Art & Design

You read that right. This 3D printed umbrella takes flight and follows you around, keeping you protected from the rain while leaving your hands free. To make it possible, John Xu, creator of the YouTube channel I Build Stuff, used…

The text on the pages of this book, Manual, isn’t a traditional story. Look closely, and you’ll see it’s G-code, the machine language used to control 3D printers. Created by Studio Darius Ou with Benson Chong through their research initiative…

The 2026 Roland-Garros Tournament kicked off last week, and we can’t pass up the chance to highlight Novak Djokovic’s entrance. The Serbian player arrived wearing a jacket featuring a 3D-printed wolf and real clay from the legendary Parisian court. The…

Sheyn means “beautiful” in Yiddish. Aesthetics are at the heart of Nicolas Gold and Markus Schaffer’s work, so much so that they chose this word as the name for their design studio. Their approach blends architecture and design to reveal…

At MAXXI, Italy’s national museum dedicated to contemporary art and architecture, a striking model of Rome is currently on display through April 26. Spanning 48 square meters and made up of 953 terracotta tiles, the piece reproduces the entire municipal…

3D design and printing make for a powerful combination in the world of furniture. Thanks to additive manufacturing, it is now possible to turn creative concepts into functional pieces using almost any material and reducing production times. In this article,…

What if your 3D printed objects could change their appearance based entirely on the angle from which they are viewed? This fascinating optical illusion is known as the lenticular effect. Often compared to a holographic effect, the lenticular effect allows…

Most likely originating in ancient Rome, Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love, celebrated, as you know, on February 14. So, we’ve put together some ideas for STL files that you can 3D print at home. Whether it’s for your…

If you follow news in additive manufacturing, you may have already heard of the Dutch architecture studio RAP. The firm has been using 3D printing for several years to create original, complex structures that often serve as decorative or ornamental…

The University of Maine is proving that large-scale 3D printing is rapidly becoming one of the most transformative tools in modern infrastructure development. When California-based Kairos Power set out to build its experimental Hermes nuclear reactor in Tennessee, the company…

Across the world, designers, engineers, researchers, and artists are turning to 3D printing as a powerful tool for environmental restoration and regenerative manufacturing. Once viewed primarily as a prototyping technology, additive manufacturing is now enabling solutions that support biodiversity, rebuild…

The University of Windsor has begun 3D printing what will become Canada’s first net-zero, multi-storey student residence, marking a major national milestone in additive construction and sustainable building design. The project, which officially moved into its printing phase at 1025…