dbrand’s Grass-Textured Skins Let You Literally Touch Grass Without Going Outside

Admin1 year ago06 mins

We check our phones thousands of times daily, running our fingers across smooth glass and metal surfaces that have become extensions of ourselves. This constant tactile relationship with our devices makes the texture we feel just as important as the visual design. While most manufacturers focus on sleek, minimalist aesthetics, dbrand has taken a wildly…

#Contemporary home in Prague incorporates a green roof, adding a speck of green to an urban dwelling

Admin3 years ago04 mins

Located in the Hlubocepy district in Prague, Czech Republic is a family home alongside a wildlife corridor. Designed by RO_AR architecture studio, the home features a concrete roof topped with grass, and is intended to be a “bridge between the urban and the natural”. The home is meant to be a “clash of two geometries”…

#This new carbon negative material made using processed grass is meant to replace traditional OSB boards

Admin3 years ago05 mins

“This new carbon negative material made using processed grass is meant to replace traditional OSB boards” Based in North Carolina, the firm Plantd Materials has produced a new material ‘Plantd’. Built using processed perennial grass, the material is said to be lighter and stronger as compared to traditional timber boards, but will capture more carbon….