ALPI and GamFratesi design a three dimensional silent landscape in wood
Wood has always been a poetic material: natural yet remarkably complex, colourful yet restrained, tactile yet understated. Few materials possess […]
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Materials influence the appearance, performance and environmental impact of every design project. This section covers natural materials, recycled resources, bio-based alternatives, advanced composites and manufacturing innovations used across architecture, interiors and product design. At DesignWanted, material research is considered a key part of the design process. The editorial selection follows developments in production, sustainability and experimentation, highlighting how new materials continue to expand creative and industrial possibilities.
3 Thai biomaterials for circular design: MyraShell, Mush Composites, and Wasoo
Presented during Milan Design Week 2026, this selection of three Thai biomaterials – MyraShell, Mush Composites, and Wasoo – showcases […]
Releaf: the design challenge of making sustainable plastics desirable
During design-related events, new materials have become a kind of background noise. Bio-based, recycled, regenerative, circular: the vocabulary has settled […]
Iris Ceramica Group dresses a former chapel turned restaurant
From April 9 to May 24, 2026, Iris Ceramica Group took part in Casa Decor 2026 by transforming the former […]
An alternative material to petroleum-based plastics for everyday products
Since 2015, the MI Division of Panasonic Holdings Corporation has been engaged in research and development initiatives aimed at reducing […]
Luxury design’s animal fur problem finally has a worthy opponent
Every year at Milan Design Week, there are a few materials that keep popping up everywhere, from technological wallpapers to […]
From handmade ceramics to fine dining: a project shaped by many
A plate arrives at the table. At first glance, it holds what it is meant to hold: a carefully composed […]
RUSSO BETAK wins SaloneSatellite 1st prize with Nippon Lamp
Focused on the creation of lighting objects through the use of biomaterials sourced from waste, the practice behind RUSSO BETAK […]
Where stone met sound: Antolini’s Stoneroom became a hidden garden in Milan
Stone, sound, and the open air: at the Antolini® MilanoDuomo Stoneroom®, Milan Design Week 2026 became the stage for an […]
Cork, code, and a question about what forests will look like in 50 years
What happens when you train an artificial intelligence on the plants of a greenhouse — and then ask it to […]
A fictional home, carved in stone, beneath a Brera Garden
Entering the spaces of Via Cernaia 1, where Margraf and Hannes Peer showcased their work together, you enter a space […]
Daikan presents Flux Table, a material exploration of metal
The Japanese company Daikan returns to Milan Design Week 2026 with a sensory experience celebrating the meeting between technical innovation […]
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