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Wooden Inspiration for Your Home: Bringing Nature Indoors

Aric Gitomer Architect

Wood is a timeless material that has been used in construction and interior design for centuries. In this article, we’ll explore some wooden inspiration for your home, and offer tips and ideas for using this natural material to add warmth and beauty to your living spaces.

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Inspired by nature – Marvel Onyx from Atlas Concorde

Hotel Designs

Atlas Concorde draws inspiration from onyx to create Marvel Onyx : a collection for creating welcoming, evocative spaces thanks to the lightness and depth of luminous colors in impalpable shades, harking back to the protective power that legend and tradition ascribe to this unique material.

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MAD Architects creates Milan Design Week pavilion inspired by mountains

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Image credit: Moreno Maggi Image credit: Moreno Maggi Set within the Cortile della Farmacia courtyard at the University of Milan , the ‘Amazing Walk’ seeks to “blur the boundary between built and natural environments in a surreal way.” ” Standing 24.6

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MIT researchers create strong, ultra-light architected materials using kirigami techniques

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Researchers at MIT have developed a lightweight architected material inspired by the cellular structures found in natural materials such as honeycombs and bones. The structures are described as "steel cork" by Gershenfeld due to their lightweight nature combined with high strength and stiffness.

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Antao by Villeroy & Boch – bathroom furniture inspired by nature

Hotel Designs

Hotel Designs Antao by Villeroy & Boch – bathroom furniture inspired by nature Antao by Villeroy & Boch – bathroom furniture inspired by nature Together with the design duo at KASCHKASCH, Villeroy & Boch have encapsulated the natural world in its new Antao bathroom collection.

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Inspired by Japanese architecture, Pelli Clarke & Partners opens adaptive reuse sake brewery in Hyde Park, New York

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The adaptive reuse of a former grocery store into the first American home for the popular Japanese brand pays homage to the naturalism of its native country while mirroring the “dance” of fermentation.

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Lights by Vaughan shaped by nature

Hotel Designs

Hotel Designs Lights by Vaughan shaped by nature Lights by Vaughan shaped by nature Inspired by naturalistic tree forms, these lights from Vaughan function as both sculptural artwork and a practical lighting solution… Designs by Vaughan are brought to life using some of the finest and most durable traditional materials.

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