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Philippe Block on Sustainable Construction: “Building Technique Is More Important Than Materials”

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It is estimated that 8% of global carbon emissions are caused by the manufacture of cement, the binding agent in concrete. Here, workers install a Rippmann floor plate in a 10 story project in Zug, Switzerland. Block then opened his next slide, an installation he and his team created for the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale.

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Bottega Veneta presents custom-made Le Corbusier stools at Milan Fashion Week

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For the show in Milan, which was informed by the south of Italy, the fashion brand created an edition of 350 wooden stools. These were burnt by hand, following a traditional Japanese scorching technique that was also used for the floor of the catwalk the models walked down. The cactus grows where nothing else can grow."

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Designers experiment with traditional tile-making techniques for Pentagram x Huguet collection

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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. Le Corbusier informed Lobe's tile design. Graphic designer Luke Powell 's Streno design is informed by the geological process of stratification.

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Cement tiles by Karoistanbul

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The tile manufacturing process as well as the designs themselves are informed by traditional techniques of cement tile production. The tiles aim to enrich interior design schemes To produce the tiles Karoistanbul uses a collection of around 1500 pattern moulds.

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Zaha Hadid Design launches undulating modular display system at LDF

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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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Joana Vasconcelos unveils pastel wedding-cake pavilion

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Her practice champions traditional, hand-made objects and techniques. The ceramics for Wedding Cake were made by tile-manufacturer Viúva Lamego , which has been operating in Sintra, Portugal , for 170 years.

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Natural Connections exhibition aims to "help people rediscover nature"

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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.

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