This Biodegradable Coffee Cup Was Made With a Gourd and a 3D-Printed Mold
An astounding 50 billion of those paper cups per year will end up in U.S. landfills because their material cannot be recycled or composted.
Li Edelkoort
Here are 5 Free 3D Printing Recipes Featured in Emerging Objects' New Book
The Bay Area studio Emerging Objects seeks to innovate new 3D printing technology and materials for architects—and they're sharing some of their recipes here.
World’s Largest 3D-Printed Lens Debuts at Times Square
The installation, titled Window to the Heart, was a collaboration between design studio Aranda/Lasch and 3D printer manufacturer Formlabs.
MIT's Self-Assembly Lab Showcases a New 3D Printing Process at Design Miami/ 2017
The new technique, dubbed Rapid Liquid Printing, has broad potential to make 3D printing cheaper, faster, and more versatile.
Alfresco Tech: Outdoor Furniture Embraces New Materials and Methods
Why not 3D-knit a nylon chair? Designers today are applying a wide range of new technologies and materials to outdoor products.
MIT, Steelcase to 3D Print Custom Designs on Demand
In its quest to create the ultimate customizable furniture, Steelcase teamed up with MIT to develop a new digital fabrication technology.
The Materials & Tools Taking Making Into the Future
The relationship between digital technology and craft underwent a rapid transformation from antagonistic to symbiotic in the past decade. Now a vanguard of makers, entrepreneurs, and institutions is taking the next step.
SHoP's Design Miami Installation Marks a Leap in 3D Printing
The firm’s experimental pavilion surpassed more than a few benchmarks for the technology.
How Collaborative Partnerships Bring About Lasting Change
Susan S. Szenasy talks with the Chicago office of SOM, research leaders from Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, and research collaborative UI Labs on the importance of interdisciplinary partnerships.
American Standard's 3D-Printing Breakthrough
It took years of development—and some judicious design decisions—before DXV by American Standard was able to make a breakthrough in manufacturing with its premium line of 3D-printed faucets.
The Woman Behind BLANCO's Award-Winning Designs
Over her 20 years at BLANCO, Brigitte Ziemann has honed her design ethos, feeding her creativity with endless curiosity.
Can Laboratory Research Be a Kind of Design?
Researchers in labs across the country are getting their hands dirty and prototyping ideas at every scale, from molecules to cities. Their findings will have a profound impact on our world.
Iris van Herpen Is Making the Fashion of the Future
By exploring a wide range of avant-garde technologies, including bio-printing and touch-sensitive audio waves, the Dutch designer is pushing the boundaries of fashion.
Opinion: Design Need to Train Designers as Entrepreneurs
Debera Johnson discusses why it’s important for design schools to help students become viable entrepreneurs.
3-D Printing Saves a Frank Lloyd Wright Treasure
In central Florida, architects have adopted 3-D printing to restore an obscure Wright-designed gem.
Structural Seaweed? Tech Is Helping Designers Create New Building Materials
An increasingly robust body of research, conducted by an emerging generation of architects and designers, points the way to new methods of building and making.
The Veteran Fabrication Company Combining High-Tech With Craft
In the hands of NRI, a leading fabrication service, 3-D printing is a finely honed craft.
Vitsoe Reengineers a Pair of Dieter Rams Classics
Reviving Dieter Rams’s classic designs for Vitsoe is a labor of love.
The Mark One Takes 3D Printing to the Next Level
Meet the world's first 3-D printer to use carbon fiber.
GM Turns to 3D Printing for New Malibu Model
Mainstream industrial production employs 3-D printing successfully.
