For its upcoming 23rd edition, the Biennale of Sydney 2022 has announced its theme titled rīvus, meaning ‘stream’ in Italian, which will focus on waterways and weaving through the form contemporary art. Led by Colombian curator José Roca, Artistic Director…
For its latest bathroom collection, Roca has chosen soft curves and organic lines inspired by the Mediterranean’s coastal charm. The Ona collection, named after the Catalan word for ‘wave’, combines the use of natural materials with water-saving technology and intuitive…
The world’s largest consumer-owned wind farm, owned by Ripple Energy, is now open for share purchases in an effort to offer households green energy ownership and stable-priced power. With recent energy price hikes announced, this initiative offers customers the potential…
The rooftop greenhouse Agrotopia in Belgium has become Europe’s largest public building dedicated to urban food production. Conceived by Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten in collaboration with Meta Architectuurbureau, Agrotopia highlights the feasibility of rooftop agriculture in an urban setting. At…
A boutique staycation experience with a difference, Wild Escapes offers the first set of treehouses ever to be built on a UK vineyard. Owner and designer, Will Hardy took the opportunity to transform 1,000 acres of disused farmland into a…
A series of luxury timber-clad retreats have been envisioned by Cumulus Studio in response to a call for a new tourism experience in South Australia. Wellington Marina, as the new project is called, has been developed as part of the…
Sustainable design event Planted announces Stourhead as the desirable destination for its next exhibition, Planted Country. Following on from the success of last September’s launch event, Planted Cities in London’s King Cross, Planted Country is set to bring together the…
Snøhetta has revealed designs for a 16-metre-tall glass-enclosed sub-centre library in Beijing, setting a new benchmark in sustainability and future library design. Set in the Chinese capital, the enterprising Beijing library was chosen as the winning entry in an international competition…
With its new Plybord furniture collection, Blå Station has taken on the challenge of turning well-tempered fir plywood into objects of desire. Plybord consists of three versatile seating designs, meeting all occasions when you need a seat, a stool, or…
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has completed the mesmerising House of Music museum in Budapest, topping it with an undulating canopy roof punctuated by trees. Built as part of the Liget Budapest Project, the largest and most ambitious urban cultural development…
Say hello to Recork, a new sustainable brand that is tackling climate change by taking raw cork from Portuguese cork oak forests and turning production waste into flooring planks. Recork announces its launch with Una, its first collection made simply…
London has won a bid to host the biennial Ecocity World Summit in June 2023. Set to take place at the city’s Barbican Centre, the global conference that was first held in 1990 is pioneering for necessary action, asking the…
Awarded a Best of Best distinction at the 6th annual Architecture MasterPrize, installation art space ‘Fragrance with Lotus Flowers’ by Nakamura Kazunobu Design-Works draws on Japanese cultural symbolism in a thought-provoking way. The artistic installation, designed for Japanese dance in…
The opening of the Winter Park Library & Events Centre in Florida, completed by David Adjaye Associates, has revealed a biophilic-designed civic and cultural hub conceived as a micro-village of three pavilions. Part of the extensive revitalisation of the park,…
Danish design brand Muuto has reintroduced its much-loved Fiber Chair in an innovative composite of recycled plastic and wood fibres. This eco-conscious version of the Fiber Armchair and Side Chair, which was originally launched in 2014, is a result of…