featuring 3D printed parts.

By TCT Team

/ 29 May 2025

TCT Magazine | EU | Volume 33 | Issue 1

Nikon SLM Solutions on reshaping defence manufacturing with additive, plus hydraulics, heat exchangers and sustainable fashion.

By TCT Team

/ 18 Feb 2025

Xolo collaborates with Swarovski on crystal 3D printing

The Berlin-based company says the project, which was co-developed with the group of Professor Paolo Colombo from the University of Padova, aims to set new standards in precision and speed for customised crystal manufacturing

By TCT Team

/ 16 Oct 2024

#204 Jewellery designer Jenny Wu on ten years of LACE

As LACE celebrates its 10th anniversary, Jenny Wu joins the Additive Insight podcast to explain how the application of AM for personal use became a successful business, why the fine jewellery brand is wedded to 3D printing, and what comes next.

By TCT Team

/ 8 Oct 2024

Stratasys TechStyle Fabric Alignment Station to deliver greater accuracy for 3D printed fashion

The TechStyle Fabric Alignment Station is designed to meet the needs of high-end designers and can be integrated into existing embroidery, laser cutting, embossing and 2D silk printing production methods.

By TCT Team

/ 30 Sep 2024