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An inflatable table lamp

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Germany-based designer Eva Ausmann designed a lamp stands upright and is controlled by air. Called Squeeze, the project is the result of experimenting with air as a design principle. The lamp is made of TPU ...

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A pavilion made of a stack of lumber

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Chicago-based architecture and design practice Office of Dillon Pranger (ODP) designed a pavilion which consists of stacks of standard dimensional lumber. When a building’s lifespan ends, in the best-case scenario, it is demounted and all ...

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The first project using self-healing concrete in the Netherlands

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Construction company Heijmans Infra used self-healing concrete to build a pilot project, a railway underpass in Rijen, the Netherlands, for the first time. The pilot project is a collaboration between Heijmans and railway company ProRail, ...

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A computer made of wood

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US-based one-man atelier Mythic Computer launched its first publicly computer, the housing of which is made of hardwood. Called Apollo, the computer consists of three parts, a main body that holds the computer, a portable ...

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‘Living’ shoes made with microalgae ink

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New-York based designer Jessica Thies designed a speculative shoe concept made with biobased printing ink embedded with living microalgae. For her thesis, Thies looked at the possibility of culturing microalgae cells on textile for carbon-capturing, ...

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A metal 3D printed bicycle

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Design agency Futurewave designed a 3D printed bicycle made of metal, which eliminates the need for welding and tooling parts. Traditional bike manufacturing techniques have their downsides. Specific parts are made in moulds, and this ...

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