Oscar-winning superhero film Black Panther paved the way for a bolder approach to fashion in its sequel Wakanda Forever, costume designer Ruth E Carter tells Dezeen in this exclusive interview. More about "We couldn't go as soft as we did in the first film" says Wakanda Forever costume designer Ruth E Carter
Dezeen Showroom: for his brand named Sheyn, Vienna-based designer Nicolas Gold has created a range of intricately patterned homeware called Tiny Architecture that is made using 3D printing techniques. More about Tiny Architecture homeware by Nicolas Gold for Sheyn
Mighty Buildings has delivered what it claims is the world's first 3D-printed net-zero home as part of a 40-unit community in Desert Hot Springs that explores environmental and economic development strategies. More about Mighty Buildings completes 3D-printed net-zero home in southern California
Researchers at Hong Kong University's Robotic Fabrication Lab have developed a series of 3D-printed stools featuring complex shapes that provide comfortable seats while also sheltering marine animals. More about HKU's computer-designed Tidal Stools can be used by humans and sea creatures
Ithaca, New York-based design studio Hannah has begun work on Cores, a building in Houston that it says will be the first multi-storey 3D-printed structure to be completed in the United States. More about Hannah begins construction on "first multi-storey 3D-printed house in the US"
Australian studio Hop Design has used 3D printing to create a cutlery set called Font that can be tailored to people with different disabilities while maintaining a strong and cohesive aesthetic. More about Font adaptive cutlery collection combines aesthetics and accessibility
Austrian designer Julia Koerner has created a 3D-printed clutch bag for her fashion brand JK3D, which is made from bioplastic and modelled on tendrils of kelp. More about Kelp Mini Clutch is a bioplastic bag based on 3D-scans of seaweed
University of Virginia researchers have invented a method of 3D printing with seed-impregnated soil, which could be used to create walls and roofs teeming with plant life. More about University of Virginia 3D-prints living soil walls that sprout greenery
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Polyformer, an open-source recycling machine that can be used to turn PET bottles into filament for additive manufacturing. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an open-source recycling machine for plastic bottles
California-based industrial designer Reiten Cheng has developed a recycling machine that can be 3D printed using open-source instructions and used to turn PET bottles into filament for additive manufacturing. More about Polyformer is an open-source machine that recycles plastic bottles into 3D printing filament
3D-printed "broken" columns join walls and floors created with an adobe effect at the Egeo restaurant in Valencia by interiors studio Masquespacio that aims to put a modern spin on traditional Greek architecture. More about Greek restaurant interior by Masquespacio takes cues from ancient ruins
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish studio Interesting Times Gang has designed a 3D-printed chair made from recycled fishing nets. More about Kelp Collection chair by Interesting Times Gang
Bavarian manufacturer Sandhelden has created four 3D-printed trophies made from locally sourced quartz sand from Bavaria, Germany, for a drawing competition by design and architecture collective Archisource. More about Sandhelden and Archisource 3D print sand trophies for drawing competition
Construction technology outfit ICON and architecture studio Lake Flato have completed a 3D-printed, modern ranch-style home in Austin to be displayed during the SXSW festival. More about ICON and Lake Flato build 3D-printed House Zero in Austin
Ukrainian architecture practice Makhno Studio has designed a 3D-printed settlement for Mars named Plan C that would encircle the edge of a crater. More about Makhno Studio designs conceptual settlement within Martian crater
London practice Blast Studio has developed a method for 3D printing with living mycelium and used it to form a column that could be harvested for mushrooms before serving as a structural building element. More about Blast Studio 3D prints column from mycelium to make "architecture that could feed people"
Valentino Gareri Atelier has unveiled renderings of the Cacao Eco Village in Ecuador for local farmers that will feature 3D-printed buildings made from recycled cacao. More about Valentino Gareri Atelier designs village made from 3D-printed cacao waste
Researchers at ETH Zurich have used 3D-printed formwork elements made from recyclable mineral foam to create a pre-cast concrete slab, which they say is lighter and better insulated while using 70 per cent less material. More about ETH Zurich develops formwork from 3D-printed foam to slash concrete use in buildings
Environmental organisation Parley for the Oceans has turned marine plastic waste from remote island waters into trophies for this year's edition of The Fashion Awards. More about Parley for the Oceans creates trophies from 3D-printed ocean plastic for The Fashion Awards
London studio Pearson Lloyd has worked with design and 3D-manufacturing studio Batch.Works to create pen pots, trays and a mobile-phone stand made from discarded food packaging for office brand Bene. More about Pearson Lloyd designs 3D-printed desk accessories made from recycled bioplastic waste