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- New MOF material uses light to capture carbon dioxideMetal-organic frameworks (MOF) are a new class of highly porous materials. They are compounds consisting of metal ions or clusters coordinated to organic ligands to form one-, two-, or three-dimensional structures. A…
- This Light Installation is Advocating for Cleaner, Healthier CitiesVel02 is an interactive installation of light by design studio Loop.pH that highlights the link between physical activity and healthy cities. Commissioned by Shin…
- Oz Wall of LightA translucent synthetic resin is included in wool felt, which permits the light to pass through and create a new sensorial surface aspect. The felt is a natural material with great sound absorption performances, fire resistance and interesting suppleness. Oz Wall of Light is developed by Alexandra Devaux for indoor use.
- Robotic Forming Enables Modular Aluminium LightingDigital fabrication offers new ways to shape metal without conventional tooling. Hikarigami, a student project by the Harvard Graduate School of Design, won the…
- Painting With Light: MIT’s MorphoChrome Enables Programmable Structural ColourResearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed MorphoChrome, a new fabrication system that allows designers to apply iridescent, colour-changing effects to…
- A pendant light and room divider made of luffaDesigner Samer Selbak designed a pendant light and a room divider made of two fundamentally different materials: steel and luffa. Called the Luffa Project,…
- Circular Collection – Shadows of LightThe Circular Collection is a result of research project Shadows of Light. Shadows of Light is a research project to create sustainable white translucent porcelain, through recycling. The research was broadened throughout the years and involved all sorts of ceramic waste.
- A mass timber canopy with 3D printed colourful lightsA group of architecture students from the Canadian University of Calgary completed a 70 feet long mass-timber canopy that includes interactive 3D printed colourful…
- Lighting 100 LED bulbs with one drop of waterResearchers from City University of Hong Kong developed a new type of droplet-based electricity generator, which is powerful enough to generate a voltage of…
- Lights made of conductive glassFor her project Ctenphora, French designer Lucie Le Guen explored the possibility of incorporating electrical circuits into glass, making the electrical wires part of…
- Ever Light RainwearEverest combined various fabric designs with special lamination process to solve the swelling problem of hydrophilic polyurethane membrane. The 3 lamination layers support different functions. It also has the properties of soft, light, and good abrasion resistance and is suitable for high functional outdoor and sportswear.
- Lights with patterns created by bacteriaSwedish designer Jan Klingler created lights coloured by the growing patterns of bacteria, yeast and fungi. Through the help of microbiologist M.D. Ph.D. Volkan…
- A light installation powered by micro-organismsFor het project Electric Life, designer Teresa van Dongen developed a light installation powered by micro-organisms commonly found in the muddy soil of rivers…
- Mushroom light shadesIn the past two years, we have reported several times on mycelium, the threadlike network of fungi. This material grows fast and in any…
- Kaurit® Light technologyBASF’s Kaurit® Light innovation reduces particle board weight by up to 30%. The wood-based material produced with this technique contains about 15-25 kg of polymer beads, replacing 200 kg of wood per cubic meter. The result is lighter boards which are easier to handle and cheaper to transport, while maintaining high strength.
- Recreate the Northern Light with Glass and FilmThanks to electrically charged solar particles colliding into the earth’s atmosphere, the Aurora borealis gifts the northern skies with dancing colours. And this local…
- Unfolding lightIllumination comes in many forms, and few are as attractive as this unfolding lamp. Clever use of common materials makes this a lighting element…
- Recycled Plastic Shapes Sound And Light In Ninefold InstallationNinefold: A Distributed Resonant Field is an immersive installation that demonstrates how recycled plastic can actively influence sound, light and spatial perception. Created by…
- Modular Timber Façade Uses Variation To Shape Light And ShadowThe WA MA façade uses approximately 3,000 suspended solid-wood cubes to create a three-dimensional screen around a private residence in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel. Roni…
- Elephant Manure and Recycled Plastic Turned into Festival LightingThis year, researchers will test outdoor lighting made from recycled plastic, plant-based materials and elephant manure at the TT Festival in Assen, the Netherlands.…
- Recycled Compact Discs Used as Light-Responsive Architectural SurfacesThe exhibition Stratagems by US-based artist Tara Donovan explores how large quantities of identical waste materials can form new spatial systems. The works consist…
- House of Monitors Integrates Light, Structure, and Material Strategy on the Scarborough BluffsHouse of Monitors is a private residence by Williamson Williamson Inc., located on the edge of the Scarborough Bluffs in Toronto, Canada. The project…
- Recycled Lava As A Material Innovation For Lighting DesignItalian lighting manufacturer Foscarini presents Alicudi, Filicudi and Panarea, a series of suspension lamps made from recycled lava stone. Designed by Alberto and Francesco…
- Exsalted Pavilion by DEOND explores recycled materials and lightDuring Dubai Design Week 2025 (4–9 November), multidisciplinary studio DEOND, founded by Ross Lovegrove and Ila Colombo, presented Exsalted, a pavilion that explores the…
