About
Jewellery CAD designer & goldsmith from Prague. I turn ideas into production-ready Rhino 7/8 (incl. SubD) models with clean, watertight STL. Aesthetic: sculptural × engineered / organic–technical.
What I deliver
Casting-ready CAD + STL (correct thicknesses, tolerances, comfort)
Stone seats for prong/claw, bezel, pavé (micro/bright-cut/French), channel, flush/gypsy, bar; heads/trellis, halos
Hinged cuffs/closures (box & tongue, click/snap w/ figure-eight safety, bayonet/twist, huggie clickers)
KeyShot renders; tech sheet (PDF), stone table/BOM (CSV), weight estimates
How I work
Clear brief → proposal (shank, head/basket, pavé grid, min. thickness) → WIP review → clean 3DM + STL handoff. Bench-aware; learning ZBrush for sculptural detail; final files always validated in Rhino.
Remote worldwide · CET (Europe/Prague) · Fast & detail-driven
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Experience
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Runway Masks — Lukas Spilka / Werenext (Other experience)
Lukas Spilka / Werenext · Freelance
Aug 2025 –
Present
6 mos
Prague, Prague, Czechia
Sculptural runway masks (jewellery objects): CAD → 3D print → finishing.
Engineered fit, weight balance and durability for stage performance.
Organic–technical aesthetic aligned with collection; fast iteration cycles.
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Collaborator — PrusaLab (3D Printing R&D)
Prusa Research · Freelance
Aug 2025 –
Present
6 mos
Prague, Prague, Czechia
Invited by PrusaLab to design a jewellery piece for them; commissioned collaboration.
Designed and produced a sterling silver pendant plus a custom design/collector box.
Full pipeline: concept → Rhino CAD (incl. SubD) → SLA/FDM prototyping at PrusaLab → casting & finishing; approval KeyShot renders.
Printability & DFM: wall-thickness vs. strength tuning, orientation/support strategy, tolerance notes.
Handoff from CAD to assembly; shared guidelines to reduce print failures and polishing time.
Recent project; collaboration continues with further joint work planned in 2026.
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Instructor — Rhino Jewellery (12-lesson course)
LABA - SKVOT · Freelance
Feb 2025 –
Present
1 yrs
Prague, Prague, Czechia
Designed & taught a 12-lesson beginner course “3D Jewellery Modeling in Rhinoceros 8.” Live online + final in-person print session.
Curriculum: Rhino 8 fundamentals → curves/surfaces (Loft/Sweep/Extrude) → NURBS tools (Rebuild/Blend/NetworkSrf) → solids (Booleans, Shell, Fillet).
Ornaments & textures (FlowAlongSrf, Project, Arrays) and stone settings: bezel, prong/claw, channel, pavé layouts; halo ring exercise.
SubD organic modeling + combining SubD/NURBS; practical checks for watertight geometry and casting.
Print prep: export STL/OBJ, model analysis, Chitubox slicing; renders in Rhino + KeyShot 11. Final SLA print of the student’s piece.
Student outcomes: production-ready CAD basics, seats for stones, clean STL, and a finished 3D-printed prototype for portfolio
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Founder & Goldsmith — Antonie Lecher Jewellery
Antonie Lecher Jewellery · Freelance
Jan 2017 –
Present
9 yrs 1 mos
Prague, Prague, Czechia
Founder of an independent jewellery brand; concept → CAD → 3D print/casting → finishing.
Bench-aware CAD in Rhino 7/8 (SubD/NURBS); clean, watertight STL ready for casting.
Stone-setting seats: prong/claw, bezel, pavé (micro/bright-cut/French), channel, flush/gypsy, bar, halos, heads/trellis.
Mechanisms: hinged cuffs & clasps (box & tongue, click/snap incl. figure-eight safety, bayonet/twist), huggie clickers.
Size runs (EU/US/UK), comfort-fit, proportional scaling; STL hygiene/repair.
Hand-off docs: tech sheets (PDF), stone tables/BOM (CSV), weight estimates; KeyShot renders.
Education
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University of West Bohemia – Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art (ZČU / FDU)
BcA, Jewellery Design & Contemporary Jewellery
2013 – 2016
Activities and Societies:
Coursework: Conceptual Jewellery, Jewellery & Metals (bench practice), 3D CAD (Rhinoceros), Adobe CC (Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign), Photography, Sculpture / Modelling, Art History, Aesthetics, exhibition practice & critiques. Interdisciplinary studio projects (jewellery × product design).
Studio-based programme in Jewellery Design & Contemporary Jewellery: concept → sketch → model → prototype. Focus on bench skills, Rhino CAD, Adobe CC, photography, sculpture/modelling, art history & aesthetics; exhibitions and cross-disciplinary projects.
Other experience
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Selected Exhibitions & Shows — Jewellery & Design (2014–2025)
International and Czech exhibitions & shows featuring my contemporary jewellery and objects.
Highlights:
2025 WereNext Prague - Jewelry for Lukáš Spilka's show
2024 Silver Legnica - Computer & Jewelry
2024 Cagnes-Sur-Mer - The Space Between / Precious Collective
2024 MáVlast Edit 07 - Almanac X Alcrone Prague
2024 Hereford Ferrous festival - The Space Between / Precious Collective
2024 Schmuck Fair 2024 Munich - The Space Between / Precious Collective
2023 International Triennial of Glass and Jewelry Jablonec - Computer & Jewellery
2023 Magan gallery London - The Space Between / Precious Collective
2020 Czech design week
2019 Prague design week
2018 Brno design days
2017 Ladislav Sutnar Gallery - 1948 on the Cutting Edge
2017 Klanová Gallery - Being Part of It
2016 1.2.3. Gallery (Petrohradská collective) - Metamorphosis
2015 Silver Legnica - Boundaries (collective exhibition)
2015 National Gallery Prague Trade Fair Palace - Collector
2015 Jiří Trnka Gallery - Ladislav Sutnar Reflections
2015 Mettalum Gallery - Reborn
2014 Ladislav Sutnar Gallery - Seal Ring
2014 Mettalum Gallery - Rantus
2014 Design-S - Seal Ring