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Form Us With Love's wood wool tiles being applied to a wall

These colorful hexagonal wall tiles are made from sound-absorbing “wood wool”

These colorful hexagonal wall tiles by Form Us With Love strike a brilliant balance between sustainable materials,...

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Green walls are great, but they need to work efficiently

You may have heard about green walls or even seen a few. Also called living walls, live walls, eco-walls and vertical...

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Buckwheat pillows offer a good night’s sleep without hurting the environment

The benefits of switching from an off-gassing synthetic pillow to buckwheat are well-documented by now: The crunchy...

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19th-century church converted into gorgeous modern lofts in Brooklyn

This 19th-century church in Brooklyn was converted into a modern residential building that lets the original details...

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This restaurant in London has a gorgeous living wall that purifies air and absorbs noise

This restaurant in London has a daylit greenhouse at its heart with a beautiful living wall made of terracotta...

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Nanoleaf’s new Rhythm module turns any Aurora array into a dazzling music visualizer

Last year Nanoleaf unveiled Aurora - a stunning lighting array made of modular, energy-efficient LED panels. They're...

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13 thought-provoking designs that broke new ground at the London Design Festival

Design weeks around the world tend to be dominated by refined furnishings, sleek products, and glitzy lighting...

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14 spectacular lamps unveiled at the London Design Festival

Lighting designers are constantly pushing the envelope with new materials, technologies and applications - and...

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9 eco-friendly ‘man caves’ for dudes and dads to get away from it all

Ah, the "man cave" - a place for dudes and dads to find solitude, tinker, build or read. Although the term may...

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15 innovative designs that blew our mind at NY Design Week

Want to see the future of design? Look no further than New York Design Week, where designers are breaking new ground...

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13 cutting-edge lighting innovations from NY Design Week

Of all the fields of industrial design, lighting seems to evolve the quickest as designers harness innovations...

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Scientists invent graphene paint that makes your house super efficient

Graphene - the strongest material known to science - is used to create everything from condoms to night-vision...

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This garden house grows enough food for three generations of one family

Vietnamese firm Vo Trong Nhia Architects are no strangers to bringing green space indoors, but their new Binh House...

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Use our promo code for discounted tickets to the 2017 Architectural Digest Design Show

It's that time of year again! Architectural Digest's annual Design Show will be back in Manhattan from March 16th-19th,...

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Translucent House in Tousuienn Glows After the Sun Sets Over Japan

Made from a sturdy steel structure, this Hiroshima home is completely covered in polycarbonate, a long-lasting,...

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Rotating walls and transforming furniture make two rooms vanish in the “Little Big” MJE House

https://vimeo.com/139683816 The apartment, called MJE House, occupies a part of an existing house and boasts...

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15 brilliant green lamps for a brighter future

Origami Lampshade by Foldability We've covered Foldability's gorgeous origami lanterns since 2013, so we were...

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Kayak instructor builds tiny woodland home for $11,000

Schulz's tiny woodland cottage measures 14' x 16', and it was built entirely from materials gathered at a local...

Modern glass addition brings light and nature into a Fort Greene row home

Framed with wood and steel, the pavilion is essentially a glass box that sits against the home's original back...

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Vintage Vespa scooters transformed into incredible chairs

With so many slick electric motorcycles on the horizon, it's getting increasingly difficult to justify the use...

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The 2016 Architectural Digest Design Show kicks off today at Piers 92 and 94

Attention all design lovers! The 2016 Architectural Digest Design Show will once again be packing Manhattan's Piers...

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Friends give their kitchen a green makeover filled with fun upcycled touches

Tiffany had been planning to eventually overhaul her outdated kitchen anyway, but unexpected flooding caused by...

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Playful renovation in Barcelona squeezes more out of a tiny home

The Barcelona apartment's original layout had two bedrooms facing the façade, while the rest of the rooms and...

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Striking LED Orilamp opens and closes just like an accordion

The Orilamp app for iOS & Android is a compact, lightweight accoutrement that gives users full control of their...

LinkedIn, IA Interior Architects, Office Design, Manhattan, New York City

LinkedIn’s NYC offices boast a secret speakeasy lounge and room lined with old telephones

LinkedIn's NYC office space focuses on employee wellness and active design, and employs shifted desk alignments...

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Former Apple engineers launch line of cleverly built and packaged sustainable furniture

Brad Sewell wasn’t always destined for the furniture business - he acknowledges he followed a “nontraditional”...

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HOW TO: Learn How to Make a Mini Felt Planter to Green Your Walls

Step 1: Gather Your Materials Craft felt (preferably at least 21 inches long) Sewing machine and thread Scissors Pattern...

Szymon Hanczar, tiny home, tiny apartment, 140 square foot apartment, 13 square metre apartment, Poland, interiors, interior design, compact spaces, multipurpose living space,

Polish designer lives every minimalist’s dream in a tiny 140-square-foot apartment

First the obvious: this tiny space is for single living only. However, within the compact floor plan, Hanczar has...

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4a Architekten transformed a 1926 Barry Dierks villa into an airy escape on the French Riviera

The villa was originally built for a the architect, Barry Dierks, and his partner. It was built in 1926, sold in...

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Paxton Gate founder launches RareField Design/Build office in San Francisco

Wandering into Paxton Gate's Valencia Street storefront is like taking a trip to the natural history museum. Cabinets...

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