GLASSES USA

Eyewear and associated accessories have expanded over the years to include a wide range of styles for all ages, and 3D printing just allows this to continue further. It is a perfect product category, which can be easily customized for the user and 3D printing can enable digital products to be created, which are inventory free and can be purchased online or 3D printed in people’s homes.

Glasses USA is one of the largest online eye wear retailers in the world, so it makes sense for them to experiment with 3D printing and how it may give them opportunities in reducing inventory, but yet creating more tailored products for their customers. The sharing economy has disrupted countless industries in the past from Napster disrupting the music industry to Airbnb doing the same for hotels or Uber for taxis. A big wave will lift all the boats.

Janne created a line of eye wear products, where the purpose was not world changing designs, but rather very iconic and timeless shapes, which appeal to a wider audience and where features are easily customized by providing the users the right files for various types of 3D printing technologies.

The project quickly gained a tremendous following in the 3D printing community. What is especially interesting to note, is that since anything you publish in the internet keeps on living its life, the files are still being downloaded, shared and further customized by makers around the world.