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In Jerusalem, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design graduate Meydan Levy is preparing for a world in which low bee populations mean fruit has to be made with 3D printers.

Dubbed Neo Fruits, the collection includes five new-to-the-world fruits that use cellulose as an outer shell and innards made from liquids and interior arteries.

“Adding the liquids and activating the fourth dimension gives the fruit life, because from that moment, it can be eaten,” Levy adds. “The liquid becomes the biological clock of the fruit and gives it a certain life, meaning it will remain at its best for a limited but pre-planned time.”

Levy, who consulted nutritionists and chefs for the prototype fruits, tells dezeen that 3D printing such items could help feed a growing population while resources dwindle.

The collection includes a “fruit” that resembles an artichoke leaf and another that is inspired by passion fruit.
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