1. Valentino Chair by Omer Ozturk While it might sound like an optical illusion – perhaps in some aspects it is – tone-on-tone color treatments neutralize an object in that sense allowing for a more… Read More »Take 5: An Eccentric Chair, Playful Pasta, Custom Gloves + More
Dezeen Showroom: British flooring company Karta made innovative use of waste leather in this range of realistic wood-look floor tiles, which are partly made from byproducts of the shoe industry. The Recycled Leather Series features… Read More »Recycled Leather Series tiles by Karta
Swedish brand Kosta Boda once again demonstrates that there are no boundaries when it comes to innovating with glasswork. Collaborating with artist Hanna Handotter and design studio Front, the brand unveiled the latest award-winning additions… Read More »Kosta Boda Unveils Glass Collaborations With Hanna Hansdotter and Front Design
Nautical references nod to the coastal setting of this brick house in the port city of Thoothukudi, India, which has been completed by local architecture studio STOMP. Named Billy O’Tea after the ship in the… Read More »STOMP designs Billy O’Tea house to resemble “docked ship” in India
Sømærket is a proposal for a floating pavilion in Denmark, which local studios EFFEKT and MAST have designed to be towed between cities to “raise awareness about the underwater world”. The pyramidal structure will float… Read More »EFFEKT and MAST design floating platform for marine park in Denmark
Schools and libraries are among the latest public buildings in France to be designed with natural materials, following a French law informed by the sustainability aspirations of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Environmental Regulation… Read More »Eight public buildings in France made from bio-based materials