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Christien Meindertsma invents technique for 3D printing with wool

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Dutch designer Christien Meindertsma has developed a robot that can build three-dimensional volumes out of wool. The project was made possible with the help of robotics company TFT , which worked with Meindertsma to develop a custom robot arm. It's a technique you can use with any European wool," the designer told Dezeen.

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Exploring Timber and Glass in 11 Contemporary Architectural Designs

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With technological development, techniques were also refined, and in the 19th century, industrialization spread the use of other materials, transforming and expanding the realm of construction: iron and glass. The initial materials used in construction certainly did so: clay, stone, and wood. Read more ยป

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Wastecare is a face serum made from Aizome's industrial wastewater

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German branding and advertising agency Serviceplan has developed a skincare product made from textile -industry wastewater to promote Japanese startup Aizome's chemical-free dyeing process. The skincare product was made primarily from the wastewater produced during Aizome's plant-based dyeing process.

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Woodio develops toilet made from wood chips

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Named Block, the wall-mounted toilet was made using a material developed by Woodio founder Petro Lahtinen that is around 80 per cent wood by volume, incorporating locally sourced aspen and offcuts from the Finnish forest industry. Basically we have developed moulds that can handle non-fluid raw materials," Lahtinen said. "It

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Five product and industrial design programmes on Dezeen Courses

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Dezeen Courses: for our latest Dezeen Courses roundup, we've selected five product design and industrial design programmes that equip students with creative skills and manufacturing knowledge. The post Five product and industrial design programmes on Dezeen Courses appeared first on Dezeen. Click here for more information.

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Philippe Block on Sustainable Construction: โ€œBuilding Technique Is More Important Than Materialsโ€

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Due to the use of vaulting, these floor plates use 60% less concrete and 80% less steel than the standard floor plates used in the industry. From the jump, our conversation was all about proving his thesis that geometry, or building technique, is more important than materials when it comes to sustainable construction.

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SOM Foundation announces the 2023 China Fellowship winners

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He’s ‘ Air Purification and Urban Strategies ’ proposal looks at the development of clean air considerations in green building techniques in leading countries with the aim of adapting the findings towards more scalable industry-wide solutions. The recent Hebei University graduate.