July 28, 2014
Amazon has launched today a 3D Printed Products store, a marketplace that is designed to gives customers access to 3D printed products, many that can be customized by material, size, styles and color variations, and personalized with text and image imprints.
Amazon highlights more than 200 unique 3D prints on the platform, including jewelry, toys, home décor and fashion accessories.
"The introduction of our 3D Printed Products store suggests the beginnings of a shift in online retail - that manufacturing can be more nimble to provide an immersive customer experience. Sellers, in alignment with designers and manufacturers, can offer more dynamic inventory for customers to personalize and truly make their own," said Petra Schindler-Carter, Director for Amazon Marketplace Sales.
To make it easy for customers to discover 3D printed products, the store features search tools, interactive 3D preview functionality and a product personalization widget.
The new store will feature fun and easy-to-use design templates for customers to put their individual style on an item they create and 3D preview capability to enhance the customer experience. With the 3D product preview function, customers will be able to 360 degree rotate a virtual model of a product to tailor the item from every angle. After an item is personalized and the customer has finished the checkout process, the item is 3D printed on-demand by a manufacturing provider and shipped directly to the customer.
The 3D Printed Products store enables every customer the opportunity to be a product designer. For around $40, user can find customization items like cufflinks, bobble head figurines and funky wine glass holders. In the $100 price range, customers can design customized fashion accessories like pendants, earrings and necklaces.
The new 3D Printed Products store also provides an entry point for designers to offer print on-demand product designs.
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