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An abandoned Chinese village is reborn as an interactive art destination

With 1 billion people estimated to be living in Chinese cities in 2050, China is seeing hundreds of thousands of...

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Modular Aquatecture panels can harvest rainwater from the sides of buildings

In response to the severe water shortage that recently gripped Cape Town, South African-born designer Shaakira...

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MVRDV unveils pro-bono vision to reopen the lost canals of The Hague

In a bid to restore a lost part of nature to The Hague, MVRDV has unveiled a proposal to reopen the city’s 17th-century...

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This beautiful, barn-inspired visitor center has nine movable sections that let in natural light

Dutch firm 70F architecture has designed a beautiful, barn-inspired visitor center in the Netherlands that "breathes"...

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The 'Dutch Mountains' will be the world's largest wooden building

The Netherlands is famously flat—but a massive green mountain is rising up in the Dutch city of Veldhoven. The...

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These incredible lights look exactly like giant soap bubbles 

Dutch designers Martens & Visser created a collection of mesmerizing kinetic objects that rotate and reflect...

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Floating observatory on the Dutch flat sands changes shape with the tides

Drie Streken is located at the centre of ‘Zeven Stricken’ (seven illuminated points of the compass), on the...

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Solar Cabin: modular refugee housing with an energy-generating solar field

With prefabricated gypsum walls and a western red cedar facade, Solar Cabin is an aesthetically-pleasing design...

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Modular Wikkelhouse wrapped in 24 layers of cardboard snaps together in a day

"Wikkelhouse is what you get when an everyday material finds a groundbreaking purpose," Fiction Factory told Dezeen....

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Dutch designer upcycles abandoned shopping carts into luxury sofas and chairs

Dutch designer Etiënne Reijnders has taken it upon himself to turn abandoned, run-down shopping carts into elegant...

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Dutch designer turns solid wood into a curiously bouncy seat

The “Restless legs” on wheels project dating back to 2010 is only one prototype from Laro’s “Spring Wood”...

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10 inspiring upcycled designs that will make you think twice before tossing anything

Softie Wanted Seats by Victoria Ledig and Mandy Roos Made from upcycled foam and bungie cords, these playful...

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See-through Porta Palace tiny home "feels bigger than expected"

The tiny house was built for, and in partnership, with Jelte Glas who asked Venneman to help him "find a way to...

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A quirky split-level pavilion in the Netherlands built with fallen trees

The double gable-roofed pavilion is located right next to the bricked Zegenwerp Mansion, on a former isle along the...

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Glass and timber 'Little Black Box' is everything we love about Dutch design

Located on a picturesque wooded site overlooking a river in the northern Dutch province of Friesland, the Makkinga...

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