ASID Honors Material Bank with Design Innovation Award
The award recognizes Material Bank’s contributions to the design industry and radical rethinking of how designers sample materials.
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Materials
Spanish Design Proves its Resilience
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Spanish design brands are ready and able to fulfill orders in the U.S.
Role Models Award Winners Lead the Way in Healthy Materials
The Parsons School of Design competition, highlights student innovation in the realm of healthy materials.
In Time for NeoCon, Vitra Predicts Material Trends for Post-COVID Offices
The Swiss manufacturer makes some surprisingly transparent forecasts for the post-COVID office, including that fewer chairs will be necessary.
Annabelle Selldorf on Compressed Earth Bricks
The architect discusses her fascination with this ancient and eco-friendly building material.
Material Insights: Being Green Goes Beyond Product Development
3form shows its commitment to sustainability by pushing the envelope on recycled materials and being transparent about its progress.
Radical Transparency: A Flooring Manufacturer Works Towards Healthy and Sustainable Products
Tarkett is committed to creating safe spaces for people and ensuring its products' recyclability at the end of use.
Tent Revival: Lord Fabrik Releases a Natural Canvas Alternative to Vinyl
Foregoing toxic compounds, the weathered-look treated collection can be used for upholstery, wallcoverings, and rugs.
Three Projects Show Spanish Tile’s Wide Range
A hotel, a restaurant, and an office building show how Spanish tile can bring classic style and high performance to any space.
Furniture Collection Reinterprets Nordic Design, with Help from Formica
The Kolho series couples curling Scandinavian plywood with angular Formica planes.
For Sustainable Building Products and Materials, It Can’t be Business as Usual
A panel at the Metropolis Perspective: Sustainability symposium in Seattle attempted to answer the question, “What are the new building blocks of sustainability?”
Good-Natured Ribbing: The Secret to This Glass Lies in Its Fluted Assemblage
Nathan Allan’s new Channel Bronze Silvered Glass harnesses the reflective properties of its silvered backing.
5 Futuristic Materials That Could Reshape Architecture and Design
While technology has always been a double-edged sword when it comes to sustainability and equity, it also holds the key to ameliorating pressing environmental challenges.
This Small Rehearsal Studio in London Seamlessly Disappears Into Nature
Designed by local firm Reed Watts Architects for the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, the practice space blends seamlessly with its verdant surroundings.
KPF's New Building at the University of Michigan Melds Sleek Geometries With Practicality
For the design of the school's Ross School of Business, the firm relied on a custom extruded terra-cotta rainscreen to create a highly-textured facade.
Emerging Designers and Major Brands Alike Are Redefining What It Means to be Sustainable
The recently-released book Radical Matter by London consultancy FranklinTill surveys a major shift in material thinking.
Asif Khan Designs World's Darkest Building for the Winter Olympics
“I could, and did, stare at the facade for hours,” says the British architect of the temporary pavilion, painted in Vantablack.
The Materials & Tools Taking Making Into the Future
The relationship between digital technology and craft underwent a rapid transformation from antagonistic to symbiotic in the past decade. Now a vanguard of makers, entrepreneurs, and institutions is taking the next step.
The Best of Finland's Contemporary Wood Architecture
An exhibition at the Center for Architecture shows the development of Finnish wood architecture over the past two decades.
Behind The Living's "100% Organic" Pavilion for MoMA PS1
The collaborators behind 'Hy-Fi' discuss how the new pavilion is different from its predecessors.
