Explore futuristic 3D printed jewellery with Chennai-based brand Porul

Putting Chennai on the digital map is architect couple Gokulraj Kailash and Swethambari Sridharan, who conceptualised their brand Porul in 2017. What started as 3D printing and product design division
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If you're on the lookout for some unique and futuristic accessories, 3D printed jewellery is definitely something you must look into. Putting Chennai on the digital map is architect couple Gokulraj Kailash and Swethambari Sridharan, who conceptualised their brand Porul in 2017. What started as 3D printing and product design division of their architectural firm DDomain Architects, in partnership with DIY Interiors with Ranjini Manimudi, is now knee-deep in designing unconventional jewellery . The brand started as a collaboration with a London-based firm Wonderluk.  

Now, the duo balances architecture design work and Porul, which creates earrings, pendants and rings. Made with an unconventional material of a powder-based polymer material like nylon, the all-white jewellery looks quite surreal. "We can create complex patterns which have a smooth finish, and this simply can't be done when you're handcrafting a piece," Gokulraj says. Swethambari chimes in and fills us in on the texture and finish. "It feels exactly like regular jewellery! The only difference is that you can see individual layers of print in each piece, so you can see all the work that goes behind it."

Customisation can be done in terms of design, scale, finish and colour. However, 3D printing in colour would mean that multiple printers would have to run simultaneously and print one piece parallelly. "It is not time or cost effective currently, but we can customise coloured pieces for clients. It's not constricting in our design process, there is so much more to explore," Swethambari smiles. 

The couple are heavily influenced by their architectural background and constantly draw influence from it. "All our pieces are the outcome of our design idealogy where the scale of the product plays a key role in the design process," Swethambari says. One of their best-selling pieces is a triangulated circular looped pendant which can be customised as a ring or bracelet, and almost looks like wearable art! It takes approximately a day to print, and has garnered a lot of love and attention.


With Porul, the duo is ushering in a new-age of jewellery-making and design. They are preparing to launch a line of parametric-design based furniture and lighting fixtures very soon.

Buy their designs at The Wandering Artist on Aug 11 and 12. 
Collection starts at `1,000.

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