Design with me

Highly specialised in design for 3D printing, Since the year 2000 Janne has created an award-winning portfolio of 3D printed products, consumer and industrial 3D printers, 3D tools and platforms. 

Janne's team has extensive experience in bringing 3D dreams to life, from designing individual products to creating entire 3D ecosystems. 

We offer consultancy and design services on all 3D design, development and production and would love to discuss your project with you: press@jannekyttanen.com

Here is a small selection of some of our favourite projects:

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Pioneering designs that push the limits of new 3D printing technologies.

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An award-winning collection of the world's first 3D printed consumer products.

 

 

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Creative integration of 3D printing to create compelling brand experiences.

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Launching new brands with 3D content.

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Designing new tools for 3D printing.

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Groundbreaking content for new machines since the year 2000.

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Total 3D ecosystem design and development. 

 

 

What do you want to create? We'd love to talk to you: press@jannekyttanen.com

 
 
3D printing for footwear has so far been all about marketing for the big brands. Reaching high margins on custom and quality footwear through 3D printing is still far away. . . With 3DTI we have developed an entirely new workflow process for footwear, which hits right in the core of the pain points and fixes real world problems when it comes to speed to market, flexible production volumes, custom sizes and reduced costs. As a nice bonus. we are also able to make it all happen in a very sustainable fashion. . . Excited to be exhibiting during the SIMAC tanning fair and sharing our revolutionary workflow. . . If you are around - reach out to me and we can talk 3D! . . . .. .. #jannekyttanen #3dguy #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing #shoedesign #footweardesign #manufacturing #3DTI #simactanningtech #simac #footwear #sneakers #instasneakers #shoemanufacturing #footwearfashion #sneakerdesign #footwearsketch #3dshoes #sportsshoes
The best businesses are the ones which don’t require a name, a website or a business card. Your added value is simply so good that people talk about your product behind the scenes before you even get a chance to register your domain. . . That is when you have managed to create a pull for your product vs a push, which still requires all the traditional marketing jargon to prove your value. . . But if you are like most first time entrepreneurs, you probably started by designing your logo. You spent weeks pulling pixels left and right and after that comes the business card or your website. After you have gone back and forth, re-branded yourself multiple times - the question about creating value slowly starts lurking in the back of your mind as an important topic. . . It is one of the reasons why I have always looked at the VC game a little bit with skepticism. After going through hundreds of decks and meeting countless founders, maybe only 1% of what I have seen, have come up with something which adds exponential value right off the bat. The silicon valley operates in a reward bubble, where the companies who raise the most money are the poster boys and not necessarily the ones creating the most value. . . I am not fond of designing websites or even figuring out a name for the next venture, but once you do have something with real value it does come in handy. . . Which is why it is time to announce we finally have a website dedicated to 3DTI. By merging the best of 3D printing and packaging technology we are adding value for a variety of industries with breakthrough manufacturing solutions. Link in bio to take a look around. If you are interested in learning more - schedule a FREE 15 min call with me. . . . .. .. #jannekyttanen #3dguy #3dti #additivemanufacturing #3dprinting #rapidprototyping #venturecapital #investments #thermoforming #newtechnology #3dtech #futuretech #manufacturingsolutions #startuptips #branding #entrepreneurmindset #entrepreneurship #VC
Practically all shoe brands have used “3D printing” in their marketing but where is the profit? . . There is a big difference in Additive Manufacturing for R&D, marketing or profit. What has been missing to date, is how to connect the technology to the value chain when it comes to manufacturing footwear in scale. . . Which is exactly what I discuss in detail in my latest @forbes article - What CEO's of Footwear Brands should consider before investing in 3D printing. Link in bio ⬆️ to read. . . If you are in the shoe industry and are looking for a solution, reach out to me and let’s talk 3D printing footwear for profit. . . .. .. #jannekyttanen #3dguy #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing #footwear #sneakers #instasneakers #kickstagram #footweardesign #igsneakercommunity #3d #shoemanufacturing #3dshoes #simactanningtech #technology #newtech #forbes #smartmanufacturing #footweardesign #athleticshoes
In the beginning of the year I decided to start giving back as much as I can. Which for me, means to give us much of my time to you as I can. . . The 3D Printing/ Additive Manufacturing space is exponentially growing and there are a ton of newcomers in the field and I’d hate to see them make the same mistakes as I did, especially when most issues can be solved with a simple phone call. . . Which is why I was excited to see many of you booking a FREE 15 min call with me. What I didn't expect was a great number of people who booked, not showing up. As Woody Allen famously quoted: "Eighty percent of success is showing up." And yes - it's really that simple. . . So please, book a call with me so we can talk 3D, but do yourself a favor and show up. (link in bio) . . . .. .. #jannekyttanen #3dguy #3d #3dprinting #letstalk3d #additivemanufacturing #futuretech #3dtech #startups #nextgeneration #businesstips #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurship #businesscoach #3dconsultant #personaldevelopment #businessconsultant #linkinbio #startuptips #businessgrowth #startupgrind #bootstrapping #entrepreneurmindset #woodyallen #woodyallenquotes #motivation #mentorship
I loved the classic movie with Kevin Costner, "Field of Dreams." But I argue with one of the slogans that runs through the movie - “If you build it, they will come." This may be great for Hollywood, but if you are looking for creating a business and not a passion project, the opposite is true. Which is why I agree more with Seth Godin who says "Don't find customers for your products, instead find products for your customers." . . I love 3D printing. I also love CNC milling, laser cutting, injection molding and countless other tools, which enable us to make things. But you know what I love more? To find what people want, how much they are willing to pay and then create the tools, which can make those products (ideally in a more sustainable way). . . It’s not easy to find what your customer needs but it is harder to do the opposite - blindly make a new tech with a passion without having a clue if there is a need for it first. . . We are at a place where a lot of manufacturing technologies have become so mature, that we can easily look through them and start with the customer experience and end product in mind. With 3DTI we are doing just that. First we find the pain points and what the user actually needs and then we figure out how to make it better, cheaper, faster and even more tailored. The fun challenge is doing this for every application since each one requires a different manufacturing system. . . If you are curious whether your product could be made with 3DTI to better serve your customers, reach out and let’s talk. . . . .. .. #jannekyttanen #3dguy #3DTI #newtech #3dprinting #cncmilling #machinetools #injectionmolding #lasersintering #3d #innovation #fieldofdreams #marketing #sethgodin #thisismarketing #marketing101 #manufacturing #marketingstrategy #customerexperience #customerjourney #businessdevelopment #startuptips #entrepreneur #customerfirst #businesssolutions #materialscience
The new VR modeling tools are just mind boggling. 😮 . . Especially companies like @gravitysketch for being pioneers in 3D modeling for VR. 🙌 . . I am constantly mesmerized how all the digital tools are exponentially getting better and more immersive. Creating sketches like these sneakers takes just minutes versus days with tools, which are based on kernels created 35 years ago which still require a mouse and a keyboard to operate. . . This makes me reflect on the basic tools had when I was younger and how things are exponentially going to change in the future. The kids of today will not know a world without VR, 3D printing, AR, IOT, AI etc. It’s a world of wonder without borders, boundaries, full of joy and exponential creativity. . . What have you been creating in VR? . . . .. .. #jannekyttanen #3dguy #3d #vr #gravitysketch #virtualreality #HTCvive #3Dmodeling #VR #AR #IOT #machinelearning #3Dprinting #additivemanufacturing #AI #sneakers #instasneakers #kickstagram #shoedesigner #shoedesign #shoesketch #footweardesign #productdesign #igsneakercommunity #vrdesign #ideation #designthinking #innovate #designstudents #3dtech
Money is pouring into 3D printing! 💲 . . Shout out to @sarahgoehrke for writing a great piece about 3D printing/Additive Manufacturing and the current investment landscape. 🙌 (Link in bio to read this fascinating article) . . Having sold one of my startups in 2011 to @3dsystems - I lived through the first 3D printing hype between 2011-2014. It was wild and it got people to believe we would be 3D printing everything in our living rooms sooner than later. 😮But we are still waiting on the real profit from 3D printing manufacturing. . . Which is why I wanted to throw a piece of advice for all the investors out there who are looking to invest in this space, which has changed its name from 3D printing to Additive Manufacturing during a short time frame. . . There is more than meets the eye and there are a lot of technologies brewing in stealth mode, which will disrupt the industry and which may not be known by many. And there are lot of companies feeding the media with stories about what their technologies can do, but the reality is something totally different...it is about the space between. . . If you are interested in this space, see its future potential, but are not quite sure how to get involved as an investor, reach out and let’s talk 3D! . . . .. .. #jannekyttanen #3dguy #3dprinting #3dconsulting #investor #3d #forbes #3dprinters #stockmarket #millionairemindset #business #money #futuretech #investment #3dtech #additivemanufacturing #startups #techstartups #3dtech #letstalk3d #startuptips #businessservices #strategist #innovators #entrepreneurship #startupgrind #businessgrowth #profit #entrepreneur #success
Your 3D printing material is amazing. Its ready. Share it! . . Most material development starts with a brief from the business development team, who have done an analysis on a specific industry and come to the conclusion that there is a market for such material. . . From the scientists perspective, getting a certain material 90% spot on according to the brief may be rather straightforward. But the last 10% is most of the time 90% of the work and most business developers don’t understand the complexity. . . I have a solution for you. Let me know when your material has reached that 90% level. Your brief from your business developers may have overlooked a lot of areas where creativity kicks in. The applications I have for your material may not care about shrinking or tolerances at all. It may not even care about the accuracy or layer thickness. . . When you let creativity in during your development process, magic can happen. If you are working on a 3D printing material already share it during it's development phase with me and let’s talk 3D! . . . .. .. #jannekyttanen #3dguy #3dprinting #3dprintingmaterials #3d #additivemanufacturing