Italian designer Alessandro Zambelli launches an ‘out-of-this-world’ collection of surreal 3D printed home accessories.

3D printing is a versatile technology that has inspired many industries. Now, one designer wants to spice up 3D printed items for your home with a futuristic touch inspired by outer space.

With a stunning and quirky collection, this debut marks the launch of his Alessandro Zambelli Edizioni brand. It aims to focus on the unique design of limited edition objects and home accessories.

Titled “Macrocosmos,” the collection of dream-like creatures and Androids is 3D printed using fusion deposition modeling.

The vase and vessel designs incorporate ERGAL, a type of aluminum, and brass embellishments. They are also available in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors.

Zambelli’s Macrocosmos is a marriage of fantastical creatures and shapes rife in irony and geometric vision. The inspiration appears to be outer space, paying tribute to science fiction and a fascination with the universe. However, there is also a distinct retro quality to the collection.

Zambelli Moves From Eclectic Home Design to 3D Printing

It’s not the first time Zambelli has worked with 3D printing. He previously created a collection of lamps for Exnovo Italia called “Afillia,” which includes three table lamps and three pendant lights.

“Macrocosmos derives from my very personal desire to lend a new and contemporary interpretation to a specific manufacturing sector. Until a few decades ago, this was a staple industry in the village where I live, known to this day as ‘the village of toys’ because of its vast numbers of doll and toy factories. My intention was to revive the near-surreal amazement I used to feel as a child whenever I saw those stacks of wooden crates, crammed with toy parts for assembly with the insight of the person I now am,” Zambelli explains.

Zambelli studied industrial design and materials engineering at the Cova School of Design in Milan. He began his career as a bathroom designer at Agape in 2000 and three years later founded Alessandro Zambelli Design Studio.

In 2011, he won a European Consumers Choice award and an NYIGF award for his Palace Collection and School Joke Chair, respectively.

Zambelli later co-founded Padiglione Italia, a designer collective that presents the Italian design scene.

The Macrocosmos collection includes eight different pieces and can be previewed at the LUISAVIAROMA online shop.