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Recycled and waste materials are the focus of MoMA’s Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design exhibition

Archinect

New York’s Museum of Modern Art is hosting an exhibition that examines the potential for design to be responsible and respectful of other ecosystems while retaining elegance and innovation.

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Renzo Piano’s Istanbul Modern museum opens in Turkey

Archinect

The first dedicated museum of modern and contemporary art in Turkish history is finally opening its doors this week following the completion of the Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) -designed Istanbul Modern in the country’s most populous city. billion Galataport development beyond.

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From Tradition to Innovation: How Modern Technologies are Transforming the Potential of Wood

ArchDaily

In’Cube Danone Research & Innovation Center / Arte Charpentier. Image © Christophe Valtin Wood, one of the oldest building materials, has been continuously reinvented throughout history. As trees absorb carbon dioxide during their growth, their wood stores that carbon, keeping it out of the atmosphere. Read more »

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Vaulted roofs and laterite walls form "unapologetically modern" home in India

Deezen

Located in Kadirur, the home is designed by Lijo Reny Architects to be modern yet regional, with a layout and material palette that respond to Kerala's tropical climate. The design language employed at The Stoic Wall Residence is unapologetically modern, yet the soul this house remains profoundly regional," it added.

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Child Studio blends mid-century modern and art deco details in Mayfair pied-à-terre

Deezen

Local practice Child Studio has designed a house in a mews courtyard in London that mixes mid-century modern furniture with custom-made pieces in a nod to fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent's home. The material palette of this room draws inspiration from the modernist Villa Muller by Adolf Loos," the designers said.

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News: Recycled and waste materials are the focus of MoMA’s Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design exhibition

Bustler

New York’s Museum of Modern Art is hosting an exhibition that examines the potential for design to be responsible and respectful of other ecosystems while retaining elegance and innovation. Read the full post on Bustler

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Eight streamlined art deco interiors with elegant material mixes

Deezen

For our latest lookbook we have collected eight art deco interiors, ranging from a mews courtyard house in London to a loft in an iconic Los Angeles tower. Art deco design, which originated in the 1920s, is characterised by streamlined, clean shapes and lines.

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