Dear designboom reader,

Nature is the focus of recent 3D printing designs. With Ronald Rael, the architect reinterprets mud-building using earthen walls for Adobe Oasis at Desert X. Speaking of earth, Logman Arja introduces clay-based hydroponics as a deployable urban farming system.

Natural ingredients also take on new forms through 3D printing. Take Aki Hamada Architects which scans tree trunks and transforms them into translucent table legs for its collection. Then, À_SOMBRA uses mushroom mycelium to produce a biodegradable urn for burial rituals.

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Matthew Burgos | Editor