Our Craft
i{n}stance is all about creating unique products, using digital technology. Our work is rooted in a hybrid practice that blends traditional material techniques with contemporary digital tools. We see making not as a service, but as a form of thinking — a continuous back-and-forth between hand and machine, concept and material. We combine digital modeling, 3D printing, and metal casting into an integrated workflow that allows us to produce precise, expressive, small-series or one-off pieces. Each project is shaped through a careful process, using our own tools, skills, and methods.
This is how we work.
3D Printing
Our team at i{n}stance works with various materials and types of printers. From using resin and stereolithography, to plastic and basic extrusion, we like to investigate and optimize all manners of 3D printing. We customize each of your prints not only as a geometry, but also by playing with the large range of materials and techniques available.
3D Modeling
The importance of the digital model is crucial. i{n}stance strives to always use, develop and augment the latest digital trends, and use computational optimization strategies, both in printing and in modeling, in order to create foolproof prototypes.
Metal Casting
Combining traditional crafting approaches with state-of-the-art techniques, i{n}stance goes from 3D printing to precious metal casting. By optimizing the shapes and allowing the creation of castable elements, it combines the digital environment with the traditional methods of jewelery making using noble materials such as silver, gold, platinum or brass.
