Yuya Zhou’s Genesis and the design of impermanence
Most design objects are inherently designed for permanence. Industrially produced objects are made to last, their form is fixed, materials […]
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Sustainability
We hear a lot about Sustainability, sometimes too much and often not rightly. In this section, we have set ourselves the task of showing you truly sustainable design projects, which take into account the materials used, the production processes and their contribution to a truly circular economy, capable of reducing the environmental impact.
Wind to Watt: wind as a resource accessible to everyone
When we talk about renewable energy for homes or small businesses, we immediately think of solutions like solar panels, forgetting […]
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 […]
How do you design a school when there is no land left?
As cities continue to densify and urban growth places increasing pressure on available land, designing a school means confronting a […]
At San Servolo, design begins with water
The seventh edition of VID – Venice Innovation Design 2026 takes place on 23 and 24 May on the island […]
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 […]
Designing dignity: Ineza Clinic by Kéré Architecture
In contexts where access to healthcare is often constrained by geography, infrastructure, and resources, architecture becomes more than a container […]
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 […]
Prestige University: the roof becomes an urban amphitheater
Located in Indore, a city in Madhya Pradesh, India, the new campus of Prestige University by Sanjay Puri Architects challenges […]
The Mimmik tile: growing architecture from bacteria
For more than two centuries, making cement has meant burning: burning limestone at furnaces that reach well over 1000° C, […]
LIUX BIG: the linen car changing the European automotive industry
There is a common assumption in the automotive industry that sustainability is essentially an energy problem. Swap the combustion engine […]
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