{"id":24584,"date":"2016-04-11T10:42:57","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T14:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=24584"},"modified":"2022-10-14T12:41:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T16:41:54","slug":"designer-spotlight-trish-rudolphsen-nick-rudemiller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/designer-spotlight-trish-rudolphsen-nick-rudemiller","title":{"rendered":"Designer Spotlight: Trish Rudolphsen & Nick Rudemiller"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, we will be spotlighting New York City designers Trish Rudolphsen and Nick Rudemiller, the designers of shop BlessThisMessNYC<\/a>. Read below to find out more about how they came to find Shapeways, and the inspiration behind their work.<\/p>\n

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Tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? Where are you located?<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>We are Trish, a fashion designer and Nick, an industrial\/UX designer both graduates from University of Cincinnati’s school of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning. We live in Manhattan and work out of a little nook in our apartment.<\/p>\n

What’s the story behind your designs? What inspires you?<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>When we initially set out to print something with Shapeways I was interested in jewelry, but once I saw there was porcelain it changed everything! I never thought I would be able to make a porcelain product, especially without a kiln.<\/p>\n

I like the clean lines and shapes designers tend to love, but I like to have a little more fun. I wanted to make products that are minimal and also have personality.<\/p>\n

Most of my pieces started out as gifts for friends and family. For instance I made the Dinosaur Candleholder for my brother inspired by his favorite childhood book “Dinosaur Bob.”<\/p>\n

What I like best about my designs is how they adapt to peoples homes. Sometimes they look like an estate sale find and sometimes they look like a high end designer purchase.<\/p>\n