The New Black Studio

30/04/2020

State of remote working. What are the biggest struggles in working remotely

10/09/2019

17/08/2019

F.A.D.S. + Fujiki Studio designed a temporary installation to use as a Japanese tearoom. The hut is made of CLT and plastic materials using digital fabrication technology, making it appear as though the installation ‘breathes’.

The installation was exhibited during Echigo-tsumari Art Triennale 2018 in Japan. The theme of the exhibition was “how to overcome the concept of homogeneous space which was dominant in the 20th century”. In addition, the project was part of the sub-exhibition “Hojoki Shiki in 2018: The Universe of Ten Foot Square Huts by Architects and Artists”. The medieval text Hojoki (translated as “An Account of My Hut”, or “The Ten-Foot Square Hut”) served as an inspiration to reinterpret a “hojo” (ten-foot square hut).

Read more at https://materialdistrict.com/article/breathing-japanese-tearoom/

16/08/2019

The Durat Palace collection is a collaboration between the Finnish company Durat and the Dutch design agency MOST Collective.

02/07/2019

“Le pisé” or rammed earth construction is coming back. Less AC in summer and heating in winter.

Remise au goût du jour, la technique de construction en pisé, un matériau réalisé à partir de terre crue, permet une isolation efficace été comme hiver.

27/03/2019

Materials of the future

Four designers from The Royal College of Art & Imperial College London developed new manufacturing processes to turn seafood waste into biodegradable, recyclable bioplastics.

14/03/2019

The Moon at . Can you spot it? 🌘 perfect retrofitting of an industrial building project

12/03/2019

Closing the loop for the fashion industry. Garment to garment by - the Hong Kong research institute of textiles and apparel @ The Mills 南豐紗廠

24/01/2019

this Red cage fungus structure seems out of this world

02/01/2019

As we see the natural habitat of the Orangutan in the once deep forests of Indonesia diminishing from 25 Mha in 1973 to less than 10Mha by 2025 (60% loss in about 50years), we can’t help but think of the shrinking space for humans in cities. 65% of all humans will live in cities by 2050 (UN). Photograph exhibited at ANIMAL exhibition Hong Kong CityU

27/12/2018

Robots won’t take your job but they will change it. Repost