by Dezeen | Feb 22, 2021 | Algae, all, Biodegradable materials, Bioplastic, Charlotte McCurdy, Clothing, Design, Dezeen, Fashion, Houses, Instagram, Materials, Phillip Lim, Renovations, Residential, Sustainable fashion
Fashion designer Phillip Lim has teamed up with industrial designer Charlotte McCurdy to create a petroleum-free dress covered in bioplastic sequins. Algae bioplastic fronds are sewn onto a biodegradable base layer made of plant fibres. This makes the dress free of...
by Dezeen | Feb 22, 2021 | all, Architecture, Design, Dezeen, Erez Nevi Pana, Exhibitions, Houses, Materials, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Renovations, Residential, Salt
Israeli designer Erez Nevi Pana used five tons of salt from the Dead Sea to create his Crystalline collection, which showcases how the material can be used as building blocks. The collection consists of four sculptural elements: a ladder, boulder, steps and a walkway,...
by Dezeen | Feb 8, 2021 | all, Architecture, Biomimicry, Climate change, Design, Dezeen, Houses, Materials, Michael Pawlyn, Renovations, Residential
Cities could help stop climate change by imitating natural processes that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to architect Michael Pawlyn. Buildings could be constructed from materials containing atmospheric carbon that can be recycled at the end of...
by Dezeen | Feb 2, 2021 | all, computers, Design, Dezeen, Houses, ice, Materials, Products, Renovations, Residential, Technology, USA
Industrial designers Hank Beyer and Alex Sizemore have made prototype computers from unconventional materials such as ice and honey to explore how people value emotional connection versus usability. Called For the Rest of Us, Beyer and Sizemore made the retro desktops...
