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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

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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

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

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Maison&Objet

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Latest publications

Re-Creation

Studio-Re-Creation aims to preserve and re-shape your personal belongings and memories towards your Read more

Fragile Future

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

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Inspiration

Concept

Innovation involves 10% inspiration and 90% transpiration. A great deal of effort has been expended ... Read more

Curious

Wow! Strange, shocking, inspiring, out of the box… sometimes we come across things which are so rema... Read more

Ecology

We are all of us responsible for looking after the environment, both for ourselves and the generatio... Read more

Innovation

A creative force which is influenced by constantly-changing surroundings is a good conductor of inno... Read more

Manufacture

Craftsmanship or industrialisation? Individualisation or mass production? Every industry has its pro... Read more

Process

Who, what, where, and how is something created? What is the cooperation between the various parties ... Read more

Sense & Sensibility

We experience our surroundings via our senses. Besides form, the haptic characteristics of materials... Read more

Smart

Intelligence: in materials, in processes, in design. What is smart? And how you use it to its best e... Read more

Technology Transfer

There is a whole world of opportunities before us which have been developed by various branches and ... Read more

Trend

What is happening on the market, what determines whether or not something will be a hit? Social and ... Read more

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