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...
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...
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...
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"...
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...
These incredible lights look exactly like giant soap bubbles
Dutch designers Martens & Visser created a collection of mesmerizing kinetic objects that rotate and reflect...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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”...
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...
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...
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...
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...
