Amazon opens online 3D printed products store

Seattle – Amazon.com has opened a 3D printed products store, an online marketplace that gives customers access to more than 200 unique print on-demand products, many that can be customized by material, size, styles and color variations, and personalized with text and image imprints. The new store features search tools, interactive 3D preview functionality and a product personalization widget.



Items for sale include jewelry, toys, home décor and fashion accessories. The new store will feature 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 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,” said Petra Schindler-Carter, director for Amazon Marketplace Sales. “The 3D printed products store allows us to help sellers, designers and manufacturers reach millions of customers. Sellers, in alignment with designers and manufacturers, can offer more dynamic inventory for customers to personalize and truly make their own, while providing a fun and creative customer experience to personalize a potentially infinite number of products at great prices across many product categories.”