When Machines Bloom: How 3D Printing Cultivates New Life in Art
Overview
Unionfab collaborated with contemporary artist Wu Yifei to bring her visionary series “Inorganic Garden” to life.
This project blends traditional objects with futuristic, organic forms using PolyJet 3D printing technology, pushing the boundaries of what art and manufacturing can create together.
Case Overview | Details |
|---|---|
Industry | Art & Sculpture |
Client | Wu Yifei, contemporary artist |
Key Products | the Inorganic Garden series |
Goal | Integrate cutting-edge 3D printing into mixed-media sculpture for unique visual storytelling |
Result | Vivid, translucent fungal structures that merge past-era electronics with futuristic forms through PolyJet 3D printing |
Technology & Material Used
PolyJet 3D Printing
Selected for its unmatched ability to produce ultra-fine details, smooth surfaces, and realistic color gradients.
Perfect for artistic expression, it allows seamless integration of vivid colors and complex textures—making it ideal for sculptures like Symbiosis that blend organic and industrial elements.
Multi Color Resin
Delivers rich, translucent colors and high-resolution finishes, enhancing the visual delicacy and surreal quality of the artwork.
Project Highlights
Concept
Symbiosis between man-made objects and organic growth.
Artwork Details
Symbiosis No.1
Created: 2022
Base Material: Wood, Plastic (radio)
Printed Material: Multi Color Resin (PolyJet)
Dimensions: 28 × 57 × 17 cm
Visual: Delicate, colorful fungal structures grow from the inside out, bursting through and destructing the retro radio. The form appears alive—light, slender, and surreal, evoking a sense of nature overtaking technology.
⠀Symbiosis No.2
Created: 2022
Base Material: Typewriter
Printed Material: Multi Color Resin (PolyJet)
Dimensions: 30 × 40 × 30 cm
Visual: Transparent fungi sprout from an old typewriter, transforming it into a hybrid of nostalgia and innovation.
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About the Series
“Inorganic Garden” explores the contrast and harmony between nature and industry. Wu Yifei reimagines everyday machines—radios and typewriters—as living organisms, merging history with speculative design.
Using Multi Color Resin materials and PolyJet printing, Unionfab helped give these pieces a vibrant, translucent, and lifelike finish.
