Time has a way of rearranging priorities. Between projects and a few private matters, this blog has been unusually quiet for some time. Today it returns – with the clocks of George Sowden. Between 1981 and 1988, the Memphis design collective reinvented virtually every category of domestic object. Yet no other member made the clock […]
Sometimes architects find that their project has a special requirement that can’t be met by standard products or systems. To maintain design integrity, customisation is the preference– and in many cases the only – option. Suppliers can often propose solutions using standard products in a different way from usual or embark on producing something entirely […]
Defined as building components derived from natural, living organisms (such as plants, fungi, and bacteria), biomaterials are experiencing a renaissance. Beyond the most obvious material (i.e. timber), we are beginning to see a broad range of such products in the built environment. One of the key attractions of such materials is that, when specified appropriately, […]