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Waste Not: Trash Marble Turned Into 6 Beautiful Home Objects

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 02:00 PM PDT

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Any type of manufacturing results in waste - sometimes shocking amounts of it. When designers Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti decided to see what they could make from "waste" marble tiles, they came up with some exceptional objects. The 40cm X 40cm square tiles of Carrara marble were discarded but still usable. Using a water jet cutter, the design duo cut the squares into shapes that fit together easily to form elegant objects. Read more…

Twin Volume Home Surrounds Connecting Glass Enclosure

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 08:00 AM PDT

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As you walk along a steep, narrow street in a quiet area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, away from the train station and toward the sea, a peculiar and lovely home comes into view. It is the Home in Gokurakuji, designed by architect Naoya Kawabe. The home was built in an area where the road appears to be cut into the hillside. Read more…

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