A toilet-cleaning pod that doubles as a kidney disease screening device has been shortlisted as a global finalist in the James Dyson Award, recognising the best inventions by student and graduate designers. Student Yidan Xu… Read More »Urify is a toilet-cleaning tablet that helps diagnose kidney disease
Promotion: Portuguese furniture studio Viriato has created bespoke furniture and joinery for the Rosewood Amsterdam hotel, aiming to combine Dutch heritage with contemporary design. Viriato manufactured and installed the hotel’s furnishings, which were designed to… Read More »Viriato crafts luxurious furnishings for Rosewood hotel in Amsterdam
Tariffs up to 25 per cent on kitchen cabinets, lumber and some upholstered furniture objects are now in effect in the US, following a proclamation released in late September by the Trump Administration. Originally broadcast… Read More »US furniture, cabinet and lumber tariffs go into effect
Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia have created a building material where rammed earth is encased in permanent cardboard formwork, eliminating the need for cement. Typically, rammed earth walls are made… Read More »RMIT researchers reimagine rammed earth by encasing it in cardboard tubes
Architecture studio 11 x 17 had to leave historic details intact when converting a restaurant in a mixed-use building in Denver, Colorado, into a gallery space for the Architectural League of New York. When commissioned… Read More »Denver pizza restaurant transformed into modular gallery by 11 x 17
Independent branding agency Mother has offices around the globe, each reflective of their location and the work that takes place inside. For the company’s latest expansion in Los Angeles, Shadow Architects transformed a 15,000-square-foot complex… Read More »Mother’s LA Headquarters Echoes the Surrounding Streetscape