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Fiber bench

Josh Weinstein, B.I.D. 2022

Fiber Bench is a sustainable multi-functional bench. It is made from Homasote, a recycled paper fiberboard

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Now in it’s fifth year, The Material Lab Prize is a $1,000 prize awarded annually by the Material Lab at Pratt Institute’s School of Design to a student designer whose work incorporates repurposed waste and material exploration. The prize

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Spanish designers Irene Segarra and Irene Martinez have collaborated with Naifactory to create the Nontalo, a children’s stool made of olive pit waste. This playful stool is constructed from six distinct modules, offering endless possibilities

Mexican designer Fernando Laposse @fernandolaposse utilizes the colorful husks of heirloom corn species for a versatile veneer that restores biodiversity. Laposse has refined a technique for turning the husk into a marquetry material, giving this onc

Mitsubishi Jisho Design @mjd_architecture created a teahouse from food waste-based materials for the Time Space Existence exhibition at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale. Architects Takaaki Fuji, Hiroya Inage, and De Yuan Kang sought to

Bard Graduate Center recently hosted a lecture, Fragile Materiality, exploring the future of glass and its expansion into art and architecture. The guest speaker was artist and scholar Daniel Clayman @danielclayman , discussing how the material conti

Marie Zimmermann, American Arts & Crafts jeweler, and Pratt alum, crafted this magnificent black opal brooch between 1920 and 1928. It is currently on display as part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection. Precious opals like these

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