3D printing with Virginia San Fratello

When people think of 3D printing, they often think of plastic structures. But Professor Virginia San Fratello, Chair of Design at San Jose State University, experiments in printing with materials like sand, clay, sawdust and even bonemeal to create haptic and comfortable structures made from local waste. Vanessa Costalanga, a PhD candidate at the CEA Lab at ETH Zurich, talks with her about how her multidisciplinary approaches fuse science and art in her teaching, her practice, and even to help coral reefs regenerate.