Green Furniture Concepts by Swedish designer, Johan Berhin, have been installed throughout Hobart Airport’s departure lounges as part of the redesign to expand and enhance guest experience. Focused on capturing the essence of Tasmania and creating a unique environment, the redesign incorporates a conceptual look and feel which follows the…
Dale Hardiman presents Welcome to Wasteland from green magazine on Vimeo. Welcome to Wasteland presents projects by creative disciplines – including architects, industrial designers, furniture makers and researchers – exploring the use of waste materials, offering visitors an insight into how leading practitioners are approaching Australian waste issues, not just…
Grip – Convolo Design from green magazine on Vimeo. Australian hospitals produce 260 million kilograms of solid waste each year and health care facilities are growing at a rate of 5 percent. Grip provides ergonomically designed modular cutlery handles for people who have difficulties with gripping a regular piece. It…
Droop Lamp – Adam Markowitz & Apple Huang from green magazine on Vimeo. Droop explores the reuse of waste HDPE plastic, which is one of the most commonly used plastics in the packaging industry. Over 8 Million tonnes are produce every year, and this plastic will take centuries to degrade….
Standard Issue – Ben Tovim Design from green magazine on Vimeo. ‘Standard Issue’ is an exploration off what is possible with ‘off the shelf’ sheet materials that are made from recycled content. Using ‘Plaspanel’ made from recycled HDPE plastic and ‘Regupol’ floor sheeting made from recycled rubber, both materials are…
Get a Handle On It – ACV Studios from green magazine on Vimeo. Fabricated from production-waste plastics, ACV studio has shaped a series of handles for drawers, gates and doors. These handles are fun and friendly, and are a reaction to the ‘facelift culture’ promoted by renovation TV shows,…
The Think Brick Awards, Australia’s richest design awards, has announced its jury members for 2019 with internationally recognised and highly acclaimed industry leaders. This year’s Think Brick Awards winners will be announced at a gala dinner on 15 August 2019, and will be judged on the craftsmanship and innovative ways…
Mirvac Group and cultural start-up Yerrabingin have officially opened Australia’s first Indigenous urban food production farm, located on the rooftop of Yerrabingin House at South Eveleigh, Mirvac’s new technology and innovation hub (formerly known as the Australian Technology Park). The completion of the cultural venture was marked by a celebratory…
A highrise built out of timber, not steel? It’s a solid idea according to QUT structural engineering researcher Dr Craig Cowled, who’s embarked on a three-year project to work out the perfect way to build carbon-storing, timber-framed “plyscrapers”. He’s a big fan of the environmental credentials – and cost savings…
A vibrant pink circular bar will take pride of place at the Wallpaper* Handmade X: With Love exhibition, designed by architects Chan + Eayrs and made out of red oak by Sebastian Cox. This significant piece has been created to answer the brief of X set by the team at…
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