Dwell

JANUARY 2, 2025

Updating insulation was critical, of course, but so was preserving the historic structure with the materials and construction techniques originally used to build it. Once dry, these stone walls were coated with insulation made from lime and hemp and finished with a lime-sand mix. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

It has a contemporary yet organic form with natural finishes, including a type of lime plaster known as thappi that coats the home's structural ferrocement shell. The furniture was custom-made to match its organic shape Bangalore-based Earthscape Studio often makes use of local materials for its nature-inspired designs.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Only the existing concrete structure of the building was preserved, while all secondary elements such as interior sashes, railings and finishing materials were removed." The colour palette was kept predominantly monochrome to allow Karimoku's natural wood tones to stand out."

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Hotel Designs

JUNE 6, 2024

The new collection continues the success of Boost Natural and follows up on the collaboration with Brioni, fourth-generation member of a family of kiln workers from Gonzaga and founder of a unique business in Italy that has in its DNA the production of raw earth finishes with a contemporary look for the world of architecture.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Through expressive materials, precise techniques and forward-thinking methods, these spaces echo the same dedication to excellence found in their curricula. These louvers, oriented at varying angles, reduce solar heat gain and allow for expansive full-height glass windows, ensuring natural light fills the interiors.

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Architizer

JANUARY 20, 2025

Inspired by natures intricate forms, its Panelex construction ensures both visual and environmental longevity. Each piece is meticulously designed using both traditional and innovative techniques. Its bold lines and striking mirror finish bring a sculptural element to exterior spaces, elevating them into visual landmarks.

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Deezen

JANUARY 27, 2025

Their design draws on the traditional materials and craft techniques of the Balearic island while also referencing some of the other places its owners have called home, including Africa, the Middle East and Patagonia. This barn originally had just one window, an arched doorway that would have been used to bring livestock in and out.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2025

The brand's Colorado rug comes in four colourways and four sizes Colorado rugs are the result of a joint effort between the brand and French designer Inga Semp , who aimed to blend the contemporary and the traditional through the use of various hand knotting and hand-weaving techniques.

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Deezen

APRIL 28, 2023

The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Innovation, and Education is a new addition to the American Museum of Natural History off Central Park that unites, visually and functionally, the 26 buildings constructed there since its opening in the late 19th century. It's not about pure transparency. I can't see everything all at once."

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Devised by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), Natural Connections was on show in the entrance hall of the cultural building Matadero Madrid. Top: Natural Connections features playful furniture pieces. The pieces were given minimal finishing to mimic the texture of the tree they came from.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The event hoped to increase the recognition of local designers worldwide while focusing on sustainable materials and techniques. We're trying to encourage more designers to revisit and reinvent traditional techniques, forms and materials," said Bonta. This idea of reusing waste materials was central to the curatorial concept.

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Hotel Designs

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

W Maldives remains as bold as ever, with a unique ‘Above and Below the Water’ design philosophy that integrates the surrounding ocean and natural landscapes with cutting-edge architecture and interiors. This communal dining experience is designed to bring guests together in an intimate and lively atmosphere.

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Architizer

AUGUST 22, 2022

Their design responds to the Grade I-listed landscape, with sustainable materials and traditional craft techniques creating simple, functional forms. Jonathan Mizzi: The Royal Parks’ freestanding kiosks are inspired directly by their natural surroundings. How have your clients responded to the finished project? © Mizzi Studio.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2025

The name Fragment Line references the lamp's shade, which is made from fragments of glass These sheets are comprised of individual glass fragments fused together by molten glass a technique developed by Studio Dechem. The diversity of these fragments enables a fascinating play of light refraction."

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

the 'earthbags' technique converts bags compacted and finished with natural materials like raw earth and straw into thick walls. The post balouo salo uses earth-filled bags for multipurpose cultural center and museum in senegal appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

MARCH 18, 2025

Called Patina Maldives, the resort is characterised by a series of low-rise volumes finished in an abundance of wood, rattan and stone. It was created as a wellness retreat to allow guests to immerse themselves in the lagoon's natural beauty.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

This provides a smooth and even finish, emphasising the linearity of the various ground-floor window bays. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the couple decided to swap their apartment home in Alwar for a residence that would allow them to grow their own food and reconnect with nature.

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Hotel Designs

JANUARY 13, 2025

Some of our projects have featured lighting that directly mimics natural elementsclouds, rippling water, or delicate leavesto evoke a sense of connection and wonder. In addition to our fully bespoke lighting service, our Signature collections allow customisation, giving designers the freedom to experiment with materials, finishes, and sizes.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The Wicker Story The Wicker Story began as a spin-off of Hyderabad-based Prelab Design Studio, led by architect Priyanka Narula, exploring how digital design tools could unlock new possibilities for traditional wicker weaving techniques. They include the curvy-edged Melt tables and the enjoyably oversized Fat furniture.

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Hotel Designs

MARCH 13, 2025

The richness of the interiors comes through in the handcrafted details while the relaxed, residential quality is achieved through the use of soft, natural materials and a bold, sophisticated palette. Image credit: Belmond HD: This connection to nature is most clear through the (unexpected?)

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Mixed ideas, aligned and shaped to create a social area outlined by custom finishes, raw materials and a very selected colors palette. Mauricio Segura: For our team one of the most important goal was to mix the concept of the open terraces with the natural surroundings. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design?

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Deezen

JULY 30, 2024

Architecture firm Studio Anne Holtrop has renovated the Siyadi Pearl Museum and mosque in Bahrain , using a plastering technique designed to maintain "characteristics of the past". In this way a new distinctive technique for the plastering was used, while maintaining the intrinsic plaster characteristic of the past," said the studio.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2025

Dezeen Showroom: Australian brand Ross Gardam has created a pendant light defined by its teardrop-shaped shade, which is made using traditional glass blowing techniques. Also available in a tabletop variation, the Solace pendant light comprises a static, ceiling-hung brass pole culminating in a glass shade.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

All the spaces have an immediate connection with the vegetation, warm materials and natural light; elements that result in a pleasant and healthy workspace that, in turn, activates all the senses and encourages creativity. The combination of modernity in contrast with the natural and rustic. They love it!

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

These were burnt by hand, following a traditional Japanese scorching technique that was also used for the floor of the catwalk the models walked down. The floor and the stools were scorched with the same technique Placed around the scorched-wood show space were giant flowering cacti sculptures made from Murano glass.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Lene Bødker combined the classical motif of a human torso with nature in her sculptures, which are featured in the Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project 2022 collaboration. Their patinas were then refined with both handcrafted and machined techniques including grinding, acid treating and polishing to achieve an irregular finish.

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Deezen

JULY 25, 2024

"This, in conjunction with the window system in the VIP rooms and strategically placed doors, facilitates natural air convection throughout the building, introducing cooled, fresh air into the interior environment."

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Deezen

MAY 2, 2023

Traditional Japanese materials and details are fused with contemporary finishes at C4L House in Tokyo , designed by local studio Cubo Design Architects. Here, both polished and natural stone walkways pass beds of rocks and plants, surrounded by textured plaster walls and delicately carved wooden screens.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Promotion: Romanian stone brand Piatraonline has launched Raw, a collection of natural stone tiles that "uncovers the material's wild and rugged character". With Raw, nature's inaccessible beauty is unearthed." The technique also allows the brand to create thin slabs, which ensures the product is easy to install. "The

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Architizer

AUGUST 14, 2024

This is a common misconception, however, since modern bricks are products of sophisticated fabrication processes, offering a range of finishes, strengths and ecological benefits. Unique construction techniques involve distributing bricks of 12 different widths along a UV grid to ensure radial continuity.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2022

The standard focuses on using simple techniques and technologies to reduce the operational carbon dioxide emissions of a building by 70 per cent when compared to the average UK structure of the same size and typology. Read: Architecture for London uses natural materials to renovate studio founder's home.

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Deezen

APRIL 8, 2024

The Artcraft collection consists of small-size porcelain stoneware tiles in square, rectangular and hexagonal shapes, all combining a traditional look with contemporary manufacturing techniques. Material: porcelain Colours/finishes: Bianco, Sabbia, Argilla, Cotto, Calce, Pomice, Coccio Dimensions: 20 x 20 millimetres, 5.3

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Dezeen Showroom: Romanian natural stone brand Piatraonline has launched a collection of textured surfaces created by etching graphic patterns into granite and marble. The high-tech processing technique means that the slabs are significantly thinner than conventional stone surfaces, using less material and making them easier to install.

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Deezen

JUNE 8, 2024

It was built using the wattle and daub technique, a traditional construction method in which wooden strips, or wattles, are coated in sticky materials, or daub, such as soil or clay. The wattles are revealed in an opening in the kitchen, carved out to allow natural light into the closed space.

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Deezen

AUGUST 18, 2024

The restaurant's open kitchen is framed by the exposed concrete structure "This choice not only highlights the natural beauty of the surroundings but also ensures proper management of natural resources, promoting environmental conservation and supporting the local industry sustainably," the team added.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Since marble is composed of natural limestone, every streak in its composition is one of a kind. Granite is another natural stone that exhibits a unique set of prints and shades. Porcelain offers the most finished look in materials out there and exhibits unique combinations and appearances. Advantages. They are heat resistant.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

A distinctive element of the Stave chair is the indented texture on the timber, which looks similar to the surface of hammered metal and which Bibbings & Hensby says is created using a meticulous carving technique.

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