Designer Spotlight: Lex Camille Sova - Shapeways Blog

Designer Spotlight: Lex Camille Sova

December 14, 2015

This week our designer spotlight highlights the one and only Lex Camille Sova, designer behind lexadazy. Lex creates some super unique, funky designs that are somehow both great statement pieces or everyday wear. Learn more about her inspiration and processes below!

Tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? Where are you located?

I am a designer currently located in Kansas City, Missouri. I graduated in 2012 from the University of Kansas with a BFA in metalsmithing and jewelry design.

What’s the story behind your designs? What inspires you?

In college, I admired precious stones with intriguing coloration and growth structures, and felt constrained by the high cost to acquire them. I realized that I could fabricate my own “gems” by means of silicone mold making and plastic casting techniques. I loved the results, but when I got an allergic reaction while casting plastics, my digitally rendered growth collection was born. My aesthetic is best described as confectionary (descendent of my childhood adoration for panoramic sugar eggs) and aggressive (my adolescence immersed in local punk culture, particularly inspired by adorning with bullets, heavy chains, padlocks, and o-rings). This juxtaposition results in wearables that look tasty enough to eat but are far too jagged to swallow.

How did you learn how to design in 3D?

In the final two years of my studies at KU, I was encouraged to take a computer jewelry design course taught by Phil Voetsch of Jewelry By Design in Prairie Village, Kansas. I continued refining my modeling skills independently using Rhinoceros 5.

WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT THIS SHOP:

Thank you, Lex! We are such big fans of your shop and loved hearing about where your ideas came from and what kind of inspirations have influenced your design process throughout the years. Keep up the amazing work! Don’t forget to check out her shop and follow along on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, as well as Lex’s portfolio website and other online shop. To be featured, email aimee @ shapeways.com.