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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. And that's the beauty and honesty of it."

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Promotion: Mexican artist Fernando Laposse and French champagne house Perrier-Jouët have unveiled a floral installation during Design Miami composed of 3D-printed flowers and animals. The installation's 'branches' are dead vines taken from the liana plant, which were foraged from a forest floor in Mexico by Laposse.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A "sacred space" made from CLT panels and a cloud canopy made from strips of woven bamboo are among the pavilions being shown at New York City's Design Pavilion event. Created by Shanghai-based studio llLab and designer Michael Bennett of Studio Kër, the two pavilions display sustainable building materials and techniques.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Amsterdam-based brand and studio Róhe Frames populated a show space with curated vintage furniture and Crafted Columns, a woven installation by artist Fransje Gimbrère , to launch its latest collection during Amsterdam Fashion Week. re created a large woven installation titled Crafted Columns. re's installation. he pieces.".

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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. Based on fire safety requirements, the materials need to be a of a sufficient thickness, so they will experiment with the proper material to use for the weave.

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Deezen

MAY 3, 2023

Fashion brand Loewe has worked with global artisans to create a collection of wooden chairs decorated with woven materials including foil, shearling and paper that was shown as part of Milan design week. For more events, exhibitions and talks in architecture and design visit Dezeen Events Guide.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The designers were briefed to experiment with materiality and craft, taking advantage of Huguet 's capabilities as a manufacturer of artisan tiles, cement and terrazzo. The project was conceived by Astrid Stavro, who created tiles with sustainable materials. Sascha Lobe created a typographic design.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Malmö studio Lab La Bla unveiled Surface Club, a bar and mini-golf course made from waste materials including Tetra Pak packaging, at the Stockholm Furniture Fair. We have this recycling station that recycles old denim to become new jeans, but in this process, they have a fall out [of material]," Isaksson Pirtti told Dezeen. "So

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Deezen

MAY 3, 2024

Called We Meet Again in New York , the installation features five animated versions of original works by Whanki , a pioneer of 20th-century Korean abstract art. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world. Find out more about Dezeen partnership content here.

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Deezen

MAY 17, 2024

The idea no longer creates the piece of furniture or the object, it is the practice of the artisan and his knowledge of the material, which determines or imposes it." "By An LED light installation with undulating blue shades was showcased on the wall to further the oceanic theme of this collection.

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Deezen

APRIL 22, 2024

Among the well-known names taking part in last week's event were a number of architectural heavy-hitters who launched new furniture pieces in Milan. The brand combined recycled plastic with bio-resin to create the material, which Heatherwick Studio used to design a chair that appears to have been turned inside-out.

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Deezen

JANUARY 24, 2024

Installed in the dark caves and topped with burning candles and incense, Monnier's works – with titles including Spiritus and Laberinto – were designed to have a ritualistic presence. The Dutch designer researched the techniques and tools of local potters to learn from and apply in her work. I had to learn a new material in a few days."

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Deezen

JANUARY 6, 2024

Kao applies colour pigments and Urushi lacquer to the works Kao recently developed a technique of coating her paper structures with colour pigments and Urushi, a type of Japanese lacquer, to highlight the crinkled surfaces. Still based in the Dutch city, she has continued working with the material since graduating in 2016.

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2024

And with that, this live feed wraps for day two at Milan design week and we'll see you tomorrow – if not before, out and about at the events taking place across Milan tonight! Design collective Numen/For Use created a huge black and white netted installation. The entrance to Design Space AlUla is informed by the dunes of Saudi Arabia.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

With London Design Festival 2022 set to begin in less than a week, we've rounded up this year's must-visit installations, events and exhibitions, from a sculpture made from ocean plastic to chiselled outdoor seating. The designers hoped to illustrate how harmful waste material can be turned into something new in the circular economy.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2023

As the most important design event of the year has come to a close, we look back at the biggest industry trends from Milan design week 2023 , including everything from maximalism to algorithmic design. In the 5vie district, Lebanese designer Richard Yasmine exhibited a range of AI-designed, 3D-printed homeware modelled on volcano craters.

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Deezen

JUNE 5, 2023

The Poetics of Necessity installation is based on an ongoing project from Fundacja BRDA , a non-profit that has collected more than 12,000 windows from households and businesses across Poland to help rebuild homes damaged by the war in Ukraine. Windows, he says, are a crucial resource for Ukrainians.

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Deezen

JULY 17, 2022

Promotion: a pavilion wrapped in a ceramic-like "skin" and topped with an undulating wooden roof has been installed in Valencia's town square for World Design Capital Valencia 2022. Events include workshops, exhibitions, conferences and meetings that intend to bring the Valencian community together to celebrate design, talent and creativity.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Frescos uncovered during the project were restored and highlighted Among them was an 18th-century sewer, which has now been transformed into a space for mezcal tastings and other culinary events. Details were restored using traditional construction techniques, with materials like lime, brick, wood and Oaxacan Cantera verde stone.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Though the week is geared towards fine art, even the bigger fairs such as Zona Maco and Material Art Fair , which take place during the same time, include full sections dedicated to innovative design. The installation took place at the austere Hamburgo 14, a multi-functional gallery space and showroom with concrete walls and floors.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The contemporary exhibition will feature a diverse offering of work from 74 participants – individual designers and collectives – including collectible design and installations that reflect on the current design scene in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. The photography is courtesy of Design Doha.

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2023

Promotion: for its first solo show, Dutch material brand SolidNature is hosting an immersive exhibition at Milan design week , created by OMA architects Ellen Van Loon and Giulio Margheri. The installation showcases different processes of stone. To learn more about the installation, visit SolidNature's website.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The undulating prototypes are each 75 centimetres tall The prototypes were made from a high-density lightweight polyurethane plastic, but the studio aims to eventually explore other materials and is also looking at using wire-cutting technology to fabricate the pieces. "We

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Deezen

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Promotion: designer Tom Dixon took to the stage at C-Next Designers Europe, one of the continent's largest design conferences, to talk about his latest installation that challenges bathroom conventions. It's the transformation of basic material into something valuable. And that's still what excites me about design even today."

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

All the colours in the tapestry are done by avocado dye, it's really important for me to encrust the material itself into the process. Read: Totomoxtle is a material bringing rare corn back from the brink of extinction At the centre of the exhibition is a daybed called "resting place", which was created as a homage to González.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

This year's event featured the work of more than 2,600 designers, in 110 locations around the city. Other key themes included bricks produced through innovative use of waste materials, homeware that takes cues from social-media culture and a new form of digital craft. The result is a new form of digital craft.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The event aims to explore how the term 'diva' has been subverted over time, with the display featuring a reproduced portrait from the 19th century. The exhibition follows Meindertsma's research into the materials, sourcing environmentally conscious resources for a circular economy.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Shigematsu also created a statement pyramidal structure Another installation known as The Dior Ball features an oversized pyramidal staircase that takes cues from the "long, processional stairs" that lead to traditional shrines, which is amplified by a mirrored roof that reflects the structure.

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APRIL 1, 2024

From installation to maintenance and repair, each component plays a crucial role in achieving excellence in boiler services. Certification ensures that technicians have undergone rigorous training and possess the knowledge to perform installations, repairs, and maintenance tasks competently.

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MAY 11, 2022

Called Pioneering Innovation in Making , the talk will explore material innovation by looking at the proliferation of biomaterials in sustainable fashion and their wide-ranging applications – from furniture to footwear. The event will take place at The Mills Fabrica's London concept store. Photo credit: Mariell Lind Hansen.

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JUNE 14, 2023

Each of the installations was designed and created to be suited to the space they were placed in. The sculptures and installations are each suited to the space while highlighting a particular design piece or artwork," she continued. The photography is courtesy of Kristina Dam Studio.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Spanish designer Álvaro Catalán de Ocón has created a Madrid Design Festival installation showing the results of a decade of working with artisans around the world to transform plastic bottles into woven lamps. We have the B Corp stamp, which certifies that we pay well, use materials responsibly and keep our carbon as small as possible."

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The Spaces

JANUARY 10, 2024

This year’s edition runs from 19-28 January 2024 and continues the post-COVID bounceback, with over 100+ exhibitors, events and displays planned for the city – including an art exhibition curated by our editor-in-chief, Betty Wood. Here are seven DesignTO events to circle in your diary this month.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

As if you needed any other reason to attend the industry’s most loved event, this year’s theme will have you transported into a fantasy unlike any other, with installations, activations and exhibitions taking you from the streets and showrooms of Melbourne into a world of imagination.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Above: the exhibition took place in the Matadero Madrid Each of the three furniture pieces was designed to encourage interaction with wood – with one acting as a bench, the other a climbing frame and the third a hanging light installation. After the exhibition ends, the furniture will remain in the cultural centre for a year.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

To conclude our Designing for Disaster series, we round up 10 design and architecture projects that aim to prevent, manage or aid recovery from natural-hazard events. The Bot lifejacket would be created by waste generated from fast-fashion manufacturers on a charitable basis, which often burn waste material or sell it cheaply for insulation.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The designer used a combination of pinch, slab and coil techniques to create the ceramics, which were then fired in a kiln. "My Abid created the component to explore the water-repellant properties of wax by using the material as a vessel to hold water, according to the gallery.

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