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Low-Cost Incubator

His name is James Roberts, he’s only 23 – he has just graduated in engineering from Loughborough University (UK) – but he’s already a recognized inventor. His MOM design – an inexpensive inflatable...

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A glass yacht

The idea was that it should reflect the character of the family for whom it was designed. The standard needed to be high enough for the role it was to serve. It had to exude a welcoming sense of...

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Scampia’s Italo-Romani furnishings

In late 2014, Scampia was the setting for a design and self-build workshop titled Trame [Weaves], organized by “Chi rom e… chi no” [Some Rom... some not] and “Ammafà_laboratorio di pratiche urbane”...

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Carlo Ratti’s “Cloud Cast” in Dubai

This technological “cloud”has two goals: reducing the waste of energy and water while creating a space in the city for wellness. This can be offered to a single inhabitant according to the different...

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Dear Radical, how modern you are!

Last July while everyone was going crazy over the Radical architecture revival of Monditalia’s installations at the Venice Architecture Biennial, in Florence there was a series of events dedicated to...

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Le case galleggianti di Christian Grande

Parmigiano e pluri-premiato yacht designer, conosciuto soprattutto per aver firmato imbarcazioni dallo stile sportivo e dinamico (Sessa Marine, Sanlorenzo Yachts e super gommoni SACS Marine), Christian...

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Arrival of the 4D table that assembles itself

Those who have found themselves assembling furniture on their own tend to have a dream: self-assembling furnishings. This futuristic idea is now much closer to reality thanks to a collaborative project...

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In Leicester, the unbearable lightness of the sacred according to Francesco...

The new Cathedra (or Bishop’s throne) and Crucifix for Leicester Cathedral were designed by London-based Draisci Studio, which was founded by the Apulian Francesco Draisci. Francesco Draisci next to...

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Melt, Mould, Make, Mend

An idea by the British designer Peter Marigold to tackle emergency situations, the card-shaped bioplastic FORMcard, became a reality thanks to two popular crowdfunding campaigns The post Melt, Mould,...

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Architects and virtual reality

Within five years virtual reality will radically change the architect’s work, says founder of Arch Virtual Jon Brouchoud. Studios will probably have a headset to move around in the projects The post...

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The bus that flies above cars

The train-tunnel bus project imagined in 1969 by two American architects is (maybe) about to become a reality 47 years later in China. With this innovative bus on rails The post The bus that flies...

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The future of yacht design

Born from international competition, the most innovative ideas for the future of yacht design. Waiting for clients willing to put them into effect The post The future of yacht design appeared first on...

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We are already Bionic

Some people have already implanted microchips under their skin in order to interact directly with their electronic instruments. Others are working on contact lenses capable of supplying data for...

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The start-up that cleans the air

An intelligent vase that filters over 90 percent of the toxins present in the air in your house. It's the (great) idea of three young entrepreneurs from Friuli The post The start-up that cleans the air...

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Aquatic sculptures

Through 3D modelling the japanese Haruka Misawa transforms a typically kitsch category into an object for design addicted The post Aquatic sculptures appeared first on Abitare.

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Lands of origin, source of inspirazion

Sicily and Calabria are a source of inspiration and basis for the creative imagination of Mario Trimarchi and Antonio Aricò respectively – two designers with studios in Milan but who are deeply linked...

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On your bike, with the Eco Helmet

The winner of the James Dyson Award is a low-cost helmet for cyclists: made of honeycomb-core cardboard, it takes up very little space but is ultra-resistant. The post On your bike, with the Eco Helmet...

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Wipprecht and the fashion of the future

Abitare met with Anouk Wipprecht, the Dutch designer who creates innovative and technological fashion inspired by natural phenomena The post Wipprecht and the fashion of the future appeared first on...

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Chameleon Interiors

The interior of the driverless car is a revolution too, losing its directionality and becoming an “à la carte” setting. Lounges, offices, even bedrooms. Highly connected and empathetic. We talk to...

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Flying free

To implement its plans for the transport of the future Uber is imagining air taxis to be plugged into the system of urban mobility. The Los Angeles-based architect Craig Hodgetts – who has tried to...

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