{"id":22145,"date":"2015-09-04T20:17:10","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T20:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=22145"},"modified":"2022-10-14T12:27:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T16:27:19","slug":"designer-spotlight-megan-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/designer-spotlight-megan-grace","title":{"rendered":"Designer Spotlight: Megan Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we are thrilled to highlight the shop Grace & Robot<\/a>. We heard from designer Megan Grace, originally from the UK but calls Barcelona home now. Megan thinks of each piece of jewelry as a miniature sculpture, which you can tell in her shop full of beautiful, colorful jewelry that is both visually appealing yet simple at the same time.<\/p>\n

Tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? Where are you located?<\/em>
\nI’m Megan Grace – half of the human-machine collaboration behind my new brand of 3D printed jewellery called Grace & Robot. I studied Product Design at university, but in my profession so far I\u2019ve worked with design in a much broader sense – from creating objects for manufacture to working in design thinking and business innovation, where the \u201cdesign\u201d is much more about creative problem-solving. I\u2019ve lived in Barcelona long enough to call it home, but I\u2019m originally from the UK.<\/p>\n

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What’s the story behind your designs? What inspires you?<\/em>
\nI love jewellery, both wearing it and as an object to design. I see each piece of jewellery as a mini sculpture; in that one small package you need to consider form, texture, material, ergonomics and mechanical elements to create a product that\u2019s both eye-catching and wearable. For me, the combination of this design challenge with the possibilities and constraints of 3D printing provides a really inspiring context in which to explore new concepts and ideas. In terms of aesthetics, I\u2019m inspired by all sorts of things, from mid-century architecture to minimalist sculpture to unusual typefaces. I\u2019m also really drawn to graphic, repeating patterns – whether it\u2019s breeze block walls or Barcelona\u2019s modernist tiles.<\/p>\n