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- Secunda Natura: Reclaimed Stone As A Dynamic Design SystemNatural stone production generates significant amounts of waste, often due to strict aesthetic standards and industrial cutting processes. Large volumes of valuable material are…
- Pleated Paper Waste As A New Design MaterialIn April 2026, ISSEY MIYAKE’s Milan store presents The Paper Log: Shell and Core, an experimental exhibition that turns industrial paper waste into design…
- AI As Reflective Material: Bridging Digital Design And Ceramic CraftAt TU Delft, PhD candidate Vera van der Burg explores how designers can use artificial intelligence as a reflective medium. Instead of focusing on…
- Tiffany Façade Beijing Showcases Sculptural Glass and Recycled DesignThe Tiffany & Co. flagship store in Beijing’s Taikoo Li Sanlitun district features a façade made up of vertically arranged glass fins. Designed by…
- Mercedes-Benz Tomorrow XX Explores Circular Material Strategies in Automotive DesignWith the Tomorrow XX technology programme, Mercedes-Benz outlines a long-term research and development framework focused on reducing the environmental impact of vehicle components and…
- Arvest at Ledger: A Workplace Centred on Biophilic Design and Material InnovationOne year after opening, Arvest at Ledger in Bentonville, Arkansas, has established itself as a workplace designed to accommodate hybrid working patterns and future…
- Henning Larsen Designs New Timber-Based Public Sports Centre for GothenburgHenning Larsen has won the competition to design Gothenburg’s new Centralbadet, a major public swimming and sports centre that focuses on sustainable materials, landscape…
- Circuform Presents Fully Circular Sofa Frame at Dutch Design Week 2025At Dutch Design Week 2025, the Dutch furniture manufacturer Circuform introduces Vert, a sofa with a fully circular frame made from recycled expanded polystyrene…
- Soft Solids: Lighting Design with Natural WaxThe Soft Solids series by Daydreaming Objects explores how natural wax can be used as a material for lighting design. The project shows how…
- Construction Secrets of Honeybees: Bio-Inspired Lessons for DesignHoneybees are masters of efficiency. A new study from the University of Colorado Boulder has revealed fresh insights into how bees build their iconic…
- Printegrated Circuits: Embedding Electronics into 3D Printed DesignsA new open-source design method called Printegrated Circuits is making it easier to create interactive hardware. By combining 3D printing with embedded electronics, the…
- CryoflorE: A Living Energy Model for Sustainable Urban DesignAs part of the second Solar Biennale at the Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts (MUDAC) in Lausanne, London-based biodesign practice ecoLogicStudio has…
- The Sinking Chair: Material Innovation in Sculptural Furniture DesignThe Sinking Chair is a limited-edition sculptural furniture piece that merges experimental materiality with conceptual design. Created by designer Philipp Aduatz, the chair offers…
- Wool Art and Sustainable Design: Babette Leertouwer’s Use of Dutch Sheep WoolTextile artist Babette Leertouwer demonstrates the potential of Dutch sheep wool as a material for wall art. Her work illustrates the aesthetic and sustainable…
- What not to miss at Dutch Design Week 2021Dutch Design Week 2021 takes place from 16 to 24 October 2021 in Eindhoven (the Netherlands). MaterialDistrict selected some of the most interesting material-related…
- First large scale project using design solar panelsStudio Solarix’s design solar panels have for the first time been used in a large scale project. The solar panels have been integrated in…
- ‘Glowing Caterpillar’ showcases smart-textile designA new smart-textile space divider is able to transform not only in size but also in appearance thanks to a glow-in-the-dark, luminous yarn. Inspired…
- Four examples of German material designIn various projects, students from the department Textile and Surface Design at the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin have designed products from a whole…
- Transitions II: the second Baars & Bloemhoff exhibition for the Dutch Design WeekAfter the success of last year’s Transitions exhibition, Baars & Bloemhoff, a supplier in the Netherlands specialised in decorative sheet material, has announced to hold a…
- Design spotlight: wood-textile combinationDuring the recent visit to Parqueteam in Tel Aviv, we had a chance to explore some recent innovative work by some top-level Israeli design studios.…
- Mod-U Explores Biodegradable Materials Through Modular Lighting DesignThe lighting system Mod-U combines an eggshell composite, PLA-coated Unryu paper and plywood in a modular lighting design by Melbourne-based designer Joanne Odisho. The…
- Mycelium-Grown Bio-Luxe Surfaces Redefine Lightweight Architectural DesignAt Milano Design Week 2026 (20-26 April), Mush Composites presents the Bio-Luxe | Bio-Lithic collection, a series of mycelium-based architectural surfaces developed for high-end…
- Flight Into Shadow Explores Mycelium, Light And Climate-Responsive Design'Flight Into Shadow' is a research-based installation that studies how light and shadow influence thermal comfort and spatial perception in heat-stressed urban environments. Deggendorf…
- Nailed: Transforming Beauty Industry Waste into New Design MaterialNailed is a material innovation project by designer and researcher Genevieve Carr (MA Material Futures, Central Saint Martins). It reimagines nail salon waste as…
