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Nagami 3D-prints recycled plastic to mimic melting glaciers in Spanish boutique

February 16, 2023 Alyn Griffiths 0

Spanish design studio Nagami has completed a shop interior for sustainable clothing brand Ecoalf near Madrid that is almost entirely 3D printed from recycled plastic. Walls, shelves and display tables inside the store in the Las Rozas Village designer outlet are made from 3.3 tonnes of repurposed plastic waste, sourced mainly from hospitals and used

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Competition: win tickets to inaugural PlasticFree event at Parsons School of Design

January 30, 2023 Dezeen staff 0

In our latest competition, Dezeen has teamed up with PlasticFree to give 100 readers a chance to attend Incredible Future NOW – an interdisciplinary forum of talks focusing on the climate crisis in New York City. Our Incredible Future Now takes place at Parsons School of Design in New York City on 2 February 2023 and

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PlasticFree is a database of over 100 plastic alternatives for designers and architects

January 13, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Environmental charity A Plastic Planet has launched an online platform to help architects and designers source plastic-free materials for their projects and avoid the “minefield of misinformation” around more sustainable alternatives. Called PlasticFree, the subscription-based service provides users with in-depth reports on more than 100 plastic alternatives, offering key insights into their properties, production and

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The Dezeen guide to plastic in architecture, design and interiors

September 22, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Thinking of using plastic in your project? Our latest Dezeen guide includes more than 11 types of plastic commonly used in architecture, design and interiors, with links to hundreds of projects for inspiration. Plastics are among the most versatile materials in existence. Defined by their plasticity, they have long carbon chains called polymers at their backbone and can

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Hugo McCloud’s artworks use plastic bags instead of paint

February 16, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Together by Hugo McCloud from Burdened exhibition at Sean Kelly Gallery

New York artist Hugo McCloud has created a series of artworks that contain no paint or glue, only thousands of small plastic pieces cut from single-use bags and melted together to form a motif. The series, called Burdened, is on view at Sean Kelly Gallery in Hudson Yards, New York until 27 February and spans

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Hugo McCloud’s artworks use plastic bags instead of paint

February 16, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

New York artist Hugo McCloud has created a series of artworks that contain no paint or glue, only thousands of small plastic pieces cut from single-use bags and melted together to form a motif. The series, called Burdened, is on view at Sean Kelly Gallery in Hudson Yards, New York until 27 February and spans

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Pretty Plastic shingles made from recycled PVC windows and gutters are “first 100 per cent recycled cladding material”

March 3, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

Overtreders W and Bureau SLA Music Pavilion at Sint-Oelbert Gymnasium with Pretty Plastic cladding by Overtreders W and Bureau SLA

A new range of facade cladding tiles made of recycled PVC construction waste, designed by Dutch studios Overtreders W and Bureau SLA, has been used on a permanent building for the first time. Called Pretty Plastic, the designers claim the product is the “first 100 per cent recycled cladding material” in the world. The first permanent

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Volvo creates Living Seawall to combat pollution and promote biodiversity

January 31, 2019 Gunseli Yalcinkaya 0

Volvo has installed an environmentally-friendly seawall along the coast of Sydney’s harbour that aims to improve biodiversity and water quality in the area. The Volvo Living Seawall consists of 50 hexagonal tiles with small corners and recesses that are designed to imitate the root structure of native mangrove trees – a popular habitat for marine

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