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You open the Shapeways box, and inside, a shiny, solid version of your jewelry design appears, almost as if by magic. But, inside the prongs of the ring, or alongside the twists and turns of a pendant, you envision stones, inlays, or entwined strands of silver. Like many of our jewelry designers, a piece of 3D printed jewelry<\/a> is not the final stop to a completed ring, necklace, earring, brooch, or bracelet. Sometimes, a 3D printed design requires additional post-processing steps like stone settings or patinas. 3D design and hand-finishing jewelry require two very different skill sets that are rarely taught together \u2014 until now. That’s thanks to Shapeways’ new partnership with Seattle’s community-focused Pratt Fine Arts Center<\/a>. We teamed up with Pratt to create and lead a course that teaches the full process of creating jewelry using 3D printing, from 3D design and to hand-finishing.<\/span><\/p>\n