Spatial-storytellers Flea Folly Architects have designed and built the False Banana Pavilion, using Enset plant to form a traditional Ethiopian dwelling. The tukul hut-inspired pavilion is one of five temporary installations erected at Wakehurst, Kew’s wild botanic garden, as part…
A pioneering project titled To Grow a Building was presented at Jerusalem Design Week 2022, demonstrating how organic materials can be used to 3D-print buildings. The 11th edition of Israel’s foremost design event invited creatives to address the theme ‘For…
At the 23rd Triennale Milano International Exhibition, the Polish Pavilion presents the futuristic Greenhouse Silent Disco, exploring the symbiotic relationship between humans and plants. The immersive installation responds to the exhibition’s chosen theme of ‘Unknown Unknowns. An introduction to mysteries’,…
In effort to bring nature into the city, the Re-green Notting Hill installation will introduce a series of sculpted pocket gardens to the high street. A design competition led by Kensington and Chelsea Council, along with the London Festival of…
The One Tree project, conceived by British furniture manufacturer SCP, is bringing a group of designers together to create one-off objects of beauty from the wood of a felled tree. The idea for the project came about when SCP founder…
Deep in the Finnish forest, electric performance car brand Polestar has built a full-scale version of the Koja Treehouse, redefining sustainable travel. The micro-space treehouse was originally envisioned by Finnish designer Kristian Talvitie, and is the first Polestar Design Contest…
Presented inside London’s Building Centre, the Otrivin Air Lab is a living showroom and bio-design workshop that invites visitors to learn about the benefits of algae-based air purification. The idea for this open laboratory was conceived by the pioneering duo…
Street furniture manufacturer Vestre is supporting an ongoing research project in the Bergen Botanical Gardens, trialling its Vestre Habitats in a study of urban biodiversity. The project, called BoBie (meaning Bee Home), is part of a larger study by the…
The Barbican presents ‘Our Time on Earth’, an interactive exhibition celebrating the power of global creativity in shaping our conversations about the climate crisis. Universal Design Studio conceived the design of this landmark show, which features an array of immersive…
Ambitious plans for a new 46km Dorrigo Escarpment Great Walk reveal a series of soaring, curved walkways that will snake through the Gondwana Rainforest in New South Wales. An investment of $56.4 million from the NSW government that aims to…
Natural England has announced a ‘super nature reserve’ will be created across 5,000 acres of the Somerset landscape to protect rare wildlife and aid nature recovery. This is one of five unique nature recovery projects initiated by the UK government…
Vestre and BIG architects have completed The Plus, an impressive mass-timber Passivhaus furniture factory nestled in a Norwegian forest. Constructed in just 18 months and built to the highest sustainability standards, The Plus is an exemplary framework which is now…
A masterplan for London’s newest park, the Camden Highline, sets to repurpose an existing railway viaduct and form an elevated green route using reclaimed materials. Led by the practice behind the New York Highline, James Corner Field Operations, together with…
Sustainable fashion start-up Zèta has joined forces with Nespresso to release a footwear collection, made using recycled coffee grounds. There’s attention to detail and authenticity sewn in to the shoes made by Portuguese craftsmen. The limited-edition capsule collection, aptly named RE:GROUND,…
Bagnall Energy, the renewable energy and infrastructure arm of Downing Estate Planning Service, has agreed to acquire a 30MW onshore wind farm in Finland at the commencement of operations. Downing has partnered with German wind power developer Energiequelle who are…
