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A tear made of salt

Tech From Here: NL · Dutch Design Week 2026

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The workSee the work on the Dutch Design Week programme ddw.nl

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Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
Small towers crusted with white salt crystals stand on a round base, lit blue on a dark floorPhoto: Mathias BlancMuseum or journal record
Slide 2
An orange 3D-printed lattice tower stands in cloudy salt water, a white crust of crystals forming on itPhoto: Mathias BlancMuseum or journal record
Slide 3
Diagram of four steps: print a scaffold, bathe it in hot salt water, crystals grow, the piece driesImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Mathias Blanc, press kit 2137
Slide 4
Diagram of four steps: lacrimal gland, lacrimal ducts, across the eye, into the nasal cavityImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 14.1
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A printed ring crusted with white salt crystals on a black backgroundPhoto: Mathias BlancMuseum or journal record
Ring frame
Loep met een handvat van porselein, beschilderd met planten en vogelsFrame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record

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