Oprah wore 3D printed glasses during the Meghan and Harry interview

Ok, it’s gossip. But Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry was one of the events that will go down in interview history. And Oprah thought that 3D printed glasses looked good enough to wear for the occasion. The US queen of talk shows wore a pair of glasses from Götti Switzerland in her interview with Meghan and Harry. The glasses are 3D printed using SLS technology and finished using DyeMansion‘s print2product workflow.

Sure, Oprah probably had no idea the glasses were 3D printed. But that’s exactly the point. 3D printed consumer products now have a good enough quality that they can be worn on ultra prime time TV for an interview watched by millions of people. The fact that the frames are 3D printed is only relevant in as much as this technology enables an unparalleled level of customization and design creativity.

The glasses belong to Götti‘s Dimension collection, which features several types of 3D printed frame designs, available in multiple colors. The successful development of 3D printed eyewear was made possible by DyeMansion technology, which provided stable processes and reproducible results for finish and color.

In 2014, Götti became one of the first eyewear manufacturers to employ industrial 3D printing (SLS) technology. Their goal was always to move into serial production, from a 3D printed prototype to a high-quality end product. The benefits were clear from the start: an extensive range of customization options, lightweight and flexible materials and local on-demand production. Now Oprah is a believer too. Maybe the Queen, the actual Queen, will consider getting pair as well. If she did, she could turn to one of the nine retailers in London that now sell Götti’s products.

In fact, almost anyone could, since Götti’s products are not priced any higher than standard designer frames.