{"id":23890,"date":"2016-02-22T21:14:47","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T21:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=23890"},"modified":"2016-02-22T21:54:16","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T21:54:16","slug":"designer-spotlight-matt-roesle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/designer-spotlight-matt-roesle","title":{"rendered":"Designer Spotlight: Matt Roesle"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we are highlighting Matt Roesle (with help from his wife Mahi Palanisami) and his shop Hypatia Studio<\/a>. Both are mechanical engineers by trade who have transferred their engineering background to creating mathematical art and jewelry, starting with a wedding band!<\/p>\n

\u2028Tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? Where are you located?<\/em>
\nMy name is Matt Roesle. My wife, Mahi Palanisami, and I are mechanical engineers. We 3D print jewelry and sculpture based on equations. We live in Thornton, CO, USA.<\/p>\n

\"Matt_websites\"<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

What’s the story behind your designs? What inspires you?<\/em>
\nI first got involved with 3D-printed jewelry when I wanted to make a special wedding band for my then-fiance (and now wife!). 3D printing technology, and the advent of 3D printing services, enables anyone to create almost any object \u2013 if you can make a computer model of it first. I had an idea for a braided ring, but I couldn’t find software that would let me create a model of the shape I wanted. So, I called on my engineering background to make a mathematical description of the braid, and then I wrote a computer program to generate the model of the ring. The result turned out even better than I had hoped, and I soon found what I could make.\u00a0I am inspired by math! I am also by cool patterns I see in the world.<\/p>\n