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How Italian Designers turned Volcanic Lava into Sculptural Pendant Lighting

The collection, comprising the Alicudi, Filicudi and Panarea lamps, draws both its material inspiration and its names from Italy’s volcanic Aeolian Islands.

Designer turns Ukraine’s War Debris into Sculptural Furniture Made from Missile Metal

His project, named Light Into Darkness, is rooted in objects salvaged from areas of Ukraine devastated by conflict, everyday furniture and domestic elements shattered by shelling and explosions, which Henry carefully restored using metal sourced from Russian missiles and ammunition.

Plaster Casting, Wood and Textile Come Together to Explore Material Craft in an Immersive Installation

Fonzi incorporated an eclectic mix of familiar forms, including toy ships, umbrellas and beetles, all casting each in plaster to create a cohesive yet visually complex composition.

Pleated Fabric, Sand and Wool come together to form this Sculptural Furniture Collection

She works primarily with deadstock fabrics sourced from the fashion industry, folding and pleating them into complex patterns before securing the forms with thousands of tiny stitches.

Designer Repurposes Rocket Fuel Tank Debris into Sculptural Speakers

The origin of these speakers lies in a rocket fuel tank that had been used for testing purposes at Japan’s primary space development centre in Taiki, Hokkaido.

Six Norwegian Designers turn Salvaged Materials into Contemporary Lighting Designs

Members of the Norwegian design collective Fold Oslo have introduced Nytt Lys, a new collection of lighting pieces that explores the creative potential of found objects, discarded materials and locally sourced natural fibres.

This is the First Ever all Textile, Zero Adhesive, Recyclable Acoustic Room Divider

To further reduce environmental impact, only the outer textile is dyed and even then through digital printing, which minimizes water consumption and chemical waste.

Can this Carbon-Negative Foam made from Crop Waste Replace Polystyrene?

According to the company, every kg of the foam removes around 2kg of carbon from the atmosphere, making it not just non polluting but actively regenerative.

This Bamboo Pavilion Outperforms Steel and Timber; Eliminates 53 Tonnes of CO2 with Circular Construction

The pavilion is verified as carbon-negative from inception to completion. Its final embodied carbon footprint records a 110 per cent reduction compared to conventional building methods, meaning it avoids more emissions than it produces.

World’s First Carbon-Negative, Fully Recyclable Linoleum Flooring | Tarkett

Tarkett introduced a fully closed-loop system that enables permanent carbon savings, making this the world’s first linoleum to claim a negative carbon balance across its full product life span.