--- title: "MX3D Art Lab: Robotic Metal Printing for Bold Artistic Visions" description: Discover how MX3D Art Lab in Amsterdam utilizes advanced robotic 3D metal printing to help artists and designers create complex, large-scale metal artworks. image: https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hubfs/Nike%20Oregon%20Dragon%20Bench%20Uploaded%20by%20MX3D.png --- [![Logo-CODAworx](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo-CODAworx.png?width=82&height=45&name=Logo-CODAworx.png "Logo-CODAworx")](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine) [CODAworx Home](https://codaworx.com) # MX3D Art Lab: Robotic Metal Printing for Bold Artistic Visions [By MX3D](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/author/mx3d) 1 min read Dec 16, 2025 ##### Share - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/mx3d-art-lab-robotic-metal-printing-for-bold-artistic-visions&body=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/mx3d-art-lab-robotic-metal-printing-for-bold-artistic-visions&media=https://5964602.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5964602/Nike%20Oregon%20Dragon%20Bench%20Uploaded%20by%20MX3D.png](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/mx3d-art-lab-robotic-metal-printing-for-bold-artistic-visions&body=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/mx3d-art-lab-robotic-metal-printing-for-bold-artistic-visions&media=https://5964602.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5964602/Nike%20Oregon%20Dragon%20Bench%20Uploaded%20by%20MX3D.png) [MX3D Art Lab](https://mx3d-artlab.com/) is an Amsterdam-based studio specializing in advanced robotic 3D metal printing, supporting artists and designers in creating complex, large-scale metal artworks. Using precise robots operated by an experienced engineer team, the studio guides projects from initial concept to final fabrication, whether starting from a sketch or a detailed 3D model. --- #### ***Entanglement***, Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences, New York [![MX3D Post 1](https://5964602.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5964602/hubfs/MX3D%20Post%201.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=MX3D%20Post%201.jpeg)](https://mx3d-artlab.com/case/entanglement/) Designed by artist Alyson Shotz, Entanglement soars above the BTCIS Atrium, its twisting steel form evoking a giant knot. Printed in segments and assembled into a 340 kg sculpture, its painted surface shimmers from gold to green to blue, shifting as viewers move beneath its curves. [Robotic 3D printing](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/new-tools-artists-redefining-what-technology-can-do-at-scale) enabled the creation of a hollow, lightweight structure with continuous curves and minimal material waste. --- #### ***Nike Oregon Bench***, Oregon, USA [![MX3D Post 2](https://5964602.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5964602/hubfs/MX3D%20Post%202.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=MX3D%20Post%202.jpeg)](https://www.codaworx.com/projects/nike-oregon-dragon-bench-24630) Designed by Joris Laarman Lab for Nike’s LeBron James Building, the Oregon Dragon Bench is [a large, serpentine seat](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/integrating-seating-into-public-art-new-considerations) whose scale and detail would be nearly impossible to cast or mill. The bench’s dynamic “dragon spine” geometry was printed directly in duplex stainless steel using custom robotic welding paths that follow its complex curvature. --- #### ***The Underground Tree***, Amsterdam, The Netherlands [![MX3D Post 4](https://5964602.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/5964602/hubfs/MX3D%20Post%204.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=MX3D%20Post%204.jpeg)](https://mx3d-artlab.com/case/the-underground-tree/) Tanja Smeets’ The Underground Tree reinterprets the roots of a historic chestnut tree from the park it is located in. The 3.5-meter tall stainless-steel structure grows outward like branching roots, formed through robotic printing. 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