NASA-backed research project creates 3D-printed cookies from plastic
Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale have developed a 3D-printed cookie for space travel, using yeast to transform plastic and agricultural…
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San Francisco exhibition explores the "radical imagination" of Rael San Fratello
A structure made of bio-based thermoplastic and recycled broom heads is among the works featured in a mid-career retrospective of design studio Rael San…
ZHA 3D-prints voluptuous chair from recycled plastic
Architecture studio ZHA , formerly Zaha Hadid Architects, has worked with Spanish brand Nagami to launch the 3D-printed Echo Chair made from recycled plastic…
Designers use 3D printing to create futuristic cutlery at 3 Days of Design
Los Angeles gallery Marta and curator Dung Ngo have created an exhibition of 3D-printed cutlery during 3 Days of Design , featuring knives, forks and spoons…
Ten young designers and studios to watch from Salone Satellite 2026
Textiles composed like music and vessels made with the help of a sensitive robot feature in our round-up of the most exciting emerging designers and studios…
"Nature is frozen for a second" in Marcin Rusak's flower-infused furniture
Polish creative Marcin Rusak is showing his latest botanical pieces at Milan design week , which include biodegradable sconce lights wrapped in leaves and an…
Superlimão 3D-prints pavilion for inaugural Brazilian Architecture Biennial
Brazilian architecture studios Superlimão , H2C Arquitetura and Vida de Vila have created experimental pavilions in Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo for the first…
Faux Flora helps pollution-blinded bees to find real flowers
British designer Justina Alexandroff has created a fake flower that stands out to insects , potentially helping them navigate polluted city air and fighting…
Underground House of the Future reinvents Chinese cave home with 3D printing
University of Hong Kong professors John Lin, Olivier Ottevaere and Lidia Ratoi have worked with students to overhaul an underground house in northern China…
Zomuzi and Gantri transform former auto body shop into showroom in San Francisco
New York studio Zomuzi has completed a showroom for lighting brand Gantri in San Fransciso that brings together influences from the building's 1930s origins…
Gustaf Westman creates chunky 3D-printed shelves based on interlocking puzzles
Swedish designer Gustaf Westman has launched a playful modular shelving system comprising colourful components that can connect in various configurations…
Eight lights that will change the way you see 3D-printed design
Could a 3D-printed lamp become a design classic? We look at some recent examples of how this technology can produce timeless objects, not just throwaway…