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

Deezen

Rug manufacturer Peace Industry used an endangered Iranian felting technique to develop this colourful reversible rug with a different pattern on each side. To help preserve the craft, they set up a workshop near the Iranian city of Esfahan where the rugs are manufactured by local artisans, half of whom are hearing-impaired.

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Christien Meindertsma invents technique for 3D printing with wool

Deezen

The device uses a felting technique to bind the wool together The attachment works with all different types of wool. She believes the technique has many potential applications in design, with examples including furniture, acoustic products and insulation. It's a technique you can use with any European wool," the designer told Dezeen.

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Philippe Block on Sustainable Construction: “Building Technique Is More Important Than Materials”

Architizer

It is estimated that 8% of global carbon emissions are caused by the manufacture of cement, the binding agent in concrete. The plates, of course, use the most sustainable concrete available on the market. When speaking of sustainability, so many people, in a very un-nuanced and simplistic way, talk about materials only, right?”

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What Is Terrazzo and Where Do You Find It?

ArchDaily

© Jonathan Leijonhufvud Essentially beginning as a way to use old offcuts of natural stone materials such as marble, quartz, and granite, the 600-year-old technique of creating terrazzo surfaces is enjoying a particularly strong moment in today’s reuse culture. But sustainability isn’t the only calling card Terrazzo has.

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Dundee Design Festival sets out to become world's most sustainable

Deezen

Dundee Design Festival has outlined the sustainability strategy that it hopes will make Scotland 's largest design event the world's most sustainable design festival. People are not really thinking about the onward use of things that they're having manufactured." It should be able to exist in its role as a design object."

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Noah Living – systemic sustainability | News | Architonic

Architonic

In addition to the use of recyclable materials and sustainable manufacturing techniques, transport routes and supply chains, reparability and adaptability in the event of changing living conditions, are also cruci…

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Viriato creates sustainable furnishings for hospitality interiors

Deezen

Promotion: Portuguese company Viriato has set out its commitment to support sustainable materials and energy-efficient production methods for furniture used in hotels and other hospitality settings. It sources its wood from closely managed, sustainable forests, with 89 per cent of it purchased in Portugal.