Although an increasing number of modern materials, from plastic to linoleum or melamine, is available for architects and designers these days, they keep selecting wood as the primary construction and finishing material for interiors. No wonder. For centuries, wood has been used to enrich living spaces by its warm surface, versatility and tactility. Today, modern technologies combined with age-old carpenters craftsmanship traditions to deliver eye-catching interiors that look both contemporary and welcoming.

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Do you remember what your school looked like back when you were a kid? Today, some schools are continuously raising the bar when it comes to innovation and are achieving incredible results. From 3D printed school at Madagascar to a multilayered ecosystem of climates and environments in Madrid, we have selected some bespoke designs and schemes that will teach our children to be people of the future.

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Flat-packed furniture has many advantages, first and foremost, being a great space and costs saver. However, more often than not it is associated with something cheap, undesirable and short-term, to say nothing of the popular presumptions of the assembly process being tricky and complicated. These product designers aim to dispel these myths offering flat-packed designs that are easy to put together, long lasting and simply beautiful.

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It looks like timber architecture happens to be redundant at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale. Interpreting this soft and natural, yet sturdy and durable material in multiple ways, architects use various representations of wood, from tree branches to logs, to address vital social, anthropological and cultural issues.

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The 17th edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale officially opened last Saturday and will run through November 21^st. This year’s theme, “How Will We Live Together?”, is relevant today more than ever, with the current worldwide circumstances. Many pavilions are direct responses to the crisis of 2020 as they are trying to imagine spaces in which we can generously live together. Below are just a few of them for you to decide, if they are worth visiting, in case you make it there this summer.

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The hanging lounge chair is a stylish seating solution that provides a person with a dramatic spot to rest and unwind. Hanging from the ceiling and appealing to children and adults alike, this cradle-like piece of furniture swings back and forth to immerse the user in a state of complete relaxation and carefree happiness reminiscent of childhood. We have selected a few designs informed by a desire to reinvent the traditional hanging chair.

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When you think of what design of the future is like, flat-packed designs are definitely a part of the picture. This innovative technique can be introduced to almost all kinds of products, making them portable, easy to put together and rating high on space efficiency. They also save space while shipping, which reduces their carbon footprint and makes them a sustainable alternative to bulkier and heavier space-consuming designs. Besides, flat-packed designs simply make ordinary experiences more fun!

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The typology of pavilions has been around for centuries, fluctuating between permanence and temporality, formality and informality. In retrospect, during all this time, pavilions have provided a mean for stylistic and technological experimentation. In the 21^st century, architects explore new materiality and new construction methods, creating portable and flat-packed structures suitable for a variety of functions.

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For true coffee enthusiasts, the ritual of brewing coffee brings the same amount of joy that the process of drinking it. Pour-over is a classic and trusted method that slowly immerses the drinker in the aroma waking them up. These portable coffee makers will let you take the therapeutic coffee brewing experience outdoors by adding the grab-and-go convenience into the picture, and will make sure you stay caffeinated anytime, anywhere.

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It is well-known that clay and ceramic tiles can have an incredibly long lifespan and can even outlast the other components of a building. This means that tiles salvaged during a demolition or a re-roof can be ideal for cladding or decorating new buildings and will almost certainly survive for the next 50 years and beyond. Last but not least, apart of obvious environmental and cost benefits, one of the best things about using reclaimed tiles is the fact that these tiles are one of a kind and have a unique history.

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