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Pulpatronics tackles single-use electronics with paper RFID tags

Deezen

A group of design graduates from London's Royal College of Art have come up with a way to make RFID tags entirely from paper , with no metal or silicon components in a bid to cut down on waste from single-use electronics. Due to the mix of paper, metal and silicon, they are unrecyclable and tend to end up in landfills.

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Architecture is Awesome: #32 Every Building is a Prototype

SW Oregon Architect

On the other hand, full-sized, operational prototypes are impractical for one-off and program-specific architectural projects due to the unique challenges posed by the complexity, scale, and price tag associated with buildings. Buildings vary widely in scope, design, and context.

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A Love Letter to the Stumbled-Across Garage Sale

Dwell

Soon to graduate college and start my first job in Manhattan, I was eager to wake the bag from its dormancy. There are many names for the ad hoc sales characterized by patinaed silverware strewn on plastic tables and clunky mirrors propped up against trees: lawn sale, yard sale, tag sale. Yes, buy," I texted back. (I

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Make Your Dorm Room Smell Lovely Without Any Flames

Dwell

Here are some fire-free options for a scent-loving college student—or anyone else who fears an open flame. Not on your list, though, are candles, because open flames are cruelly and correctly banned by most college residential buildings. Welcome to What’s That Smell? , It’s back to school season, nerds. It’s the autumn air—inside!

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TAG 4.2 versus TAG 4.2?

Architecture Here and There

How TAG’s masterplanner, Nir Buras, managed to withhold mentioning his equally lovely plan for the Anacostia River embankments south of the U.S. The format of these TAG sessions invites discussion of the speaker from panelists and feedback from attendees. Alas, it may be a pipe dream. I grew up in D.C. Both are vital.

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Roberto Lugo Is Using a Greco-Roman Pottery Tradition to Tell His Own Stories

Dwell

His tag, Robske, a moniker he still uses today, could be found everywhere. A move to South Florida led him to take drawing classes at a local community college, where he eventually discovered—and fell in love with—ceramics, forever changing his life. Dwell: What drew you to ceramics initially?

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Claesson Koivisto Rune designs biodegradable burial urn made from wool

Deezen

A name tag can be added to personalise the urn. "The two sisters are daring to offer an alternative, also by introducing an urn that is so different to what anyone has seen before – and this in a trade where you don't break with tradition easily.". A number of designers have started rethinking polluting burial methods in recent years.

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