A garden on your house
These succulents such as Echeveria were placed in specially designed ceramic tiles, which naturally also came from the printer. This creates a living external wall in 50 shades of green which is easy to maintain and does very well in the warm Californian climate. As Emerging Objects themselves say:
"These are not just investigations into testing materials for longevity or for structure, but also a study of aesthetics. We see the future as being elegant, optimistic, and beautiful."
Amen!
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