In the early days of the internet, the only way to listen to a recording or watch a movie was to download the whole file in one go. Pioneering companies like RealAudio created the first large-scale ...

Succulents and other small plants grow from the tiles that clad this 3D-printed shed, which was designed to offer a solution for the Bay Area's housing shortage. The oversized shed was conceived in ...

Terra-cotta ceramics have been used for thousands of years, but a particularly 21st-century application gives the material an entirely new purpose. Marine scientists and architects from the Swire ...

A corner detail shows 3D-printed ceramic “seed stitch” tiles overlapping on the facade corner. The “planter tiles,” which hold succulents and air plants, face ...

We’ve already established that San Francisco-based Emerging Objects (co-founded by Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello) is quickly becoming the king of innovative 3D printing, but their latest ...

We’re all familiar with supply chain issues as they relate to chips and DIPs, but anyone who has requested an estimate for home improvements lately knows that the problems extend to things like ...

Angular three-dimensional tiles have been used to create textural interest inside and out at this south London house extension, designed by architecture studio Proctor & Shaw. Tile House is located in ...

Autex's collection of 3D wall tiles pairs aesthetically with function offering sculptural forms for interior walls. The tiles are molded into abstract three-dimensional shapes and provide acoustic ...