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Read the rest of Reclaimed Cleveland’s Salvaged Furniture Shines at the ICFF
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In the past, Icelanders told time using a traditional measurement system called Eykt – the day was split into eight Eyktir consisting of three hours each. Inspired these traditions, designer Jón Helgi Hólmgeirsson created a 24 hr Eyktir clock entirely made from biodegradable layered cardboard.
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Read the rest of 6 Cozy Cocoons to Retreat From The World
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Tommaso Guerra is an Italian designer, illustrator and street artist all rolled into one. And just like his multi-faceted self, his Lampada Ragno incorporates a network of six lamps connected at one point on the ceiling (“ragno” is the Italian word for “spider”). With pipes made in copper, and a delicate lamp shade in rounded wood riveted with aluminium, this piece is certainly a standout. We especially love the balance it strikes as a great interior lighting product and a work of art.
Photos via Tommaso Guerra
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Read the rest of HEINEKEN WOBO: A Beer Bottle That Doubles as a Brick
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Japanese designer Yukihiro Kaneuchi recently unveiled a series of sculptural vases made from local sand. Dubbed Sand Vases, the four flower-container designs consist of a mix of crystals, renewable cork and sand from a nearby beach, all bound using waterproof resin. Elegantly shaped, they are the result of an exploration into typologies combined with Japanese games and architectural traditions.
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Last week Pinwu became the first Chinese design team to win a Salone Satellite Design Report Award. Zhang Lei, Christoph John and Jovana Bogdanovic’s winning collection is made from natural and traditional materials such as sustainable bamboo paper, interpreted with a modern aesthetic.
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Read the rest of Superstudio Designers Shine Bright at the Milan Furniture Fair
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Cardboard becomes a sleek and modern material choice with NBT Studio‘s AmbiHive, an ambient wall light and high-tech speaker all-in-one. Made from sustainable Inverted Corrugated Board (ICB), the AmbiHive uses premium vibrating sound technology attached to the underside of the “acoustically vibrating” cardboard. Low-energy LEDs light up in synch with the sounds for an ambient and dynamic effect. The design is also completely customizable online.
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Glass is a fundamental building material with thousands of practical applications, and if you believe what the folks at Corning are selling, our use of glass is only going to grow in the coming years. But typical glass has a few flaws, as anyone who has stepped into a steamy room wearing glasses can attest – it has a tendency to fog up at inopportune times, and it can also produce annoying glare. But a team of researchers at MIT claim to have developed a new and improved glass that is both anti-fogging and glare-free. The near-invisible glass is also said to be self-cleaning, and it could have dozens of practical applications.
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Read the rest of Vietnam’s I Resort is a Beautiful Retreat Made Entirely from Natural Materials
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Read the rest of The Best Green Designs in Ventura Lambrate at the Milan Furniture Fair
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Read the rest of Designers Create Luxury Furnishings from Recycled Waste for Italy’s Torre Coccaro 5-Star Hotel
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From Yuhang is a design collective based in China that applies local paper making techniques to furniture design. During this year’s Milan Design Week they unveiled their Gú Chair, which is molded from bamboo paper pulp. Made entirely from renewable fast-growing materials, the furnishing represents the fusion of traditional craft and contemporary design.
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Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop transforms the disused into the exquisite with his Leather Loops stools. Using remnant leather collected from the furniture industry, Heykoop has created a line of furniture that look anything but left over.We recently spotted the spirals of his seats at the Milan Furniture Fair — jump ahead for a closer look!
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Read the rest of ‘Perspectives’ by Belgium is Design Offers a Refreshing Take on Sustainability in Milan
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Read the rest of Oasegroen Greens Up Dull Interiors With Living, Breathing Moss Walls
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Swedish designer Andrej Malinin uses recycled newspaper and colorful paper waste to create a strong, compostable material that resembles wood. By gluing together hundreds of paper layers using a water-based product, he turns paper back to wood. We spotted Malinin’s “Back to Wood” project at an Eco-creative contest that won him a space within this years’ Milan Design Week.
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Read the rest of A1′s Tea House in the Garden is a Natural Sanctuary in Prague
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