Neri Oxman builds with melanin for Totems project
Neri Oxman's Mediated Matter Group at MIT has designed an installation using melanin — and says the skin pigment will inevitably be used in architecture. More
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Neri Oxman's swarm of Fiberbots autonomously build architectural structures
Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter group at MIT have created a swarm of robots designed to rapidly build high-strength tubular structures by winding fibreglass filament around themselves. More
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Neri Oxman's new death masks contain pigment-producing microorganisms
Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter Group at MIT have expanded their collection of 3D-printed death masks with designs that cultivate new life after death. More
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Neri Oxman's Lazarus death masks visualise the wearer's last breath
Neri Oxman and the MIT Mediated Matter group have unveiled their latest collection of 3D-printed death masks, designed to contain the wearer's last breath. More
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Neri Oxman creates 3D-printed versions of ancient death masks
Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter group at MIT Media Lab have created a series of colourful death masks that explore the transition between life and death. More
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Design Museum's opening exhibition presents reactions to a complex world
The first exhibition to take place in London's new Design Museum explores a spectrum of issues that define our time, with installations by OMA, Hussein Chalayan and Neri Oxman. More
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The Synthetic Apiary lets bees enjoy year-round spring
Designer and researcher Neri Oxman's Mediated Matter group at MIT Media Lab has designed an artificial apiary that creates a constant spring-like environment for bees. More
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Björk unveils 3D-printed mask based on her musculoskeletal system
Icelandic musician Björk has partnered with designer and researcher Neri Oxman on a mask made up of multiple 3D-printed strands that mimic the underlying structure of her own face (+ slideshow). More
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Neri Oxman's new glass printing technique could lead to 3D-printed glass building facades
Designer and researcher Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter group at MIT Media Lab have developed a technique for 3D-printing molten glass, meaning that transparent glass objects can be printed for the first time (+ movie). More
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Neri Oxman 3D prints "photosynthetic wearable" to host living organisms
Designer and researcher Neri Oxman has successfully 3D-printed one of her "wearable skins" and filled its hollow tubes with a bacterial luminescent liquid to represent how it could host photosynthetic organisms (+ slideshow). More
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Neri Oxman creates wearable 3D-printed structures for interplanetary voyages
Neri Oxman's team at MIT Media Lab has created four 3D-printed "wearable skins" designed to facilitate synthetic biological processes that might one day allow humans to survive on other planets. More
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Chaise longue by Neri Oxman uses 3D printing to create a multi-coloured cocoon
This chaise longue by architect, designer and MIT professor Neri Oxman features 44 different composite materials 3D-printed inside a wooden enclosure, creating a multi-coloured recliner. More
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Silkworms and robot work together to weave Silk Pavilion
News: researchers at MIT Media Lab's Mediated Matter group have created a dome from silk fibres woven by a robotic arm, which was then finished by live silkworms (+ movie). Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More
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MIT researchers to 3D print a pavilion by imitating silkworms
Researchers at MIT plan to 3D print a pavilion by imitating the way a silkworm builds its cocoon. More
