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Biomorphic Overhead: 7 Glass Ceilings That Imitate Nature

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By design, glass ceilings tend to attract attention to themselves. Their functional purposes are fairly limited, and their shortcomings can be sizable (depending on how good the glass is at insulating), but we keep building them because they’re just so appealing. 44 Union Square/Tammany Hall. By BKSK Architects , New York, NY.

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White Arkitekter adds hyperboloid observation tower to Swedish nature reserve

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Situated within a nature reserve in Getterön, the 12-metre-tall and seven-metre-wide tower by White Arkitekter has a hyperboloid structure composed of 140 beams combined with metal rings. Elsewhere, Slovenian studio Korpnik Produkcija recently completed an Observation Tower topped with an angular glass cafe resembling a crystal.

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Six concepts that reimagine fireworks to "provoke awe and wonder"

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Here are six of the most interesting concepts. Does the concept deliver the emotional heft and impact you'd look for in a firework display. PlankTNT by PlankLIFE PlankLIFE envisions creating naturally illuminating projectiles filled with dinoflagellates – marine plankton – and encased in sugar glass spheres.

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Eight delicately crafted products and homeware made from glass

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Dezeen Showroom: designers have been using glass to create furnishings for many years – here, we detail some of the products on Dezeen Showroom made from the material. Glass has long been a popular choice for designers thanks to its resistance to heat, water and sunlight.

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Modern Harmony: Studio MM’s Mission to Bring Architecture and Nature Together

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From cliffside homes with sweeping views to tranquil retreats nestled in nature, Studio MM designs with the environment and the client in mind, always considering how the smallest details can make the largest impact. This was the root of our inspiration for the project, which branches out from that two-sided glass living space.”

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Tutto Bene uses silk and glass details to create "artist's loft" Cubitts store

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Set in the Angel area, the 60-square-metre store belongs to eyewear brand Cubitts and features an interior concept conceived by Tutto Bene based on the architecture of the space itself. There are hues of greens and yellow, the transparency of the nile glass, as well as areas of black that balance the space's abundance of natural light."

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Tutto Bene uses silk and glass details to create "artist's loft" Cubitts store

Deezen

Set in the Angel area, the 60-square-metre store belongs to eyewear brand Cubitts and features an interior concept conceived by Tutto Bene based on the architecture of the space itself. There are hues of greens and yellow, the transparency of the nile glass, as well as areas of black that balance the space's abundance of natural light."

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