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Extra Ordinary: Discarded Materials Find Inspiring Second LIfe

Published 9 years ago by Allie | no responses

Extra Ordinary is a new show at London’s Aram Gallery that is showcasing designers who are giving discarded materials an inspiring second life. The exhibit features works such as Jorge Penadés tables of compressed scrap leather ...

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Hello Ballo: Visit the Open house

Published 9 years ago by Allie | no responses

Humanscale Open House at SAIL Amsterdam: Soft, elastic and resistant to puncture, ‘Swiss Balls’  – or exercise balls – are great for human core strength. Now, Humanscale and designer Don Chadwick are hoping to bring ...

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Torafuku Shows That Simple Is Beautiful

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Torafuku is a new modern 48-seat eatery recently opened in Vancouver. Moving on from their well-loved food truck to their first permanent location, the design by Scott & Scott architects features raw, utilitarian materials to great ...

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Could Fake Coral Materials Clean Up Our Oceans?

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The growing amount of mercury in our oceans is a big environmental problem. But a new kind of artificial coral being developed by researchers at China’s Anhui Jianzhu University could help to reverse this alarming ...

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Shigeru Ban Builds with Earthquake Rubble

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Shigeru Ban is known for his innovative use of plain, common materials such as paper tubes in his award winning architecture. Recently, he has announced an exploration with a new kind of material. He will ...

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Moya Power: A New Way of Generating Light from Wind

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Moya Power is a semi-transparent material innovation that harvests small amounts of wind to create energy. Low-cost and highly flexible, it can be applied to buildings, windows or bridges, for example, and can harvest energy ...

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