How Digital 3D Tech Is Democratizing High-End Jewelry Design for Everyone
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How Digital 3D Tech Is Democratizing High-End Jewelry Design for Everyone
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Enter Digital Jewelry Week, the hybrid digital-physical revolution founded by Dario Rjeili.
In this eye-opening interview, Dario reveals how he's disrupting high-end jewelry: from finance/VC to a platform democratizing access via 3D rendering, pre-orders, and zero-waste showcasing—no expensive prototypes or travel.
We covered:
• Why traditional trade shows exclude newcomers (costs, regulations, overproduction)
• 3D rendering + pre-orders to cut waste, boost sustainability & traceable diamonds
• Blending B2B/B2C: 7-day digital immersion + Milan physical meetups (expanded 2026)
• Bootstrapped success, future expansions (Digital Yacht Week, Design Week, Lov3D.io), outsider perspective driving change
Episode Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:41 What Digital Jewelry Week Does
04:07 Journey into Jewelry / From VC to Jewelry
05:38 Solving an Industry Without Training
07:11 Traditional Path of a Jewelry Designer
08:36 Challenges & Cost Barriers (Materials, Inventory, Trade Shows)
10:02 Regulations and Gatekeeping
11:23 Why Starting a Brand Is Expensive
12:52 Can Digital Replace Physical?
13:13 Bridging Digital & Physical
14:34 Relationships in Jewelry
16:36 Rethinking Distribution & Discovery
17:52 Innovative Marketing / Why Traditional Media Fails
20:20 Choosing Opportunities
21:32 Resistance from Legacy Players
21:58 Middle Management Fears & Consumer Trends
23:27 Influencers, Micro-Audiences, Trust
24:41 Innovation as Survival
25:59 Joining Digital Jewelry Week
26:16 Sustainability & Quality
29:44 Traceability, Transparency, New Generation
31:03 Mentorship Accessibility
32:31 “Not Knowing” as Advantage
32:45 Revenue Models, Bootstrapping vs VC
33:21 Access to the Trade Show
34:29 Business Model & New Verticals
36:22 Final Thoughts & Untapped Market
38:00 Unlocking New Talent
53:57 Closing & Ahead
56:00 End
My favorite moment: Dario knocking on doors across Italy, meeting artisans, learning from scratch with humility—rare in startups.
Follow Dario / join:
• Digital Jewelry Week
• Instagram: @digitaljewelryweek
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