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Softblock rug revives "world's oldest rug-making technique"

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Rug manufacturer Peace Industry used an endangered Iranian felting technique to develop this colourful reversible rug with a different pattern on each side. The company established a programme that trains young artisans in traditional felt-making techniques and aims to provide them with sustainable livelihoods.

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Exploring Timber and Glass in 11 Contemporary Architectural Designs

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With technological development, techniques were also refined, and in the 19th century, industrialization spread the use of other materials, transforming and expanding the realm of construction: iron and glass. The initial materials used in construction certainly did so: clay, stone, and wood. Read more »

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Christien Meindertsma invents technique for 3D printing with wool

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Dutch designer Christien Meindertsma has developed a robot that can build three-dimensional volumes out of wool. The project was made possible with the help of robotics company TFT , which worked with Meindertsma to develop a custom robot arm. It's a technique you can use with any European wool," the designer told Dezeen.

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Tavs Jorgensen develops cob bricks for low-carbon construction

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It was developed as part of a research project at the University of the West of England's Centre for Print Research , where Jorgensen is an associate professor. Tavs Jorgensen has developed a method of extruding cob into bricks Cob is a natural and ancient building material made by combining subsoil, water and fibrous materials such as straw.

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SOM Foundation announces the 2023 China Fellowship winners

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He’s ‘ Air Purification and Urban Strategies ’ proposal looks at the development of clean air considerations in green building techniques in leading countries with the aim of adapting the findings towards more scalable industry-wide solutions. The recent Hebei University graduate.

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Woodio develops toilet made from wood chips

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Named Block, the wall-mounted toilet was made using a material developed by Woodio founder Petro Lahtinen that is around 80 per cent wood by volume, incorporating locally sourced aspen and offcuts from the Finnish forest industry. Basically we have developed moulds that can handle non-fluid raw materials," Lahtinen said. "It

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Nike developing AI model as part of design "step change"

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Sportswear brand Nike is developing its own generative AI model to design products using its vast bank of athlete data, Dezeen can reveal. It's a little bit of thinking about developing a private garden, of looking at our own datasets that are exclusive to Nike – so performance data from an athlete, from our laboratories, et cetera.