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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. By contrast, Pulpatronics' alternative RFID design requires no other material than paper.

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Dezeen Awards is a "stamp of approval" says past sustainability winner

Deezen

Colorfix, which won material innovation of the year , modifies the DNA of bacteria, enabling them to produce pigments that can be used for dyeing textiles. Dezeen Awards stands out from others for its unique material innovation category," Colorfix told Dezeen.

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Editor’s Guide: 6 Ways To Get Your Project Featured on Architizer

Architizer

Senegal School by Mado Architects , Senegal | Popular Choice Winner, 11th Annual A+Awards, Unbuilt Institutional Think about the breadth of considerations that went into the design of your project: from exterior and interior aesthetics to lighting and ventilation to materials and detailing. Same thing with size and typology.

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Architecture is Awesome: #32 Every Building is a Prototype

SW Oregon Architect

While iterative prototyping is a vital tool for design and innovation in many industries, the use of prototypes is severely limited in the production of architecture. Both Corb and Kahn used successive projects as testing grounds for new ideas, materials, and concepts. Buildings vary widely in scope, design, and context.

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150,000 Plastic Bottles Were Used to Create This 3D-Printed Tiny Home

Dwell

They founded Azure Printed Homes , which makes modular prefabs out of materials often treated as waste. Then there are those who simply look at the price tag and base their decision on cost alone. Each of our 3D-printed modules repurposes around 150,000 plastic bottles," Ross tells us.

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Architextural on elevating the hotel lift

Hotel Designs

This ingenious material sticks right onto existing surfaces, transforming them from drab to fab in hours, not days, and at a price that won’t make the accountant wince. This innovative material comes in an array of finishes, from matte and gloss to textured patterns that can fool the eye and the touch.

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Six fashion and textile student projects that centre on their materials

Deezen

Dezeen School Shows: we've picked six fashion and textile design student projects featured in Dezeen School Shows that showcase and discuss the intricacies of fabric and materials. These fashion and textile design students have created garments that showcase the their materiality in addition to their overall design.

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