{"id":18419,"date":"2014-10-20T21:10:43","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T21:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=18419"},"modified":"2014-10-20T21:11:39","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T21:11:39","slug":"designer-spotlight-paul-liaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/designer-spotlight-paul-liaw","title":{"rendered":"Designer Spotlight: Paul Liaw"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we are featuring Paul Liaw of NeoNouveau<\/a>. An incredibly talented modeler, Paul’s shop shows off some insane detail, from dainty bracelets to a giant faux taxidermy Rhino head. His shop is one we really can’t stop staring at.<\/p>\n

Tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? Where are you located?<\/em>
\nI am a NY based, digital sculptor. I make creatures for television and film – I just finished working on the upcoming Jurassic Park. I am also a semi professional chef.<\/p>\n

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What’s the story behind your designs? What inspires you?<\/em>
\nI call my shop NeoNouveau<\/a> because of my taste in French haute jewelry. I used to not like much jewelry because I found it boring and just about the size and price of the stone. When I got exposed to the work of Art Nouveau jewelry I was blown away. It was a perfect combination of narrative, craftsmanship, and material. It was right up my alley, since sculpting nature was my expertise as well as interest.<\/p>\n

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What brought you to 3D printing with Shapeways?<\/em>
\nI made my wedding ring because years ago I saw my coworker 3D model his. I always knew when it was my turn I’d make my own. Months of work and research later I made my ring. but all this new 3D printing and jewelry knowledge sitting there collecting dust. My coworker told me that I should look into making and selling on a thing called Shapeways. The rest is history.<\/p>\n

How did you learn how to design in 3D?<\/em>
\nI’ve been doing 3D professionally since the late 90s. I actually train people on how to model the right way.<\/p>\n

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Who are your favorite designers or artists? Who in the Shapeways community has served as an inspiration to you?<\/em>
\nRene Lalique Van cleef and Arpels, Carrera y Carrera, Boucheron. I was brought into the community by Savannah Peterson, but the Shapeways team have been very good to me. And I bring them cake.<\/p>\n

If you weren’t limited by current technologies, what would you want to make using 3D printing?<\/em>
\nI spent years modeling anything and everything for commercials and film so I would like to model anything I see in a store but a more interesting version. I’d love to be able to make house hold goods, furniture, really large scale art pieces. I have made 2 large prints so far.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT THIS SHOP:<\/strong><\/p>\n