Layered Shape

12/10/2026

From an AI render to real thing.

This customer came to us with an AI render and an event this Thursday. A true one-off, on a tight deadline.

Here’s what we did:
🔹 Reviewed the render and turned it into a custom CAD model
🔹 Built in 2 NFC chips, configured and tested before shipping
🔹 Added felt feet to protect any surface
🔹 Made it fully modular for easy transport

Render on the left, finished piece on the right. Pretty close, right?

Got an AI concept sitting in a folder? We can make it real.

06/10/2026

Sometimes a colourway just hits. 💥

Gloss blue on matte black, personalised with any name.
Made to order here in Essex and a cracking gift for any darts fan. 🎯

Available now on our Etsy store, Layered Shape. Link below. 👇
https://layeredshape.etsy.com/uk/listing/4322670922/personalised-9-dart-holder-with-bold

20/09/2026

Seven printers. All running.

🤠 Print Eastwood
🚕 The Fresh Prints of Bel-Air
🪨 Fred Printstone
🕷️ Printer Parker
🎤 Printney Spears
👹 The B.F.P
⚡️ The Half Blood Prints

This is Layered Shape.

Right now they're turning out our own products, brackets and custom parts for customers who had an idea and needed it made.

What's behind it:
☀️ Powered by solar
🏆 Top 3.8% of Etsy shops worldwide
⚙️ Lean and Six Sigma thinking applied to every print

Got something you need printing, whether it's a one-off or a batch? Drop us a message.

17/09/2026

Big day today! Layered Shape is at the Southend Business Show 2026.

📍 Thursday 17 September, 9:30am to 3pm
📍 Freedom Leisure, Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre
📍 Stand 15

Come and see the printers in action, chat about custom parts, prototyping, or product design, and grab a little something to take home while you're there.

Over 100 local businesses in one room, open to residents and businesses alike. If you're around Southend today, swing by and say hello.

See you there!

16/09/2026

We love the variety of prints we get to create. From branding to stately homes.

What will you create?

15/09/2026

Layered Shape is heading to the Southend Business Show 2026.

📍 Thursday 17 September, 9:30am to 3pm
📍 Freedom Leisure, Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre (SS2 4FA)
📍 Stand 15

Come and see the printers in action, chat about custom parts, prototyping, or product design, and grab a little something to take home while you're there.

Over 100 local businesses in one room, open to residents and businesses alike.

If you're around Southend on Thursday, swing by and say hello.

See you there!

29/08/2026

A batch order for Fox Cycling.

PETG with some metal inserts. Bespoke, fast and reliable.

26/08/2026

Where can you find us this September?

We're exhibiting at two expos, and we'd love to see you at either one.

North Essex Business Expo
Thursday 10th September, 10am to 3pm
The Charter Hall, Colchester Leisure World, Colchester CO1 1YH
142 stands, around 1000 visitors, one of the biggest business expos North Essex has seen.

Southend Business Show
Thursday 17th September, 9.30am to 3pm
Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4FA
One of Southend's flagship business events for 2026, on home turf for us.

At both, we'll have our printers running live on the stand, samples showcasing our materials, and we'll be talking through everything from product design and prototyping to small batch production and custom orders.

Come and say hello.

24/08/2026

Another one for the “things I didn’t expect to be modelling this year” pile: a heraldic crest, CAD modelled from a reference image and matched to an existing cast iron shield.

The client sent an image of the lion design they wanted. That meant modelling it from scratch in CAD, then contouring the back of the print to match the curve of the metal shield exactly so it sits flush against it.

Printed in white PETG on the A2L for that clean, plaque-like finish against the dark cast iron.

Small, precise, satisfying work. CAD modelling and mechanical fit in equal measure.

28/07/2026