Our fascination with prefab buildings knows no bounds — but add bamboo to the mix and you’ve really got our attention. These two beautiful houses in Hawaii were recently built using bamboo as the main building material. The total construction time? Two days. (source inhabitat) Read more…

A flexible fabric embedded with cement that can be moulded into shape and used as rapidly deployable shelter in disaster relief situations. (source australian design) Read more…

This design for a special cabinet-cabin by Jeroen van Mechelen (Studio JVM) creates a guesthouse within a newly designed villa that was carved out of a mountain wall in the village of Vals in Switzerland. (source design.nl) Read more…

This is the second Kvadrat showroom by Bouroullec, situated in a harbour industrial building. As the first showroom was the starting point for the development of the North Tiles, this new space integrates the product 'Clouds'. (source mimosa) Read more…

The RD (Roughly Drawn) Legs Limited Edition chairs are hand woven in 100% recycled domestic plastic waste. Building on the early experimental plastic processes developed by Richard Liddle, the design uses no glues or additional fixings in its production. All he add is heat and skill. (source abitare) Read more…

The British menswear label Smithfield recently teamed up with furniture designer Peter Masters to create an eclectic and 100% recycled interior for their new Manchester shop. The dynamic space uses mailing tubes and shipping boxes as elements of digital-age styling, recycling them into incredible wall coverings, light fixtures, hanging sculptures, and clothing displays. (source inhabitat) Read more…