Domus is talking about it. you can have it. Contact us about Neolith for your next benchtop, precision waterjet cut. no more scratches, no more heat damage, no more yearly maintenance. http://www.domusweb.it/en/products/product.202636.neolith-skyline.html?wtk=cpm.newsletter.dom.products.en.2017_08_30&Idtrack=EC7D32D4FED54A82AAD9592A37F29660

and Silestone, the world’s leading manufacturer of engineered stone, has developed a revolutionary cladding and benchtop material, called Dekton.

talk to us about both of them, we have samples, we have fabricators, we have the vision.

domain claims that terrazzo is making a big comeback.  we couldn’t agree more.  check us out for terrazzo tiles which are much better for wet areas and lend themselves to both classical and contemporary pattern design

https://www.domain.com.au/news/terrazzo-the-divisive-material-making-a-comeback-in-interior-design-20170707-gx6xi1/

For many architects, the most creative days of their professional journey occur during university. At this stage of their career, they’re encouraged to experiment, take chances and build upon the ideas of the greats who came before them. But once they’ve graduated, most of these professionals find that their creativity is almost immediately stifled.

This was the experience of Anne Dérian after working for various architectural firms in Paris. Her early forays into professional architecture left her feeling betrayed – that is, until she saw the work of mosaicist Mathilde Jonquière.

In Dérian’s own words, she had never thought of mosaics as works of art. “For me, they had always been handicrafts for children and seniors,” she said. But the work of Jonquière changed her view – and her career – forever. “I realised what possibilities the medium held and right away took two weeks off to attend a course in which I learned the technique.”

Working from her studio in Berlin, Dérian now crafts beautifully detailed mosaics for homes and other properties across Europe. She drafts her creations through the use of computer-aided design (CAD), cuts the mosaic pieces herself and collaborates with a tiler to install them. These are handmade art installations – wholly unique and utterly inspiring.

You can see samples of Dérian’s work in this Houzz article. And if you’d like to beautify your own property with a mosaic installation like this, Eco Cabinets can help make this happen. Contact us today to learn more.

In this short video (it’s just 3 minutes long), renowned British designer Max Lamb discusses the twelve benches he recently made for Kvadrat, one of the leading manufacturers of design textiles in Europe. Along with Lamb’s renowned design expertise that has made him one of the most exciting young designers in the world, what’s so exciting about these striking benches is that they’re made in Solid Textile Board – a building material made entirely of textile waste.
These new benches designed by Lamb, who’s made a name for himself by combining traditional design methods with digital design, are part of an exciting new initiative by Kvadrat to promote the upcycling of end-of-life textiles into innovative new materials for use in architecture and design.

Solid Textile Board is the company’s first collection of this nature, one which responds to the urgent issue of waste across the globe, an issue which will continue to increase in urgency unless we look for innovative new ways to upcycle waste and manufacturing by-products into usable products. STB is a pioneering product that will revolutionise the way companies across the world view waste as it will enable them to upcycle and profit from waste, thus reducing their manufacturing overheads.

This revolutionary product is the transformation of end-of-life cotton and wool textiles sourced from households, the fashion and textile industries, as well as Kvadrat which contributed cut-offs, into a high-quality material that can be used for a broad application range – the possibilities are nothing shy of exciting!

The amount of plastic waste produced in the modern era is staggering, yet innovators across the globe, like leading design studios bureau SLA and Overtrades W, remind us that the waste our lives produce needn’t end up in landfills where it poisons water supplies or accumulates in such great quantities that it forms floating islands in our oceans. As Overtrades W told audiences during Dutch Design Week 2016, “Our global consumption pattern is turning our valuable natural resources into a useless heap of scrap at an enormous speed.”

Therefore, what these pioneering architectural and design outfits are trying to achieve, is the creation of innovative ways for consumers and companies to join forces and combat the increase in global waste through the use of new materials and production methods. With exhibitions built entirely from recycled waste, in this case, plastic waste, they’re putting architectural design, recycling and innovative building methods in front of new audiences with remarkable results.

In the article linked to below, ‘Pretty Plastic Plant’, these two Dutch design studios have pooled their creative resources to deliver a project that produces real building materials from plastic waste. But it does more than show us what can be achieved, it shows us how they achieve it by involving the audience. By allowing visitors to the exhibition to bring their own plastic waste and watch how it’s transformed into a versatile product with real-life applications, they enable us all to experience first-hand just how beautiful recycling can be.

While Australian politicians argue over the merits of ‘clean coal’ and South Australia is subjected to yet another extensive blackout as the state’s renewable energy providers fail to meet peak demand, in other parts of the world they’re producing more clean energy than they seem to know what to do with. In Denmark, a 720-foot-tall wind turbine with massive 35-ton blades has just set a remarkable world record by producing an amazing 216,000 kWh of energy over a 24-hour period.

Wind turbines have been hailed as the energy source of the future by many environmentalists, energy producers and politicians, but so far, the results have failed to materialise and there’s been quite a backlash against their implementation in many parts of the world, including Australia. By converting the kinetic energy in wind into mechanical power which is then converted into electricity for use in homes and businesses, wind turbines are an excellent source of clean, renewable energy. Nevertheless, it’s countries with already low carbon footprints, like Denmark, that are leading the way in offshore wind power.

This article, ‘Denmark’s Monster Wind Turbine Just Smashed the 24-Hour Record for Energy Production’, shows us just how powerful the potential for wind power is and why countries with expansive shorelines and coastal waters, like Australia, should be stepping up implementation rather than arguing about our energy woes and who’s to blame. Furthermore, it shows us just how amazing renewable energy technology is at present and what we’ve got to look forward to in the future!

 

while australia is investing in “clean” coal

http://www.houzz.com.au/ideabooks/79431133?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u4549&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery8&newsletterId=4549

http://returntonow.net/2016/10/05/brewery-creates-edible-six-pack-rings-that-feed-rather-than-kill-marine-life/

this article has nothing to do with ecocabinets and things sustainable, although the point could be made that preserving proper english is an exercise in sustainability (tenuous point, i agree).  i am just posting it as i find it entertaining and interesting:

http://theconversation.com/things-you-were-taught-at-school-that-are-wrong-70327