Yuma Kano Transforms Forrest Debris into a Sustainable New Material.Tokyo-based designer Yuma Kano has developed ForestBank, a unique and innovative material that looks to find new value in our forests. Yuma repurposes twigs, leaves, and branches, bound by a water-based acrylic resin, transforming them...
An Authentic Singaporean Experience: The Coconut Club by Nice Projects.London-based design studio Nice Projects’ latest interior, The Coconut Club, reimagines the humble Nasi Lemak stall, a place where diners can immerse themselves in an authentic Singaporean experience. The design studio sourced materials...
Less, Light, Local: ITA NORI Seaweed Installation by We+.Japanese design studio We+ has completed a research project that offers new value to discarded and non-edible nori seaweed, highlights two overlooked qualities in the food source as a material—its lightness and...
Rambla Climate-House in Spain Results from an Atypical Collaboration.Beyond its pastel lime green interior, the jagged metal-clad form of Rambla Climate-House coils itself around an elliptical open space—a space that is, quite literally, the very heart of this contemporary home in Molina De Segura. The...
From Unique Objects to Thought-provoking Ideas: Highlights from Melbourne Design Week 2023.Melbourne Design Week 2023 is over for another year but not without igniting curiosity, discovery and pride in our Australian design community. With the event’s enduring theme ‘Design The World You Want’ feeling increasingly more...
Harnessing Materiality: Farm House outside of Mumbai by The Vrindavan Project.Located in the rural town Thane, just outside of the bustling Mumbai, Farm House by The Vrindavan Project is not just your ordinary contemporary Indian home. It is a place with strong ambitions towards sustainability. The rural home places...
Ibuju Collection by Fango Tackles Deforestation.Colombian designer Francisco Jaramillo of Fango Studio has designed Ibuji, a furniture collection made from Yaré, a natural fibre vine found in the Amazon jungle. Rather than cutting down more trees and endangering the native timber, the...
The Tallest Mass Timber Office Building in London by Waugh Thistleton Architects & Daytrip.Designed to be recyclable so that it can be taken apart and put back together, there’s more to this Shoreditch building than its LEGO-ish nature. At 17.8 metres high, it’s the tallest mass timber office building in central London,...
Material Research: Rícino Lamps by Estúdio RAIN.Brazilian design studio Estúdio Rain has developed Rícino, a series of lamps that filter light with plant-based polyurethane made from castor oil. With an almost incorporeal appearance, the collection elevates the natural aesthetic...
