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We Make Carpets

Published 10 years ago by Allie | no responses

We Make Carpets create temporary carpet designs from simple materials that you can find around your house. Balloons, paperclips, pasta, birthday party hats and cups of coffee are some of the every day materials they ...

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Ink Printed Glasshouse

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For the education park at Ezinge, designed by Atelier PRO architecten, Driessen + Van Deijne created a landmark design with their creative use of digitally printed glass. Called ‘The Beacon of Ezinge,’ the inspiration behind ...

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Laokoon Textile Art

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Laokoon textile art material is an award-winning, 3-dimensional surface. It is described as weightless but strong, light-reactive, flexible, user-friendly, in perpetual motion and demanding to be touched. Laokoon is handmade by a Hungarian manufacturer specialising ...

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Inca Inspired Quake Column

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When the Incas built Machu Picchu, they used a special building construction technique to ensure their buildings would not collapse from the frequent earthquakes in the region. Known as the ashlar construction technique, the Incas ...

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Afterglow: LED Lightsuits for Night Skiing

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LED-lit ski suits and cinematic brilliance bring a sublime new aesthetic to skiing in this amazing video for Sweetgrass Production’s latest ski movie ‘Afterglow.’ Shot entirely at night in the backcountry of Alaska and British ...

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SEEN

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SEEN is a collection of reflective materials and designs by Marlies Schets. Inspired by Swedish living and, in particular, their way of dealing with minimal hours of light during the winter, her creations include reflective ...

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