The 3-D- print market is projected to be worth 16.2 billion dollars by 2018. The appeal of such personalized- yet affordable and quickly  available – products are some of the reasons for this projected amount. Three – dimensional printing allows objects to be custom- produced just for you: insoles tailored to your feet, earbuds that are able to stay in your ears. You are even able to replicate jewelry  or hats.

New York is suddenly flooded  with stores and makers that specialize in 3-D printed fashion, objects, and items that are actually useful, along with classes to teach you how to operate a 3-D printer of your own and copy out a bespoke lipstick from your living room. Now anything can be bespoke.Whatever your specific needs, local 3-D specialist  can print to your liking .

Francis Bitoni is a New York city- based designer and 3-D printing expert, who has partnered with Feetz http://www.feetz.com/ a ” digital cobbler”that will print shoes to the exact curves of toe and heel of customers.The way the customization process works is fairly simple. You just upload three pictures of your right and left feet to the Feetz app. The Feetz app will then generate a 3-D model within up to 2millimeters of accuracy in just 60 seconds. After which you then sign in on to the website to fill information about height, weight and shoe needs. Then you choose your color and style. The Feetz’s size me technology uses a bio mechanical  algorithm to create a digital shoe, which is then converted into 3-D code. Feetz designers insert the code and their durable, reusable noogaflex printing material into the printer and press print. The shoes are printed in as little as three hours and assembled finished and shipped to the customer within seven days.