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What do you get when you combine an architect, a farmer, an artistic mindset and a pile of thick bark? If you’re farmer Robert Petterson and architect Ulf Mejergren, you get Pine Bark Hut. [...]

Kapok is a fiber you may have never heard of, yet it’s commonly used in many products. And now, at least one company has figured out how to turn it into clothing. This renewable and sustainable natural material has a list...

It’s an apparel company with a unique spin -- specifically, yak wool spun into a clothing line of base and mid layers along with activewear. This company is called Kora.[...]

Cozy Earth is a luxury brand, most widely known for its ultra-soft sheets chosen by Oprah to put on her list of “Favorite Things” in 2018. While customer reviews are overwhelmingly high, there’s more to the company...

Sustainable company Grain has just introduced their new Clover furniture line made of cork. In September of this year, the collection debuted at Colony in New York. Designed by Chelsea and James Minola, they say the line...

A sustainable organic winery called Cascina Elena has updated an Alta Langa landscape in Rocchetta Belbo, Italy, without disruption. Limiting excavation and displacements helped BRH+ architects create an environmentally and...

Tentree is a company focused on making apparel while also making a difference. The company’s mission is to be a responsible manufacturer at every stage of production by ensuring safe and fair working conditions and sourcing...

At The School of Architecture, Masters of Architecture students can opt to participate in The Shelter Program instead of a traditional thesis. This program is a hands-on learning opportunity where students design and construct...

Newly opened in the summer of 2022, LOST LINDENBERG is a guest collective with an emphasis on connection -- both with nature and other humans.[...]

A leading brand in sustainable furniture design, Naturedesign is now in its third generation and is continuing to explore ways of shaping modern furniture out of centuries-old wood...

Some places have a certain look. New England is full of Colonial architecture, while the southwest is packed with haciendas and stucco. In Hanoi, Vietnam, it's tube houses. This is Folding House, a design inspired by paper...

For more than 20 years Lorena Canals, the company and the founder by the same name, produced rugs that can be easily washed at home, in the convenience of your washing machine...

The client's request was clear -- include a simple architectural design, the ability to manually assist in the build and wood as a primary building material...

What’s better than a hot bath? A hot bath while being immersed in the outdoor environment. That’s the idea behind Canadian bath company GOODLAND, and unlike your typical hot tub, The Wood Burning Hot Tub offers the bonus...

Art in architecture is in the eye of the beholder, regardless of whether the design is formed using analog or digital techniques. In the case of Fologram, an Australian design studio that specializes in mixed reality experiences,...