Sogand Nobahar

Writing & Resources

I write about the places where making and technology meet. Additive manufacturing in jewelry. What contemporary jewelry is now. Decentralised systems and what they change for people who make things.

Articles

DAO 101: What Is a DAO, Really? · The ALANA Project, 2026
Written for people who make things and keep being told they should understand this. No jargon, no evangelism.
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Reading a Block Explorer · The ALANA Project, 2026
How to look something up on chain and know what you are seeing.
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3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing in the Jewelry Industry · Klimt02, 2025
What the technology does to the work, written from nine years of producing in sintered nylon.
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The Jewelry Industry’s Digital and Technological Revolution · Klimt02, 2024
How digital tools are changing the way jewelry is designed, made, sold and experienced.
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What is Contemporary Jewelry in This Era? · Klimt02, 2023
A look at what makes jewelry contemporary when material, technology and the idea of wearing are all shifting.
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Splendida Persia, Visioni Nel Gioiello · Universitas Studiorum, 2017
A study of Persian visual culture and its translation into contemporary jewelry.
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Direct Casting from Models Obtained through Rapid Prototyping · T-Gold, 2014
From my master’s thesis in jewelry engineering. Two techniques, three prototyping machines.

My speech at Florence Biennale 2023. Photo by The Factory Prd.

Talks

The Integration of Digital Transformation in Contemporary Jewelry Design · Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, 2024

Digital Transformation in the Jewelry Industry · Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo, 2024

The Digital Transformation in Contemporary Jewelry: From Digital to Physical · STUDYXR, 2024

Understanding Enterprise Adoption of Metaverse · European Technology Chamber, 2022

The Complete Story Behind The Rebirth of Lotus · New York Jewelry Week, 2021

Women Jewellery Designers in Milan · VO+ Magazine, 2020

Le nuove frontiere del gioiello: progettare con i materiali plastici e le tecnologie innovative · Scuola Orafa Galdus, Milano Jewelry Week, 2019

Isola Design District · Milan Design Week, 2017

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Tools by people I trust

Not mine, but good. Free, no signup.

Creator Pricing Calculator by Stella Achenbach
A four-step calculator for working out sustainable rates from your real expenses and capacity, for physical products or digital services.
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Creator Contract Builder by Stella Achenbach
Generates a working contract with payment terms, IP rights and dispute clauses. Exports to PDF.
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