Glass 3D Printing (G3DP)  Additive Manufacturing of Optically Transparent Glass developed by the Mediated Matter Group at the MIT Media Lab in collaboration with…

Neri Oxman's Mediated Matter Group has digitally designed and robotically fabricated a structure using the molecular components found in tree branches, insect exoskeletons and human bones.

Aguahoja I examines how even the materials that we consider waste can inform design.

Standing five meters tall, the structure's skin is composed of cellulose, chitosan, and pectin – the planet's most abundant materials, according to the studio.

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