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Bleed

Published 9 years ago by Allie | no responses

‘Bleed’ is a series of cedar cabinets by Peter Marigold featuring the effect of oxidized metal bleeding into wood. Known as ‘ebonizing’ or blackening of wood, Peter Marigold became inspired by the phenomena when he ...

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Glow Wood

Published 9 years ago by Allie | no responses

By mixing a phosphorescent powder with resin and the filling in the cracks and knotholes that naturally occur in wood materials, you can create beautiful surfaces that illuminate after being charged by sunlight. Mat Brown ...

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A Blooming Bamboo House

Published 9 years ago by Allie | one response

Bamboo is a great material not only because of its sustainable properties, but also because of its design flexibility. We’ve recently featured a number of innovative bamboo materials such as Conbou Bamboo and range of bamboo materials ...

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Benchwall paper partitions

Published 9 years ago by Allie | no responses

Designed by molo, benchwall is a multi-functional design that links the function of a paper partition with seating and acoustic elements. Made from continuous sheets of paper honeycombed together, benchwall begins as a seat that ...

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3D Print an Urban Garden

Published 9 years ago by Allie | no responses

Flowers, herbs and gardens can be added to the list of lovely 3D printables thanks to computer scientist Yuichiro Takeuchi, who is hoping to make the world a greener place with his ‘garden software system.’ ...

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Otherworldly Scotch Tape Tunnels

Published 9 years ago by Allie | no responses

This holiday season, you can see Scotch tape used for a lot more than wrapping gifts. If you are in Paris, you can wander through these futuristic floating tunnels of Scotch tape at the Palais ...

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