Due to the increasing cost of new houses and rising awareness of environmentally-friendly homes, Belgium-based startup, Gablok has come up with an efficient house kit. The company specializes in making insulated formwork blocks for letting people self-build a house project. ...
Hungarian design brand Sekhina has unleashed a collection of light switches and sockets that are made of concrete. Providing a sustainable alternative to plastic, these products combine advantages of both modern minimalism design with purity of handcrafted manufacturing process. The ...
Canadian furniture designer Gus Modern has announced its Fall 2020 collection that comprises vegan furniture, including lounge chairs and couches, which are made from AppleSkin Leather. The material used for manufacturing this innovative and durable vegan-leather furniture is developed with ...
Construction industry is a major contributor to pollution, which is a concerning problem all around the world. In recent years, there have been various developments like recycled plastic bricks and RePlast blocks made from ocean waste, that provide some relief ...
Inspired by classic blue and white porcelain creations, Taiwanese designer Yuting Chang has created a contemporary ceramic tableware collection. The design has a big difference as the tableware features simple lined blue patterns embedded internally, instead of being glazed on ...
We have seen a variety of chair designs but with every passing day, young and seasoned designers defy logic of form, design and sometimes material to ensure we have more fodder to feed on. Case in point is Ortal Sachs, ...
Paris-based Cutwork architecture and design studio has come up with Cortex Shelter, a flat-pack, just-add-water refugee shelter that can be built in a single day. The project is being conceived as a long-term housing solution that is secure, affordable and ...
Discovering manufacturing possibilities for the future, French designer Roxane Lahidji has reimagined salt as a sustainable design material. Utilizing self-binding properties of salt, she has recently created a series of tables and stools from the material for which she was ...
AI SpaceFactory, the makers of the NASA-awarded Mars habitat MARSHA are working on a sustainable housing concept for Earth. After MARSHA was demolished, the design team collected leftovers for future use and demonstration of reusability of the eco-friendly building material. ...
Researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of Colorado who previously developed the “super wood” have found a possible way for buildings to dump heat sustainably by use of advanced wood nanotechnology. They have engineered wood that is ...
