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Mud-spraying drones to build homes

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French architect Stéphanie Chaltiel uses mud-spraying drones to build emergency architecture. To make the home, first a wooden domed skeleton is constructed, on which bags of hay are mounted. Lastly, the drones spray a mixture ...

Today’s materials for tomorrow’s architecture!

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Insulation material made from Typha, communicating façades, printed roof tiles, walls made from fungi… During MaterialDistrict Rotterdam 2019 (12-14 March in Rotterdam Ahoy, the Netherlands) the architect will fancy themselves in the future! With an ...

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The influence of materials on sound

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Designer Tessa Spierings’ project Echo uses tubes made from various materials to interact with sound. The project combines speakers with removable tubes of different materials, with varying lengths and thicknesses. The tubes are used to ...

A modular tricycle made from recycled plastic waste

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For his graduation project for the Design Academy Eindhoven, Thomas Hoogewerf created a modular tricycle made from recycled plastic and metals, especially for use in Mexico City. After spending some time in the city, Hoogewerf ...

Furniture made from unrecyclable paper fibres

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Dutch designer Tim Teven created a new material made from unrecyclable paper fibres, also known as screen, which he used to make building blocks for furniture. Paper is easily recyclable, but it can’t be recycled ...

The future of Print & Sign: an interview with Annemarie Kleve

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From book to magazine, from advertising column to packaging material; the world of Print & Sign revolves around carriers and print techniques. From special paper, cardboard and textile to lifelike material prints, embosses, special effects ...