Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.

This artificial reef is made from 3D printed terra-cotta. Terra-cotta ceramics have been used for thousands of years, but a particularly 21st-century application gives the material an entirely new ...

British product designer Lindsey Lang has borrowed motifs from the history of London's transport network to create a collection of wall and floor tiles with embossed patterns (+ slideshow). Lang ...

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 ...

In the world of decorative tile, plant- and flower-inspired motifs are making a big comeback this spring—and we couldn’t be happier to see them. A water-jet tile-cutter can create intricate botanical ...