Chinese design studio Spazio Z has used custom-built, large-format extrusion 3D printing technology and a Polymaker PLA filament to create ‘an artistic landscape product.’ The Digital Circular Pavilion sculpture is made up of a range of 3D printed modular pieces that have been assembled to form a piece of art that also acts as a social meeting place.

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In producing the 3D printed pieces, Spazio Z used 100 of its large-scale 3D printers and more than 800kg of Polymaker’s L3003 PLA filament, with each part taking around a month to be printed. The resulting sculpture is one of 20 art installations in ‘Design Shanghai 2021’ and stands in front of the old Shikumen building in Xintiandi, Shanghai. Its upward-growing branches have been designed to form an ‘organic space to escape from the urban style of downtown Shanghai’, while the white surface finish is said to contrast with the ‘dark grey background colour of Shikumen’, according to Spazio Z founder Zihan Zhao. Spazio Z’s use of 3D printing is becoming increasingly more common as it transitions digital artwork into the physical space. In this project, it teamed the L3003 PLA filament, which has been commercialised by Polymaker for ‘high volume […]

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