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- Fabricwood pavilion made from bent and folded plywoodPlywood is a type of engineered wood with many advantages. It is strong, yet very light and, depending on the amount of plies, bendable.…
- Isokon’s Join Collection Highlights Modern Plywood CraftBritish furniture maker Isokon created the Join collection together with Foster + Partners. The series includes a lounge chair, a footstool and three tables.…
- A hut made of plywood and moss provided by boarsSwedish architectural studio Ulf Mejergren Architects (UMA) in collaboration with local farmer Robert Pettersson constructed a pavilion made of plywood and moss that was…
- This plywood pavilion produces algae as food sourceSpace10, Ikea’s external future-living lab, developed the Algae Dome, a four-metre high plywood pavilion that produces micro-algae as a food source. The alga is…
- 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…
- 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 sunglassesIf you live in one of the world’s larger cities, you've probably seen people wearing hit/retro wooden sunglasses. That is, sunglasses with a wooden…
- The 30 minute wooden bikeA new design for a bicycle which comes in a flatpack has been presented at the Dutch Design Week. The so-called ‘Sandwichbike’ is made…
- Send The Design, Not The Furniture: How TRIBOO Is Trying To Scale Circular InteriorsA year after MaterialDistrict profiled founder Marc van der Heijden, TRIBOO is working on the parts of its circular furniture model that no single…
- Curvesse Rocker: A Modern Take on Sustainable Furniture DesignThe Curvesse Rocker offers a fresh, elegant twist on a familiar classic. Designed by industrial design student Dashiell Schaeffer at Pratt Institute, this minimalist…
- 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…
- 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…
- The Slot Chair: A Minimalist Approach to Structural InnovationThe Slot Chair demonstrates an approach to furniture design that prioritizes both material efficiency and structural integrity. Designed by Bored Eye Design, the chair…
- 13 cat shelters for homeless cats designed by architectsFor the event Architects for Animals, several Los Angeles-based architectural firms designed cat shelters for homeless cats, which were auctioned to raise money for…
- The London Design Festival: What happened material-wiseLast week, from 16 to 24 September, the London Design Festival 2017 took place. Between all sorts of wonderful design installations, such as a…
- Origami ReloadedMaterials can gain extra dimensions when they are folded. We know that a folded piece of paper can stand on its edge and support…
- Bendy skating sheltersEach year, a competition for the design of skating shelters is held in Winnipeg, Canada. The competition is a great opportunity to explore the…
- Curve-Fit Timber Enables Free-Form Timber Structures with Flat-Packed ModulesResearchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed Curve-Fit Timber, an innovative building system for free-form timber architecture. The concept won a Green Concept…
- 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 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…
- A translucent observatory made of wood and polycarbonateDanish architect Simon Hjermind Jensen designed an architectural structure called The Observatory, made from plywood and polycarbonate. The project as commissioned by Munkeruphus Art…
- 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…
- Constructing furniture and tents with cardboardVarious institutions use cardboard to construct anything from tents to furniture, which are easy to put up and cheap to produce. Cardboard is a…
- Favourite materials & articles: the best of 2017Materia.nl is visited by thousands of people every day, each with their own background and from their own sector. With such a diverse audience,…
