When I go to museums and see jewellery that has been found on archaeological digs I am always amazed at how current it looks, how it could have been made today. We still use many techniques that would not have been out of place hundreds of years ago and yet technology has moved on to develop methods that would be incredible to those jewellers from yesteryear. Here I look at some of the key innovations that have taken the craft of jewellery making in new directions Roman gold rings with stones, 3-4 Century AD from the collection at the British Museum 3D printing Examples of 3D printed jewellery from Fathom and Form jewelry 3D printing allows us to use a machine to ‘print’ a 3 dimensional object. This innovation is becoming more utilised in jewellery making in many ways including to make samples and test pieces in resin or plastic to print in wax ready for casting in metal for printing directly in plastic or metal Printing in wax for casting...
by Anna Campbell