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Designed Wilderness: Design For Biodiversity

Barbara Pollini, designer and researcher, has recently developed a series of handmade sculptures titled Designed Wilderness: Minimum Viable Ecosystems. These works serve as an experiment in exploring bio-receptive design through craftsmanship, slow colonization, and the Art of Noticing. This approach, which Pollini calls slow biodesign, contrasts sharply with the rapid pace of plastic 3D printing.…

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Grond Studio: Revolutionizing Design With Raw Earth

Founded by Belgian craftsman Pieter Van Bruyssel in 2020, Grond Studio is a workshop that transforms raw earth into unique surfaces, furniture, and design objects. Through experimentation and collaborations with architects, artists, designers, and scientists, the studio reinterprets ancient construction techniques with new material knowledge and the pursuit of contemporary aesthetics. (Cover image Jam Hotel,…

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Muskin: The Leather Alternative By Pangaia Grado Zero

Pangaia Grado Zero is an Italian research institution based in Montelupo Fiorentino (FI), leading in the design and development of eco-sustainable and biodegradable solutions. Through the e-commerce platform Life Materials, Pangaia sells its materials to offer low environmental impact choices to designers and companies prioritizing innovative resources and responsibility towards the health of the environment…

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