Deezen

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Sicilian designer Matteo Guarnaccia continued his Cross Cultural Chairs project by inviting 13 designers from around the world to Kazakhstan to create horse saddles with local artisans that take cues from traditional nomadic culture. Matteo Guarnaccia and a group of designers completed the project in Kazakhstan.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Harnessing stone as a structural material can make architecture more enjoyable to both build and inhabit argues Tristram Carfrae, an Arup engineer working on the Sagrada Familia , in this Stone Age 2.0 Stone has become a luxury cladding material, whether used as a rainscreen, or as floor tiling," Carfrae told Dezeen. "We

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Deezen

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Montessori patterns informed the layout of the building The studio's design draws on Montessori patterns, which are 28 spatial ideas derived from the principles of Montessori – a method of education that encourages hands-on learning rather than formal teaching. All our material choices were maxed out for performance.

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Deezen

MAY 9, 2024

Promotion: Japanese hemp textile brand Majotae launched its debut collection of hemp b edding at Milan design week with two exhibitions in the city. Additionally, the studios said that as the material softens over time, the bedding is also designed to become more comforting for its owners with each use.

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Deezen

APRIL 18, 2024

Arab Design Now and Enzo Mari are among the current design exhibitions taking place across the world featured in Dezeen Events Guide. Other design-related events taking place at the moment include Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design , Christien Meindertsma: Re-forming Waste and I Will Follow the Ship.

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Deezen

APRIL 19, 2023

Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio and designer Zuzanna Skurka have created an installation at Milan design week from soft bio textiles made from surplus bricks. Rule one is, you should work with materials that are already there," studio founder Bonnie Hvillum told Dezeen in Milan.

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Deezen

MAY 13, 2024

Dezeen School Shows: a sustainably designed running shoe with replaceable and reconfigurable modular components is included in Dezeen's latest school show by New Designers. New Designers School: New Designers Statement: "New Designers is an annual London showcase of the UK's most innovative emerging design talent.

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Deezen

AUGUST 5, 2022

Designers and academics have created a series of objects, including a bright-red wooden chair based on a medieval design, to furnish a 700-year-old castle in Northumberland, England, for the (Re)imagining Aydon exhibition. (Re)imagining The designs respond to the history of Aydon Castle.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A team led by artist Caroline Ghosn has unveiled the design of this year's Burning Man templ e, a structure combining elements of church architecture and Lebanese weaving techniques. It will contain an outer layer and an inner sanctum with a dome and a massive central column meant to project a beam of light into the sky at night.

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Deezen

MAY 16, 2024

At this year's Salone del Mobile at Milan design week , fashion brand Yves Salomon showcased a furniture collection with Chapo Creation, inspired by Pierre Chapo's designs and incorporating shearling offcuts. Shearling serves as the material, while intarsia — similar to marquetry — is the technique used," said Salomon.

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Deezen

APRIL 8, 2024

Dezeen Showroom: New York-based Japanese designer Nao Tamura looked to the craft of kimono making to inform the Origata bench and console, created for Italian furniture brand Porro. For more details email showroom@dezeen.com. Dezeen Showroom is an example of partnership content on Dezeen. Find out more about partnership content here.

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Architizer

MAY 6, 2024

Architizer’s Tech Directory is a database of tech tools for architects — from the latest generative design and AI to rendering and visualization , 3D modeling , project management and many more. Still, cognitive computing is a tool that can be employed not only for post-construction projects but also during the conceptual design stage.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

British studio Zaha Hadid Design has unveiled its Nth Display System, a prototype modular furniture system that was informed by the natural shapes made by erosion, at London Design Festival. The pieces form part of Zaha Hadid Design's focus on innovative fabrication processes. "We

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Dwell

MAY 26, 2022

At the heart of the transformation is a rich palette of recycled materials and an unusual floor plan with an abundance of nooks and angles that introduce light while maintaining privacy. The couple did most of the build themselves, turning to friends for help with particularly challenging elements. "It

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Promotion: design festival Seoul Design returned to the city's Dongdaemun Design Plaza this month with a 10-day programme of exhibitions and events, offering a survey of South Korea 's design landscape.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Industrial designer Arik Levy has created Ice of Genesis, a collection of decorative surfaces for Spanish brand Compac that was informed by the Arctic 's frozen lakes. The material mimics the patterns found in ice and was described by Levy as "a balance between solid and liquid".

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The colours and craft techniques of the Bauhaus movement were the inspiration behind Laszlo, a century-old warehouse building transformed into workspaces by London studio Henley Halebrown. Services are neatly organised, while low-tech materials like concrete and timber are used to make adjustments.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 1, 2023

British designer Gareth Neal and Dutch studio The New Raw have used thrice-recycled plastic and a new 3D-printing method to create the objects in the Digitally Woven series, which are printed in loops rather than layers.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 31, 2023

As this year's Dutch Design Week draws to an end, Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson identifies eight key trends, including products made out of eggs and hybrid objects designed by artificial intelligence. Dezeen is the media partner for Dutch Design Week , which took place in Eindhoven from 21 to 29 October.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Artist Abid Javed will present Soma, an exhibition of amorphous sculptures and furniture informed by molecular biology, at independent gallery Select-Works during the London Design Festival. Soma: Design Abstractions from Within the Cell will be the debut exhibition from Javed , whose work merges ceramics with biology.

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Deezen

MARCH 20, 2024

Dezeen School Shows: a project demonstrating iridescent colours and textural finishes for steel is included in this school show by Istituto Europeo di Design. Istituto Europeo di Design sees design as an opportunity to reflect on and operate within this ecosystem.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Architecture studio Foster + Partners is set to create a cluster of stone buildings informed by local villages for a new terminal at Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, stone walls and diffused daylight techniques were designed to create cooler interior environments. The images are courtesy of Foster + Partners.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Norwegian designer Lars Beller Fjetland explains how his fully recyclable Bello! Designed in collaboration with Shapes by Hydro – a knowledge hub created by aluminium producer Hydro – the bench is made from nearly 90 per cent recycled and 100 per cent recyclable aluminium, according to the designer.

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Architizer

AUGUST 2, 2022

If you’re interested in learning more about the future of building materials in architecture, we have some exciting news: Leslie Lok will speak at Architizer Future Fest this September! Her experimental design practice, HANNAH utilizes innovative forms of construction to advance building practices.

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Deezen

APRIL 28, 2024

Dezeen School Shows: an education centre geared toward the creation of contemporary art is featured in this school show by Florence Institute of Design International. The Design Research Project and Building Systems courses are held during the final year of the three-year interior design programme.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2024

Dezeen Showroom: home accessories brand Nanimarquina drew on the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-sabi to inform the appearance of this collection of rugs , which celebrate visual imperfections. The Wabisabi rug – designed by Nanimarquina founder Nani Marquina – shares the philosophy's key view of accepting transience and irregularities.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The first furniture design by Mexican architect Michel Rojkind and a machine that uses AI to generate unique Mexican furniture were on display during Mexico City art week. Read on for 11 design exhibitions and installations from Mexico City art week 2024: Top: Unique Design X Mexico featured a lobby resembling an airport gate lounge.

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Deezen

MAY 2, 2023

Traditional Japanese materials and details are fused with contemporary finishes at C4L House in Tokyo , designed by local studio Cubo Design Architects. Informed by traditional Japanese construction, the home was designed by Cubo Design Architects to celebrate "the warmth of things made by hand".

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

At Designart Tokyo , Japanese design collective Honoka exhibited furniture and lighting made by 3D printing a material made from discarded Tatami mats. The result was a series of functional objects and furnishings that reference the frond-like appearance of Igusa grass, as well as time-honoured Japanese craft techniques.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Promotion: Italian brand Lithos Design has unveiled four new textures as part of its Pietre Incise wall covering collection, which features three-dimensional surfaces with "infinite perspectives". To find out more about Lithos Design and the Pietre Incise collection, visit the brand's website.

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Deezen

APRIL 21, 2023

Tables that can charge mobile phones and bricks made from avocado pits were among the projects shown by up-and-coming designers at Salone Satellite during this year's Milan design week. Organic shapes give the high-tech designs a softer feel. After I found this technique, I can handle all kinds of shapes."

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Architecture Ideas

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Besides concrete walls and finished flooring, several hours of labor, safety precautions, and material quality must be considered. What is Construction Material Testing (CMT). The materials used to construct any structure, whether it is a road, a bridge, or a building, are critical to the project’s success.

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Deezen

MAY 17, 2024

French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance has shown three collections highlighting European vernacular craft traditions at New York gallery Demisch Danant during NYCxDesign. The designer travelled to each place to act as an interpreter between different vernacular traditions and between the traditions and his audience.

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Architizer

APRIL 22, 2024

This guide presents practical ways to incorporate sustainability into architectural design, acknowledging that even partial adherence to these principles can make a significant difference. By selecting locally produced materials, you reduce transportation costs and emissions and you also support the local economy.

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Architizer

APRIL 22, 2024

This guide presents practical ways to incorporate sustainability into architectural design, acknowledging that even partial adherence to these principles can make a significant difference. By selecting locally produced materials, you reduce transportation costs and emissions and you also support the local economy.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Also featured is a lounge chair designed for workplace breakout areas and an item of furniture made from discarded vape casings. Formerly known as '3D Design', this course allows you to join a community of staff and students eager to explore the potential for beauty, usefulness and meaning in contemporary material culture.

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Architizer

AUGUST 31, 2023

Plug in to the latest design discussions by subscribing. By employing various simulation tools, both in real life and computational, we can understand the structural behavior of materials and forces and use the knowledge to influence our designs. There are a number of physically-driven form-finding techniques.

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