VIP TIE is an Italian brand using 3D printing to develop fully custom tie designs which cannot be created through “conventional processes.” It offers clients the chance to design a truly unique 3D printed tie or, for the less adventurous, a selection from the ready-to-wear collection.

The company is a sub-brand of ONUS, a fashion brand founded in 1927, which uses 3D printing to develop a range of clothing collections. Its latest collection of entirely 3D printed and handcrafted clothing was showcased in the company’s 90th-anniversary fashion show.

Even with such high-tech options available, the process of developing a 3D printed accessory for VIP TIE starts with an initial idea discussed with a client and sketched on a piece of paper. Once a client approves the design, 3D modeling begins before being sent to the printer. The final step for both ONUS and VIP TIE is hand stitching the product to ensure fine artisan craftsmanship.

Fiordi Pernaska, the Chief Executive Officer at VIP TIE, also claims the resulting products are environmentally friendly and sustainable.

He told All3DP: “Sustainability is really important for us. More than 80% of the materials we use are 100% ecological and environmentally friendly as well as the sustainable technology and hand-crafting to make them. Furthermore, when you create such a unique creation for yourself, it is forever. It is a product that will remain with you during all your lifetime, which can be inherited to the coming generations as it is unique as the story behind it.”