The sheer power of zero-waste architectural materials
Following building material Flek’s decidedly impressive introduction in 2019, powered by its unwavering perfectionism, leading manufacturer 3form knew it could […]
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Everyone is crazy about new materials. Some are, indeed, very cool. But what can you actually do with them? How useful are they, and in which contexts?
Ranieri takes the glazed aesthetic to even more alluring heights
Ever immersed in our digital domains, witnessing the overlap of trends has in a very abstract form become the equivalent […]
Jacopo Foggini’s Monolite is rooted in family ties
With his magnetic charisma and larger-than-life persona, Jacopo Foggini’s father unsurprisingly passed his relentless curiosity along to his son. Their […]
Maddalena Selvini: when materials become the essence of things
In Maddalena Selvini’s projects nothing is imposed on matter. When observing her work, our eyes get lost along the surfaces […]
Uncomfortable insights into plastic and bioplastic
The images illustrating this article are part of an artistic project called Life in Plastic by Scottish artist David Gilliver. […]
Shaping a chair from a super thin aluminum sheet
With sustainability in mind, using the right materials and the most suitable way to work with them has become a […]
An industrial designer’s unexpected view on plastics
Odo Fioravanti works as an industrial designer since 1998 and opened his studio in 2003. Since then, he earns his living […]