Someone Actually Made a Fully Playable Banjo From a Party Balloon
I’ll be honest: the first time I saw images of Co:Creation Lab’s Balloon Banjo, I laughed. Not in a dismissive way, but in the way…
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The Georgia Art Show Turning 9 Broken 3D Prints Into Music
Every fabrication lab in the country is quietly accumulating a problem. Failed prints, test runs, leftover filament, the ghost of every prototype that didn’t make…
The Adidas Sneaker That Takes 24 Hours to Print and Seconds to Want
Footwear has always been a quiet conversation between technology and design. But every so often, a shoe comes along that forces the conversation out loud….
This 3D-printed modular sneaker ditches glue for repairable design inspired by Asian craftsmanship
Sneakers have become more advanced than ever in terms of performance and comfort, yet their construction has barely changed. Most are assembled with permanent adhesives…
The Echo Chair Makes 3D Printing Feel Refined
ZHA has collaborated with Spanish design brand Nagami to create the Echo Chair, a 3D-printed seat made from recycled plastic waste. Formerly known as Zaha…
Someone 3D-Printed A Scooter Small Enough To Fit Into Cabin Luggage
Print a phone case, sure. Print a desk organizer, fine. But print a scooter, one with wheels, brakes, a motor, and enough structural gumption to…
What If We Grew Our Buildings Instead of ‘Manufacturing’ Them? This Clay Framework Has an Answer
What would it look like for a building material to behave more like a living organism? Rameshwari Jonnalagedda has been sitting with that question, and…
The Architects Who Want to Grow Buildings From Bacteria
Concrete is everywhere. It’s in the walls you’re staring at right now, the floors under your feet, the skyline you pass every morning on your…
5 Brilliantly Weird 3D Printed Designs That Show Exactly Where Industrial Design Is Headed
3D printing is redefining the language of future technology and design. Tech peripherals are evolving from standardized, mass-market products into sculpted forms. This transformation signals…
Europe’s Largest 3D-Printed Apartment Building Just Changed Everything
Something significant happened in Bezannes, France — and the construction industry should be paying close attention. ViliaSprint², Europe’s largest 3D-printed apartment building, has been completed,…
The Bike Saddle 3D-Printed and Hand-Stitched in France
Most conversations about technology and craft follow the same script. Technology is fast, scalable, cold. Craft is slow, precious, warm. The two might share a…
The 3D-Printed Chair That Moves With You, Not Against You
The first time I looked at the Flow Chair, I thought it was a sculpture. The sinuous, looping form bending into itself like a standing…