At Designart Tokyo, Japanese design collective Honoka exhibited furniture and lighting made by 3D printing a material made from discarded Tatami mats. The exhibition – titled Tatami Refab Project – displayed lampshades, lighting fixtures, tables, stools,… Read More »Honoka 3D-prints furniture that “re-weaves Tatami into modern life”
The results of The Pay 100‘s second annual anonymous salary survey suggest an increase in average salaries at the UK’s leading studios but significant reported levels of unpaid overtime. Launched last year, The Pay 100… Read More »The Pay 100 reveals “clear increase” in architecture salaries along with “systemic unpaid overtime”
Creative director and founder of Natural Material Studio Bonnie Hvillum has been shortlisted for The Bentley Lighthouse Award. Here, she selects five projects that best reflect her work. The Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio is a… Read More »Five key projects by Bentley Lighthouse Award nominee Bonnie Hvillum
Continuing our Designing for Disaster series, we spotlight Climate Safe Rooms, an initiative that insulates one room in a home as a cost-effective way of preparing low-income homes in Australia for extreme heat. The project… Read More »Climate Safe Rooms retrofits Australian homes to protect vulnerable residents in extreme temperatures
Dezeen Showroom: Stockholm design studio Crème Atelier has created the Soft Serve lamp, which is 3D-printed to resemble “swirly ice cream” and comes in sorbet colours. The light, which has been shortlisted in the lighting… Read More »Crème Atelier designs Soft Serve light informed by meringue and ice cream
It may surprise you to learn that the average American household spends $2,000 on energy costs annually. However, with passive house solutions, you may now save this money. Since not many people are familiar with this idea,… Read More »Unlocking Energy Efficiency: The Passive House Solution