Robot-made tables and vases feature surface textures created using algorithms
Iraqi-born UAE-based designer Layth Mahdi debuts a series of marble vases and tables with contoured surfaces milled by robots and designed using algorithms. Read more
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Carlo Ratti develops Livingboard prefab housing system for rural India
Architect Carlo Ratti has worked with Indian non-profit WeRise to develop a system of low-cost housing with a prefabricated core that homeowners can build any structure they like on top of. The Livingboard system, which is currently being tried in a pilot project in a village just outside Bangalore, is designed to support housing development
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Carlo Ratti develops Livingboard prefab housing system for rural India
Architect Carlo Ratti has worked with Indian non-profit WeRise to develop a system of low-cost housing with a prefabricated core that homeowners can build any structure they like on top of. Read more
Beer Holthuis designs 3D printer that uses recycled paper
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Beer Holthuis created the Paper Pulp Printer in an effort to combat the amount of waste plastic being created through 3D-printing. Read more
Uber reveals redesigned Jump electric share bikes
Uber-owned bike rental company Jump has unveiled the design for its latest electric bicycles, which have a phone dock for easy navigation and a retractable lock to discourage vandalism. Read more
Dow Planetarium revitalised as Centech incubator in Montreal
Canadian firm Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes has rehabilitated a planetarium in Montreal into an incubator for entrepreneurship and technology, and retaining its viewing area. The Dow Planetarium in Montreal was converted into a building for Centech, a non-profit incubator to support technology and entrepreneurship. The structure was built 45 years ago, but closed in
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Dow Planetarium revitalised as Centech incubator in Montreal
Canadian firm Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes has rehabilitated a planetarium in Montreal into an incubator for entrepreneurship and technology, and retaining its viewing area. Read more
Eight designs from Middle Eastern graduates at Dubai Design Week
A device that turns street lights into floatation devices and a washing machine designed for long-haul truck drivers are among our pick of the best designs presented by graduates from the Middle East at this year’s Global Grad Show in Dubai. Read…
Eight designs from Middle Eastern graduates at Dubai Design Week
A device that turns street lights into floatation devices and a washing machine designed for long-haul truck drivers are among our pick of the best designs presented by graduates from the Middle East at this year’s Global Grad Show in Dubai. Read…
Swift Creatives’ cooking concept makes sous vide meals as easy as microwaving
Design studio Swift Creatives has come up with a smart cooking system called Sous Swift, that uses a sous-vide water bath to prepare restaurant-quality food with minimal effort. Read more