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26 July
The focus of the Cilicon Faytory's Coco collection is the use of unique newly invented natural cocon Read more
26 July
IsoTruss grid structures offer a lightweight and efficient alternative to traditional wood, steel, Read more
25 June
Modern orb-weaving spiders have evolved well-designed adhesives to capture preys. This adhesive is l Read more
23 June
The Bio Robot Refrigerator is four times smaller than a conventional refrigerator and cools biopolym Read more
21 June
We already published flooring made of old wine casks (by Cubo coverings) but if you like your drinks Read more
3 June
Walking in Zone C of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo of Shanghai you can’t miss the huge, roughly skinn Read more
19 May
Grompies is the result of a workshop done at the Architectural Association , School of Design in Lon Read more
18 May
Twin brothers Richard and Ian Abell of studio Based Upon create surfaces like a work of art using me Read more
17 May
Tokujin Yoshioka’s second chandelier design for the Swarovski Crystal Palace is a living crystal gro Read more
28 April
Those visiting the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo starting from November 6, 2010 will walk int Read more
Latest materials
Natural Stones
Porcelanosa Group
The natural stone mosaic tiles are available in various form and shapes.with the combination o... Read more
Makustik
Akustik & Innovation gmbh
Makustik is an absorbent, transparent acoustic material. This honeycomb element is an acoustic respo... Read more
FilzFelt
FilzFelt Inc.
Filzfelt is an ecological, sustainable, and renewable material available in 54 colours available and... Read more
Barbara Steinmann
Barbara Steinmann
Tiles are made of clay hand crafted and baked in 1200°C ovens.They could be fulfilled in all shape... Read more
Tensioned Ceiling System
Cambridge Architectural
Tensioned Ceiling System is a flat ceiling system capable of extending hundreds of feet in length.&n... Read more
Natural Footprint
Alessia Giardino
Natural Footprint is a concrete that combines photo catalytic cement with Laser-cut Playwood.The p... Read more
Waterlog Cushion
Fproduct
This material constists out of a platin base silicone and water. It is designed to be applied on top... Read more
Deep Sea
Bold Living Color
These hand-crafted tiles are inspired by the colors, forms, and patterns found in the diverse flora ... Read more
Perch Leather
Atlantic Leather
Leather made from the skin of the Nile perch (fish) is characterized by a rough-hewn surface of coar... Read more
Dunas Blanco
Porcelanosa Group
This big format 3-D tile is suitable for both inside as outside use. It has a homogenous struct... Read more
Latest publications
Re-Creation
Studio-Re-Creation aims to preserve and re-shape your personal belongings and memories towards your Read more
Fragile Future
Designed by Lonneke Gordijn, 'Fragile Future' is about the amalgamation of nature and technology. Read more
DesignTide in the Clouds
This year’s main exhibition space of Designtide Tokyo has again attracted much attention, surprising Read more
Golden Bike
Crisis ? Get the ultimate Christmas gift! A 24-carat gold bike with Swarovski crystal encrusted fro Read more
Forms by Storms
German designer Johannes Hemann generates forms by storms, not the destructive forces of the winds, Read more
Portable Light
The Portable Light Team at KVA MATx has developed a portable textile that uses sunlight to harvest e Read more
Ball Nogues Studio
Creating spaces with a minimum of material, is the aim of the Los Angeles based architects of Ball N Read more
Buddhist Beer Bottle Temple
Fifty years ago the Heineken Beer company looked at reshaping its beer bottle to be useful as a buil Read more
Wooden Carpet by Elisa Strozyk
The carpet is made from wood veneer offcuts bonded to a textile backing. Elisa Strozyk, a design stu Read more
Charred Wood, Terunobu Fujimori
Terunobu Fujimori, uses charred Cedar wood to create the most beautiful projects that are exercises Read more
Inspiration
Innovation involves 10% inspiration and 90% transpiration. A great deal of effort has been expended ... Read more
Wow! Strange, shocking, inspiring, out of the box… sometimes we come across things which are so rema... Read more
We are all of us responsible for looking after the environment, both for ourselves and the generatio... Read more
A creative force which is influenced by constantly-changing surroundings is a good conductor of inno... Read more
Craftsmanship or industrialisation? Individualisation or mass production? Every industry has its pro... Read more
Who, what, where, and how is something created? What is the cooperation between the various parties ... Read more
We experience our surroundings via our senses. Besides form, the haptic characteristics of materials... Read more
Intelligence: in materials, in processes, in design. What is smart? And how you use it to its best e... Read more
There is a whole world of opportunities before us which have been developed by various branches and ... Read more
What is happening on the market, what determines whether or not something will be a hit? Social and ... Read more