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Ouroborus Buildings: Artist Loops Infinite Skyscrapers Back on Themselves

What would architecture look like if it had no beginning or end, no ground floor as starting point nor rooftop terminus? Artist Vasco Mourao explores exactly that question in his series ...

Japanese Joinery: Captivating Gifs Reveal Ancient Secrets of Wood Assembly

Before screws, nails, glue and other fasteners, joinery was a matter of complex interlocking forms that shaped not only the structure but also the aesthetic of what was built. For ...

Invisible Repairs: Artist Fixes Broken Wood Furniture Using Clear Infill

Wooden furniture remnants stand out clearly against their subtle replacement parts in this series of artistic chair and bed repairs. Translucent acrylic fills in the gaps of these pieces, parts ...

Modular DIY Dome Kit: Flexible Connectors Join Geodesic Wood Structures

Reducing complexity and difficulty for would-be geodesic dome builders, this series of connective 'Hubs' makes it possible for do-it-yourself types and even kids to collaborate on creating stable ...

Codex Silenda: Solve Puzzles to Turn Pages in this Crafty Wooden Book

Unlike The Maze and other classic puzzle books, the Codex Silenda brooks no cheating, forcing readers to solve elaborate puzzles on each page before proceeding to the next. Somewhere ...

Junk Joinery: Heated Plastic Scraps Connect Notched Wooden Furniture

Using scraps from start to finish, this shrink-wrap approach to furniture is not only greener but faster and leaner, requiring less by way of specialized skills or tools and allowing people to ...

Cities of Bone: Organic Future Skyscrapers Free of Concrete & Steel

Our cities have grown up thanks to concrete and steel, but these materials are far from sustainable, leading architects and researchers to explore new (and old) materials, from wood to eggshell ...

Space Age 3D Furniture: Skyscrapers & Rockets Support Stellar Tables

Furniture designer and sculptor Stelios Mousarris has added a new twist to his latest 3D-printed creation, taking a leap from sweeping cityscapes to impromptu launch platforms with a ...

Swing of Things: Framed Furniture Reveals Hidden Potential

Like door swings on architectural blueprints come to life, these works of metal-framed wood furniture express their embedded potential in physical space. The new Trace Collection ...

Wood Could: 12 Unlikely Timber-Based Transportation Designs

Why stop at slapping a couple of ‘70s-style faux wood panels on the sides of your ride when you could be driving a car or motorcycle that’s made entirely from wood? Though it's an unlikely ...

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