Items in the Altrius wearable collection are made from high end materials including sterling silver, gold plating and so on, with the connected tech embedded into the 'stone' on individual pieces.
Weijmarshausen explained that for higher end materials the process becomes a mix of old and new manufacturing techniques.
Offering higher end materials mean Shapeways is also able to support niche manufacturing use-cases — including having a customer who is building a DIY nuclear fusion reactor, using ceramic parts printed by Shapeways.
The business, which can turn out about 1,500 products per day, still prints the majority of its output in plastic — the material accounts for about half of its output, according to Weijmarshausen — but has diversified to add multiple higher end materials, including ceramic, stainless steel, brass, bronze and most recently gold.
If you can get to only one, it should be the Winter Antiques Show, whose 75 dealers offer the most wide ranging and highest of high-end material.
Using conjoint analysis and 3D visual representations of hospital rooms, the study found that high-end material finishes and hospitality-certified healthcare staff were the two greatest influences on patient choice.
Now a showroom of sorts, the bathroom required high-end materials.
By avoiding the expense of high-end materials and fixtures, Eek can invest in his work force.
With its high-end materials and abstract interior, the Countryman comes across as a BMW with a sense of humor.
They are also made of high-end materials: bronze, cast aluminum, gold and silver plate, and so forth.
And in the 21st century, he added, luxury means more than high-end materials and expensive finishes — it "involves authenticity, generosity and sustainability".
