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A wooden experience centre inspired by the right to roam

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Danish architectural firm Henning Larsen designed a circular wooden experience centre for Swedish brands Volvo Cars and Volvo Group, inspired by the Scandinavian landscape and ‘the right to roam’. Called World of Volvo, the 22,000 ...

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Anyone can be invisible with this invisibility shield

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London-based startup Invisibility Shield Co. created – you guessed it – functioning invisibility shields, “turning science fiction into reality and make them available for everyone.” Everyone has probably dreamed one time or another what it ...

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From iron sludge to ceramic products

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Called Oer, an initiative by Lotte de Raadt, this project investigates different possibilities for the application of iron sludge, a waste product of drinking water production, in ceramic products. In Brabant, a province in the ...

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Tables made of recycled carpet waste

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London-based designer Riccardo Cenedella designed stools and lamps made of recycled synthetic carpet waste. In the UK alone, 400.000 tonnes of carpet waste are generated annually. Carpets are a composite product, not designed for disassembly. ...

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Bricks made of church tower debris

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Dutch circular concept firms Brokkenmákers and New Horizon have developed a circular brick made from debris from the renovation of the Dom Tower of Utrecht and Dutch river clay. The Dom Tower of Utrecht is ...

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MaterialDistrict Utrecht 2022: once again a great success

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From Tuesday 5 to Thursday 7 April, the leading material innovation event for R&D and design professionals took place: MaterialDistrict Utrecht 2022. With a comprehensive programme with 50 lectures from material experts and designers, 135 ...

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