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- Sustainable Bio-Rubber From Birch Bark: A Low-Carbon Alternative for Design IndustriesRubber remains an essential material for footwear, product and mobility design. However, most rubber still comes from fossil-based sources or tropical plantations, both of…
- Turning Birch Leaves and Peanuts into Sustainable Laser TechnologyPhysicists at Umeå University in Sweden, together with researchers in China, have developed a laser made entirely from renewable biomaterials—specifically birch leaves and peanut…
- A woven lighting structure made of birch woodDutch designer Rick Tegelaar designed a lighting structure made of birch wood laminate and brass wires. Called Tabby, after a simple type of weave,…
- Beautiful Wooden Bike Inspires Better BuildingBest of 2015! (Originally published May 18, 2015) This prototype for a wooden bike by manufacturer AERO is not only beautiful, but it also…
- Wood For The Trees Explored The Future Of Responsible Hardwood UseDuring 3daysofdesign 2026 (10-12 June) in Copenhagen, the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) showcased Wood for the Trees, an exhibition exploring the journey of…
- MOWO plywood furniture invites you to moveDesigner Lisa Stolz uses the high tensile strength of birch plywood to create furniture that invites the user to move. At the office, at…
- Wooden Skin collection is inspired by mathematicsWhoever thinks mathematics is a dirty word hasn’t seen the wooden Skin furniture collection by Dutch designer Jasser van Oort. Mixing craftsmanship with computer-controlled…
- A wooden motorcycle powered by algaeElectric cars and bikes, both motorcycles and bicycles, are popping up like mushrooms, but Ritsert Mans looks at another source of clean energy to…
- Wooden workspaceA well-engineered project can be a great example to other designers. This office in London is a lesson in how to shape a space…
- Tyyne Acoustic Screen Combines Wood Weaving With Recycled MaterialsFinnish interior architecture studio Sistem and circular economy company Niimaar have developed Tyyne, an acoustic space divider inspired by traditional wood weaving. The design…
- LOOP: Sculptural Furniture Series Unites Craft, Computation & Circular GeometryThe India-based practice andblack design studio has launched the LOOP series, a collection of sculptural furniture pieces developed through a combination of computational design…
- A pavilion made of plywoodStudents of the Polytechnic University of Catalunya (UPC) created a pavilion made of birch plywood and galvanized steel plates. Called Pentaura Pavilion, the timber…
- Circular floor tiles made out of railroad beamsDutch Interior design studio Het Groene Kabinet designed floor tiles made from old railroad beams to store CO2 in long lasting products. Located in…
- A 3D printed pavilion made from recycled plastic bottlesMEAN (Middle East Architecture Network) designed a 3D printed pavilion made from plywood, 3D printed concrete and 3D printed recycled PET. Designed for Dubai…
- From disused railway arch to affordable workspaceLondon based architectural firm Boano Prišmontas developed a modular plywood structure assembled with dry-joint techniques to turn disused railway arches and other pocket spaces…
- The future of wood- and cellulose-based materialsStudents from Chemarts, a collaboration between School of Chemical Engineering (CHEM) and The School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS) of Aalto University in…
- Clear woodClear wood is the facade material of today. Its use, however, asks much more of the architect’s knowledge of materials. Modern preservation and production…
- Some material highlights at the London Design Festival 2018During the London Design Festival, taking place from 15 to 23 September 2018, we take a look at some of the material highlights. Japanese…
- Be fabulous with bags and shoes made from mushroom leatherMycelium, the root system of mushrooms, is getting increasingly popular in the architectural and design world. While the material is great for, for instance,…
- Tambour furniture combines the classic with the contemporaryWood never goes out of style and that goes double for wooden furniture. Designer Aaron Poritz creates wooden furniture with a classic look, but…
- Baubotanik: living in a treeLiving somewhere was never so literal as with the building construction using baubotanik, or living plant construction, a technique fusing tree shaping and modern…
- Toyota’s Wood Car Captures Material Beauty Over TimeThis week, Toyota is presenting for the first time Setsuna, a new roadster concept crafted in wood. It will be on show throughout Milan…
- Think Globally…Build LocallyThe House of Trace by Tsurata Architects is a house extension in London that takes a local and sustainable, yet high-tech approach to the…
- Material Trend: Blackened Cedar ExteriorsSituated in North London, this lovely outdoor garden room by Neil Dusheiko Architects is clad with an increasingly popular charred cedar material known as…
