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Consumers looking for truly unique and personalized gifts this holiday season need look no further. At Shapeways.com : , the online marketplace for affordable 3D printed giftware, consumers can create, 3D print and buy custom-made gifts for everyone on their holiday shopping list. Shapeways has gift options for men and women of all ages and interests, ranging from

home décor and accessories, to custom cufflinks and jewelry, to holiday ornaments, puzzles and more. The gifts are made one-of-a kind, on-demand, with 3D printing : in durable plastic or metals.

“Shapeways.com is the place to create truly unique gifts that cannot be found in stores,” says Peter Weijmarshausen, CEO of Shapeways.

“Our Shapeways community of talented 3D modelers has developed a wide array of gift items that consumers can customize and personalize using our proprietary and easy to use Creator platform. Perfect for the person who has everything, or the very special person in your life, a gift created at Shapeways.com allows consumers to add a distinct personal touch.”


It’s simple: visit www.shapeways.com/creator : , select from more than a hundred customizable gift options created by Shapeways (3D) designers, add a personal touch, and Shapeways will deliver the item to your home or directly to your gift recipient in time for the holidays—order metallic gifts by December 4 th and plastic items by December 14 th to ensure delivery by Christmas.

Weijmarshausen adds, “Those who are familiar with 3D modeling software can take personalization to another level. Almost anything they design at Shapeways.com can be printed using Shapeways’ 3D printing technology.”


The following customizable holiday gifts, as well as original artwork, model trains, figurines and more, can be found at Shapeways.com.

Home Décor and Accessories


Don’t know what to bring to a holiday dinner party? Customized napkin ring poems, light poem candle holders, and fruit bowls make any dinner table festive. Personalized ornaments spruce up any living area or tree.

Napkin Ring Poems :

Create unique table ornaments that you can customize for any occasion or any guest, with any message using the Shapeways ringpoem Creator. Ring poems are most commonly used as napkin rings, but they can also be used to embellish wine bottles, flower bouquets and more. (Premium plastic available in bright white, blue jeans blue, terracotta, and limestone colors: $6-10 each; Beautiful stainless steel: $59 each).

Light Poem Candle Holders :

Sculpt your words into a unique candle holder with the Shapeways lightpoem Creator. Light up a holiday dinner table, make a dinner for two special, show someone how you feel, or even capture a meaningful poem. Available colors include bright white, blue jeans blue, terracotta, and limestone. ($70-95).

Holiday Ornaments :

Create a one-of-a-kind ornament for your home or someone else’s tree this holiday by visiting Shapeways designer shops.

(Starting at $29).

Illuminated Photos Frames :

Turn any home photo or image into an illuminated masterpiece. Create a light sculpture to light up your memories using the Shapeways photoshaper Creator. ($41-50).

Cufflinks and Jewelry


What do you get the man who has everything? Custom cufflinks adds a personal touch. What about the women in your life? Give her something she can’t find in just any jewelry store, present her with a piece of jewelry co-created by you.

Cufflinks :

Using the Shapeways cufflinks Creator, choose a style, a material and enter your initials to get your own personalized cufflinks 3D printed in stainless steel. ($49).

Jewelry :

Assorted rings, bracelets, earrings and more from various Shapeways designers’ shops can be personalized. (Starting at $10).

Games and Puzzles


Customized styluses and 3D puzzles are great for the gamers and puzzlers on your list.

Stylus :

Choose a style and material, and then add initials or short text to customize further using the Shapeways stylus Creator. (Starting at $9.50).

3D Puzzles :

If you are into puzzles and the Rubik’s Cube, then check out the 3D puzzles available from some of Shapeways’ designers. (Starting at $10 for some very cool cube puzzles for the amateur puzzler to hundreds of dollars for the real puzzle connoisseur).

About Shapeways


Shapeways is an online marketplace where consumers can create a wide range of customized, affordable products, from personalized cufflinks and jewelry to puzzles, home décor and more. As a leading marketplace for unique printed items, Shapeways’ latest 3D printing technology allows consumers to co-create, print and buy custom-made products.

The personalized designs found on Shapeways have been created by a diverse community of artists and enthusiasts, who engage in everything from collaborative creation to selling their 3D designs as products through the unique Shapeways Shops, an international marketplace for consumer created 3D printed products. As the Shapeways community continues to grown, more and more one-of-a-kind designs become available to consumers.

Shapeways is a venture spinning out from the Lifestyle Incubator of Royal Philips Electronics, located in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

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