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CarLoft

Apr 02, 2008Comments off

Elevated automobile storage system with integrated dwelling unit CarLoft is a vehicle storage system devised to reframe the city-dweller’s relationship with the automobile. In their

Stabiligrid

Mar 29, 2008Comments off

Recycled-polyethylene pervious-pavement grid system Stabiligrid is an economical, easy-to-install, load-bearing pervious-pavement lattice grid. It is an environmentally sound alternative to pavement, effectively reducing storm-water runoff

Noodle Block Cube

Mar 25, 2008Comments off

3D cellular shape-memory structures Lauren Moriarty’s Noodle Block Cubes represent intriguing experiments in digitally fabricated three-dimensional cellular structures that may be compressed and return to

Burstlight

Mar 22, 2008Comments off

Decorative wall light Burstlight is light that appears to explode from the wall surface on which it is mounted. Inspired by spiral growth patterns in

Humidifier

Mar 18, 2008Comments off

Paper-based humidifier with hydrophobic coating When water droplets fall on lotus leaves, they bead up into balls. Dubbed the lotus effect, this phenomenon occurs because

Soft House

Mar 14, 2008Comments off

Digitally fabricated housing with energy-harvesting and light-distributing curtains Soft House by KVA Matx transforms the household curtain into a set of energy-harvesting and light-emitting textiles

Moss and Lam

Mar 11, 2008Comments off

Multidimensional mixed-media surfaces Moss and Lam is a custom art studio based in Toronto. The firm specializes in the design, development, and installation of custom

xGnP

Mar 07, 2008Comments off

Exfoliated Graphite Nano-Platelets Exfoliated Graphite Nano-Platelets (xGnP) is a new type of nanoparticle made from graphite. These nanoparticles consist of small stacks of graphene that

Strong Enviroboard

Mar 03, 2008Comments off

Low-embodied-energy fireproof wallboard Strong Enviroboard (SEB) is a multifunctional wallboard and floorboard composed of magnesium oxide, aerated rock, and recycled cellulose from furniture manufacturing. When

City Servings

Feb 28, 2008Comments off

Vessels made from repurposed metals City Servings are bowls made from metal washers and discs reclaimed from former industrial uses. Artist Tammy Roy crafts each