{"id":72434,"date":"2016-03-15T04:47:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T08:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=72434"},"modified":"2016-03-15T04:47:39","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T08:47:39","slug":"canadian-label-daniel-christian-tang-transforms-3d-prints-statement-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/03\/15\/canadian-label-daniel-christian-tang-transforms-3d-prints-statement-jewelry\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian label Daniel Christian Tang transforms 3D prints into statement jewelry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TORONTO \u2013 With formal backgrounds in architecture and engineering, a foray into fashion may seem an unlikely career path for Luca Daniel Lavorato, Mario Christian Lavorato and Heng Tang.<\/p>\n

But the Toronto-based trio have found an inventive way to translate their high-tech skills into wearable creations \u2013 with no sketching or sewing required.<\/p>\n

The Lavorato brothers and Tang are the namesakes behind Daniel Christian Tang, a made-in-Canada label of 3D-printed luxury jewelry.<\/p>\n

The unique pieces are created using architectural modelling software in tandem with 3D digital manufacturing technology. Their latest designs will be showcased on the runway Thursday at Toronto Fashion Week.<\/p>\n

Tang and Mario Christian Lavorato, both 31, met at the University of Toronto, where they graduated from the masters of architecture program. During their studies, they started getting involved in digital fabrication and 3D printing, and worked on architectural pieces using the emerging technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe realized at that time that we could actually take files and designs we had done for architecture and turn them into wearable pieces of art,\u201d Mario Christian Lavorato recalled in a recent interview at an Oakville, Ont., 3D printing facility, where he and Tang awaited completion of one of their pieces.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of our pieces are inspiration from what we took from architecture, what we\u2019ve designed, what we\u2019ve learned in school,\u201d said Tang, who also has a degree in biochemistry. Rounding out the trio is Luca Daniel Lavorato, 28, a structural engineer.<\/p>\n

His brother said a 3D print is normally fashioned from a high-resolution wax printer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wax is melted out, and we\u2019re able to inject that piece with whatever type of precious metals that we\u2019re using.\u201d<\/p>\n

The label showcases bracelets, rings, necklaces and earrings featuring wave-like forms, cylindrical shapes and honeycomb patterns. The items are cast in sterling silver, gold, platinum and rose gold.<\/p>\n

Daniel Christian Tang will debut its Icon collection at Toronto Fashion Week, with each piece paying homage to a great architectural style or designer.<\/p>\n

Canadian-born architect Frank Gehry was of particular inspiration to the label. In addition to his renowned architectural works \u2013 like the redesign of the Art Gallery of Ontario \u2013 Gehry has also ventured into fashion design with an exclusive collection for jewellers Tiffany and Co.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you kind of look at the careers of the biggest architects, they begin to straddle this line of architecture and product design in everything from furniture to jewelry to even toasters,\u201d said Mario Christian Lavorato.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a really interesting space to start out in architecture and then kind of find your way in a design path that you never know where you\u2019re going to end up.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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