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A few months ago, we did a feature on living walls, featuring numerous ways to grow leafy gardens on vertical surfaces. Today, we’re going to show you a different twist on this trend. Benetti Stone Philosophy created MOSStile to easily add some life to people’s walls. Via Freshome, here’s how they describe their work: MOSStile [...]

Sometimes, you want to be loud and proud. Other times, you need to escape to a quiet place. The Hush, by Freyja Sewell suits both purposes. This folding, felt nest works both as a chair and a cushioned, indoor tent. Now, when you want to withdraw into yourself, you can sneak inside your chair as well. [...]

When humans first started making furniture, it’s likely that they made it out of wood. It’s a durable, organic material that’s easily cut into a variety of shapes. It’s one other thing, too: naturally beautiful. While designers often go to great lengths to create patterns that have a natural-seeming chaos, they often don’t remember the [...]

Last month, we did a feature on straw seating. Today, we’re making hay with new design concepts. As we’re deep in summer, the steamy pavement makes me yearn for my country roots. For that reason, we’re going to show you how designers are incorporating hay into home furnishings. First we have this perhaps-ridiculous Hey* armchair by Fabio [...]

Lamp design is more than just shades and bulbs. While the appearance of a lamp is no doubt important, the way it diffuses and refracts light should also take a prominent role. These lamps by Calabarte clearly take both aesthetics into account. They also feature a sustainable material that’s far less popular than carboard and recycled [...]

These designs will really grow on you. Earlier this week we showed you trees that had grown into furniture. A while back we did a feature on vertical gardens. Since we can’t get enough of (literally) green design, today we’re going to bring you some other pieces that are made out of still-living plants.   [...]

We’re used to building things a particular way. We take materials, cut them into shapes, and attach those shapes together. Sometimes, we mold a materials into a particular shape, but that material still consists of (sometimes tiny) individual parts, and we are still doing the molding. Here’s a different approach to construction: Guide a tree [...]

As  designers trend towards natural materials, it’s only natural that they would look at straw. Straw is an organic, sustainable material that’s been with us for generations. It’s a deceptively sturdy and versatile material. Millions of homes are constructed with staw. Why not the objects that go in homes as well? Today we’re going to show [...]

Silk is a natural choice for lighting material. It’s translucent versatility lends itself perfectly to glowing, creative shapes. Like these ones from Aqua Creations. They had a pretty impressive display at ICFF 2011. Via Inhabitat Their “Gail” collection is a series of beautiful suspended mobiles made using hand-dyed and treated crushed silk. The delicate material [...]

As the interest in sustainable materials grows wider in breadth, designers are breaking away from the traditional uses of particular substances and looking toward new and inventive ways to incorporate them into our environments, and this is particularly true for cork [...]