Further Reading and References – New Business Opportunities for Jewellery CAD Designers

This page was created to support both a recent article in Jewellery Focus of the same title, as well as a similarly themed presentation given both at the Handmade By Machines Symposium in Glasgow and International Jewellery London (IJL). Below you’ll find a link to a written transcript of the lecture as well as some further reading links supporting the presentation:

Websites Referenced In the Article and Lecture

E-lancing sites

• Guru
• Upwork
• 99 Designs
• Design Crowd

Online 3D Model Communities

• Shapeways
• i.materialise. In particular, i.materialise now offers a professional referral service for chosen skilled providers.
• My Mini Factory
• CADfolio

Online CAD Jewellery Design Competitions

• Mejuri

Virtual Jewellery Catalogues

• Stubbs ConfigureRing
• Paul Michael Design

The New Plastic Jewellers

• The Laser Girls
• The Rogue & the Wolf
• Electrobloom
• Dyvsign

 

Further Reading (including sources cited during the lecture)

Changes to the market in jewellery

• Barbican Life Online – Leslie Craze Gallery Closing
• The Jewellery Editor – Consumer Confidence in Buying Online Sees A Boom
• Jewellery Focus – Mobile Searches For Jewellery and Engagement Rings Soar

Changes to demographics for the future

• InStore Magazine – Are Brick and Mortar Jewelers Still Relevant?
• InStore Magazine – Staying Relevant As An Independent Jeweller
• 3D Printing Industry – Precious Metal 3D Printing Market Set To Grow to 4.1 Billion in 2024

London manufacturing exports grew by 15% between 2011-2014

• Economist – The Great Incubator

Autodesk says home 3D printing is overhyped

• Venture Beat – Autodesk CEO says 3D printing in the home is way overhyped

Live Lecture Transcript

CADJewellerySkills Lecture Transcript – New Business Opportunities for Jewellery CAD Designers