BREEDING FLOWERS IN THE METAVERSE: INTERVIEW WITH MAT COLLISHAW
designboom spoke with british multi-media artist mat collishaw on the occasion of his first web3 project. dropping on march 8, 'heterosis' features a dynamic, breedable NFT collection of hyperrealistic flowers alongside an immersive metaverse garden environment. read our conversation to learn more about collishaw's fascination with flowers and his insights into the state of the NFT boom here, and discover more recent interviews here.
JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE YOU CAN EAT FROM
tadao ando’s row house, sou fujimoto’s tokyo apartment, and the 21st century museum of contemporary art by SANAA are playfully reinterpreted into lunch boxes.'we hope to introduce famous japanese architecture to the world in the form of bento boxes,’ says the design team behind bento architecture.
3D PRINTED BIOCERAMIC BRICKS MADE FROM EGGSHELL WASTE
a new research project opens up new possibilities in sustainable construction methods by transforming organic waste into a bioceramic material. using robotic 3D printing, the process gives shape to building blocks made from used eggshells. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here.
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