design innovation
The Additive Chicken Coop, Part I: Million Dollar Petri Dishes
After decades of tinkering with our individual technologies, billions were poured into speculative claims and optimism. Now the attention is gone, and sometimes it can seem like we’re surrounded by…
How Decibel Landed the Brands Everyone Wants
The first thing Adam Hecht will tell you is that 3D printing already has the technology. The harder part has been finding applications people actually want. That’s the gap Decibel…
When Design Meets 3D Printing: Shaping Real Spaces
3D printing has made its way from the factory floor to interior design studios. Today, artists and designers are using it to make beautiful objects for real-life spaces, things like…
3D Printed Species Encourage Students to Evolve Form in Design of Dwelling
This semester, students in Professor James Kerestes graduate design studio course at Ball State University are using advanced digital fabrication technology to explore iterative form finding, from the initial conceptual…
