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September 27, 2018

WRECK by Bentu Design: Wasted Ceramics Get a Second Chance

Bentu Design has recently released a new project called WRECK, a series of furniture and an exhibition of pieces created from wasted...
September 27, 2018

Overtreders W creates zero-waste barn and restaurant for Dutch festival

Overtreders W has built a temporary barn from borrowed materials to host a pop-up zero waste restaurant at the Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands. The...
September 24, 2018

Brooks + Scarpa’s Inflatable Pavilion Concept Captures Energy From Lightning Storms

Brooks + Scarpa principals Angela Brooks and Larry Scarpa explain their concept for a public pavilion that could harness energy from lightning...
September 24, 2018

Kengo Kuma Artfully Tackles Air Pollution with Huge Origami Sculpture

Globally-acclaimed Japanese architect Kengo Kuma teamed up with 3D experience company Dassault Systèmes to create a whirling origami sculpture for Milan Design Week...

architecture

Gorgeous solar-powered prefab can be picked up and moved almost anywhere

PAD studio has unveiled a home that can literally be picked up by crane and moved almost anywhere you please. Constructed off-site in Yorkshire as a factory-built dwelling, the...
Architect/Interior

The Plugin prefab modular system lets you renovate old spaces without tearing anything down

Thanks to an efficient prefab modular system inserted into the existing building, this courtyard house in Beijing, China, looks and functions as a house-within-a-house. Beijing-based People’s Architecture Office (PAO)...
lighting furniture other products

Egloo heats your room without electricity for 10 cents a day

Can you heat your room for just 10 cents a day? Egloo can. Egloo is a clever little heater that harnesses candle power to heat a room without wasting electricity. Egloo...
building techniques / green / environment design

Casa Nirau in Mexico City produces almost all its own water and energy

Paul Cremoux Studio brings a classic elegance to modern design in a small, eco-friendly home in Mexico. This cozy and cool residence called Casa Nirau has a smaller footprint...