{"id":27414,"date":"2016-10-10T15:05:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T19:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=27414"},"modified":"2017-04-17T12:18:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T16:18:44","slug":"designer-spotlight-erin-winick-sci-chic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/designer-spotlight-erin-winick-sci-chic","title":{"rendered":"Designer Spotlight: Erin Winick \u2013 Sci Chic"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Shapeways we\u2019re huge believers that smart is sexy and 4th year Mechanical Engineering student, Erin Winick\u2019s goal is to help show off the fashionable side of science and show that 3D printing and technology is accessible to everyone. Her shop Sci Chic <\/a>features a wide array of gorgeous jewelry, all inspired by science and we were excited to learn more about her mission and her successes so far.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Tell us about what drives your designs.<\/strong><\/em>
\nMy biggest inspiration is to encourage more young girls to enter the engineering fields. All of my designs are inspired by science and engineering. Everything is paired with science descriptions so that fashion can help spread science literacy. I enjoy creating a variety of items, some more obvious than others in their inspiration. I hope to intrigue people enough with the design that they want to learn about the science behind it as well.<\/p>\n

As a mechanical engineering student, the whole experience has been rewarding and really given me a platform to talk about encouraging young kids to look at science and engineering in a new and creative way.<\/p>\n

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Know you said you created your jewelry to utilize fashion to help spread fashion literacy. Do you have any interesting anecdotes about how you’ve accomplished this as a result of wearing\/selling your jewelry?<\/strong><\/em>
\nAbsolutely. One of the coolest messages I got was a mom who had bought a necklace for her 11 year old daughter who has now worn it to school every day since. It felt great to know that she loved the piece so much that she was telling all of her friends about it! For me, wearing the Trajectory Necklace has sparked a lot of conversations at events. People look at it and don’t see the inspiration right away, and when I tell them that it shows the path of the Apollo 11 mission, they get super excited! It is really rewarding to see people get so excited about science. I even had an astrophysicist wear the Trajectory Necklace on an episode of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s TV show, StarTalk! The necklace even became part of the conversation for the live audience.<\/p>\n

Additionally, I have had stories of teachers wearing pieces in the classroom when teaching about related lectures and students receiving pieces as graduation necklaces printed in precious metal. Bringing science into people’s everyday lives keeps me going.<\/p>\n

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With over 2,500 Instagram followers, what are the typical reactions you get from people about these creations?<\/strong><\/em>
\nWhen we first reveal a new piece on Instagram it is always really exciting. We usually show it in plastic first, and then in metal. People usually comment on how awesome the steel materials look. Also, when we release a piece covering a new area of STEM, it is fascinating to see scientists and engineers from that area flock to that piece. They get so excited someone is bringing attention to STEM in a new way. People love the variety of looks they can achieve with our pieces because of all of the materials we offer.<\/p>\n

We also love sharing pictures of our customers wearing the 3D printed creations. Many of the customers our in the STEM fields, allowing us to show some great role models in STEM for young women on our Instagram as well. However, we also have customers who are intrigued by the look of the piece and the fashion aspect of it, and might learn some about the science behind it in the process of buying it.<\/p>\n

Instagram has been a great platform for us to build a community around.<\/p>\n

What else can we see coming from you on the horizon?<\/strong><\/em>
\nWe are working on some collaboration pieces right now with scientist and engineers from around the world. We are hoping to give them a platform to help share the fashionable side of science and reach a wide audience. We will be donating a portion of these sales to STEM related charities as well. We can’t wait for everyone to see them!<\/p>\n

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Designer Erin Winick of Sci Chic<\/p><\/div>\n

Check out Erin\u2019s shop here<\/a>, she recently added a ton of beautiful product images that we\u2019re super excited about.<\/em><\/p>\n

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