April is almost over and, due to the coronavirus outbreak, this month has been quite different from previous years. We are still in lockdown and the MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2019, the most important design event… Leggi tutto »MILAN DESIGN WEEK #TBT
The use of volcanic matter in architecture has a long and rich history, from the Bronze Age to Roman concrete; to César Manrique’s evocative Lanzarote architecture of the 1960s. Since 2019, design studio FormaFantasma has… Leggi tutto »VOLCANIC ASH-GLAZED TILES
To answer this question, we first need to understand what recycling means.Recycling means reducing a product to its basic material level, hence allowing those materials or a portion of them to be remade into new… Leggi tutto »IS RECYCLING AN ANSWER TO OUR WASTE PROBLEM?
The global economy is consuming 100 billion tonnes of materials a year for the first time; however, the cycling rate of resources has gone into reverse. Of all the fossil fuels, minerals, metals, and biomass… Leggi tutto »PRODUCTS LIFE CYCLE MATTERS
The decisions we make when designing a product, system or service will determine 80% of their environmental impact.* If we acknowledge this and understand that waste is a design flaw, we can explore new materials… Leggi tutto »DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY WITH A.I.
We used to see a range of sustainable products, from interior design to fashion, that didn’t meet high standards in terms of aesthetics. They were good, but they didn’t look good enough. In the last… Leggi tutto »SUSTAINABLE IS BEAUTIFUL
Last April, we’ve published our new e-book about the circular economy and circular design.While researching for this new e-book, we’ve interviewed some emerging and renowned designers and companies. We came across amazing projects and products… Leggi tutto »GOING BACK TO THE ESSENTIALS
Today, Earth Day, we are thrilled to publish together with ITALIANBARK our new e-book entirely dedicated to circular design. We have been researching about the circular economy and circular design since 2017. We could not… Leggi tutto »NEW E-BOOK: DESIGNING A CIRCULAR FUTURE
We live in a world where the current economic system follows the “Take-Make- Consume- Waste” logic. This economic system is what we call “linear economy”. Basically, we take resources from the ground to create products,… Leggi tutto »LINEAR vs CIRCULAR ECONOMY
“Don’t trust anyone who is fully sure of anything at this moment.” This is a piece of very wise advice for these days since our certainties are all questioned and it is not really possible… Leggi tutto »CORONAVIRUS IMPACTS – TREND Q&A