Seven 3D-printed houses that have been built around the world
A Dutch couple recently became the first people in Europe to move into a 3D-printed home, so we have rounded up seven examples of 3D-printed houses from around the world. More
-
Yves Béhar 3D prints Forust homeware from reclaimed wood waste
Sawdust is mixed with a natural tree-sap binder and 3D printed into complex, swirling geometries to form this homeware collection, designed by Yves Béhar for additive manufacturing company Forust. More
First tenants move into 3D-printed home in Eindhoven
A boulder-shaped concrete house in the Netherlands has become the first lived-in 3D-printed home in the country after its tenants received the key on April 30. More
Tecla house 3D-printed from locally sourced clay
Bologna-based architecture studio Mario Cucinella Architects and 3D printing specialists WASP have collaborated to create a low-carbon housing prototype that is 3D printed using clay. More
Emerging Objects builds 3D-printed mud hut for a cohabiting couple during Covid-19
Casa Covida is a hut in Colorado made from 3D-printed adobe by American studio Emerging Objects for two people to live together in isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. More
Ninetyoneninetytwo crafts marine-inspired objects to explore sustainability and 3D printing
Undersea creatures influenced the diversely textured forms of design studio Ninetyoneninetytwo's object series, highlighted as part of our Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2021 collaboration. More
ICON builds 3D-printed houses from disaster-proof concrete in Texas
Developer 3Strands and construction technology company ICON have built four 3D-printed houses in Austin, Texas, from concrete that's designed to cope with extreme weather. More
Studio Mortazavi to build "world's first 3D-printed school" in Madagascar
Studio Mortazavi has designed a 3D-printed school made from concrete and locally-sourced construction materials in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar. More
Recycled 3D-printing waste oozes from monolithic furniture collection by Donghoon Sohn
South Korean designer Donghoon Sohn has pressed plastic slabs together like slices of bread for his latest furniture series, allowing primary coloured, recycled binder to bleed from the cracks as if it was melted cheese. More
Rolf designs 3D-printed glasses made from castor beans
Austrian eyewear manufacturer Rolf has designed a collection of glasses that are 3D printed from a mixture of water and powdered castor beans. More
Nseen is a see-through perfume bottle covered in invisible writing
MIT researchers Jiani Zeng and Honghao Deng have developed a "truly minimalist", 3D-printed flacon, which is entirely transparent at first glance and only reveals its branding when it is tilted at just the right angle. More
Biomimicry enables architects to make "positive impact" on the environment says Michael Pawlyn
In the second video of our Design for Life collaboration with Dassault Systèmes, Exploration Architecture founder Michael Pawlyn explains how computational design tools allow architects to mimic the natural world. More
3D-printed fashion has "no limitations of form and geometry" says Julia Koerner
Julia Koerner explains how she uses technology to apply architectural techniques to fashion and costume design in the first video of our Design for Life collaboration with Dassault Systèmes. More
BIG and NASA collaborate to design 3D-printed buildings for the moon
BIG and 3D-printed building company ICON have revealed they are working on Project Olympus, which aims to develop robotic construction for the moon. More
Dassault Systèmes partners with Dezeen for a live talk with Arthur Mamou-Mani
Arthur Mamou-Mani and Anne Asensio discuss the potential of computational design in this live talk which launches Dezeen's Design for Life collaboration with French design software brand Dassault Systèmes. More
Coral skeletons crafted from 3D-printed calcium carbonate could restore damaged reefs
Coral Carbonate is a research project that involves 3D printing with calcium carbonate to create sustainable underwater "houses" for coral reefs and marine life to grow. More
ETH Zurich combines 3D printing and casting to make more efficient concrete structures
Researchers at ETH Zurich have created a machine that controls the setting rate of concrete to offer a "seamless transition between casting and 3D printing" so that structures can be made that use less material. More
Setae Jacket by Julia Körner
Julia Körner marries fashion with 3D printing in the design of the Setae Jacket, which takes its cues from butterfly wings. More
Hannah clads off-grid Ashen Cabin in New York with infested wood
US architecture studio Hannah has used 3D-printed concrete stilts to elevate this tiny off-grid cabin in Upstate New York, which has walls made from infested ash wood. More
Metaform Architects creates customisable face shields for children
Child-sized face shields with interchangeable decorations have been designed by Metaform Architects for children going back to school, plus today's other design-related coronavirus news. More