Material life in 3D -- and you are in control

3D is coming for us.
I personally own a ring printed by a friend, STL file courtesy of CAD business owner, design by serious jeweler from Spain who used 3D software for custom design of a fancy ring to be made of platinum, gold and a handful of diamonds.
My ring is made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. It crumbles because it's just the base, awaiting for golden animals and diamonds to be inserted in assigned positions.  Well, had the base been made out of platinum, it probably won't curmble at all.
Next question: could 3D printers use metal wire to print? 
According to my superficial reading on the subject, the answer is positive.   

This recent article in Daily Mail  referes to control over shoes which are even more important objects in our daily life than rings:

shoes on a 3D printer (and this revolutionary shopping trend will change all our lives)

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2342006/Move-Jimmy-Choo-How-I-shoes-3D-printer-revolutionary-shopping-trend-change-lives.html#ixzz2X0HKf100
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My own post on Jimmy Choo's shoes was even more trivial. Something about wedges.
But let's compare the shoes, these high-heel sandals. Tell me whether it's Jimmi Choo on the left and 3D printed shoes on the rigjht or visa versa. For me it's all the  same - I can wear neither of them for the reasons not related to dirty subject of money.

But if you can -- wear them and enjoy!