When 3D printing meets haute couture: PrusaLab, Lecher, Spilka and Women from Venus
In collaboration with avant-garde jeweller Antonia Lecher and fashion designer Lukáš Spilka, we have prepared a unique collection of masks for the fashion show Women from Venus, which was part of the We’re Next 2025 festival. The project showed that 3D printing technology does not only have to serve industry and prototyping, but can also become a striking aesthetic medium that connects design, craftsmanship and story.
The creator of the masks is the designer and jeweller Antonie Lecher, who in her work has long explored the overlaps between traditional jewellery making, contemporary art and experimental materials. She perceives jewellery and objects as a medium for storytelling and is not afraid to open up themes connected with history, philosophy or humanity's relationship with the surrounding world. It is precisely this approach that has long fascinated us about her work.
From digital model to catwalk
The Women from Venus project was created in collaboration with fashion designer Lukáš Spilka, founder of the We’re Next festival. The futuristic collection of clothing, masks and jewellery became one of the highlights of the jubilee edition of the festival, which took place in September 2025 at Roztyly Plaza in Prague.
Our task in PrusaLab was to help turn the designs into reality. With Antonia, we consulted on production possibilities, recommended model modifications for 3D printing, and subsequently arranged the actual production of individual parts. In addition to printing, we also helped with the selection of suitable materials and manufacturing processes so that each piece matched the authors' original vision.
The time schedule was very tight. Only a few days passed from the first model modifications to the final objects, and the entire process took place in rapid iterations. This is precisely where one of the greatest advantages of 3D printing was demonstrated once again – the ability to quickly verify ideas, adjust details and get from a digital design to a physical object within a very short time.
Technology as a tool for creativity
Collaboration on the Women from Venus project reminded us once again that 3D printing is not just a production technology. In the right hands, it can become a medium for the creation of entirely new forms, experiments and unexpected connections between different fields.
Just as in our hardware accelerator, where we help startups turn ideas into functional products, here too it turned out that the most interesting projects arise when technology, craftsmanship and a strong authorial vision are combined.
Whether it is a new product, an art installation, or a collection for a fashion show, we love helping projects that push the boundaries of what is possible. If you have your own idea and are thinking about how to incorporate 3D printing or other digital manufacturing technologies into it, get in touch with us. Perhaps the next story will be yours.
photo: Damián Skořepa
