Art & Design

XYZBAG is an Italian brand based in Turin that has chosen digital craftsmanship: it combines traditional design methods and additive manufacturing technologies to produce unique bags. Customisation is undoubtedly one of the reasons why more and more designers are turning…

Designer Daniel Lloyd has imagined a new waste management system designed using additive manufacturing, more particularly stereolithography. Called Wae, it also integrates sensors and ca smart meter to inform users about their waste habits. The objective is to encourage them…

Students at ETH Zurich once again presented an innovative project surrounding 3D printing technologies. This time they mixed architecture and new technologies to design 3D printed concrete columns. Nine structures, 2.7 meters (8.9 ft) high were designed for the Origen festival…

The Chinese sportswear brand Peak Sports recently made a hit in the shoe market. The company introduced its new pair of sneakers, designed and manufactured thanks to 3D printing technologies. They are called the Future Fusion PEAK3D and 600 pairs…

The Catalan technology centre, Eurecat, recently presented an innovative application of continuous 3D printing to personalise textile. Indeed, by adapting the Blackbelt machine, it can 3D print patterns on fabrics, and this in a seemingly infinite way. The 3D printer…

While the Chinese brand PEAK recently announced the manufacture of fully 3D printed shoes for the general public, we met with designer Annie Foo who designs high-end shoes using 3D technologies. By combining 3D scanning and additive manufacturing, it is…

While many car manufacturers use additive manufacturing to produce finished parts, BMW has decided to use the technology to present its new concept car and offer an attractive scale model to its future customers. Named Vision M Next, this vehicle…

The Brooklyn-based nonprofit architecture and urban design group, Terreform One revealed an incredible design concept for an urban ‘Monarch Butterfly’ sanctuary to be set in the Big Apple. The vertical meadow façade they imagined would be 3D printed in carbon…

When it comes to the fashion industry, 3D technologies are proving to be a way to unleash the creativity of designers and stylists, bringing more personalisation for the end user. But it is also a way to reduce the amount…

Digital Gastronomy is a culinary vision that seeks to offer hybrid solutions. They are hybrid in that they combine traditional cooking with new computational abilities. Researcher Amit Zoran, part of the Digital Gastronomy project, told us how his research in…

Last year we were telling you about the Cabin of Curiosities, a 3D printed building project a little out of the ordinary from the American company, Emerging Objects. This 3D printed hub is composed of 4,500 3D printed ceramic tiles…

Upprinting Food is a startup that was developed in the Netherlands. Its main objective is to create 3D printed dishes from all kinds of food waste. Elzelinde van Doleweerd and Vita Broeken are behind this circular economy project that aims…