Conceptually, FDM 3D printing ... complex, printing times can quickly explode. One trick for large models with simple shapes but very low structural needs is to use so-called ‘vase mode ...

Stick your face on a vase. We hear a lot about 3D printing these days, mainly about how 3D printers are getting closer to mainstream. But given the fact that 3D printers still cost over $1000 ...

Copenhagen-based art and design studio Wang & Söderström has used algorithms to form the patterned surfaces of these vases, which are 3D-printed from plaster and set inside lumpy bases.

But first, we talk about a why-didn’t-I-think-of-that 3D printing hack that leverages vase mode into something structural. We’ll take a look inside a see-through cyberdeck made from laptop ...