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A 3D knitted chair
The project Sit On A Knit by industrial knitter and engineer Rebekka Groeneveld explores the opportunities and limitations of 3D knitting through the design of a chair. Typically, textiles are manufactured flat, in large panels, ...
Read more >A stool made of flax fibre composite
Design studio Studio Ryte designed a super lightweight experimental stool made of a flax fibre composite. Called Triplex Stool, the stool is an experimental piece of furniture that “pushes the physical limits of a stool; ...
Read more >Interior wall cladding made of corn cobs
Dutch sustainable construction materials company StoneCycling in collaboration with Belgium studio Circular Matters developed an interior wall cladding material made of waste corn cobs. Maize is one of the most common crops on the planet ...
Read more >A distillery’s bar interior made of discarded distillery barrels
Shanghai-based interior design studio RooMoo used around 6,000 pieces of discarded wooden whiskey barrels to create the out- and indoor area of the whiskey bar Lai Zhou Bar. The bar is an offshoot of Lai ...
Read more >Thermal insulating paint
Researchers at Stanford University in the US developed insulating paint in multiple colours that can keep buildings cooled in summer and warmer in winter, reducing energy use, costs and greenhouse emissions. The heating and cooling ...
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