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Elegant Zero-Energy Furniture can store heat and regulate indoor temperatures
A heating and cooling table ? :)
(FAAST).
Heating and cooling are no longer exclusively an architectural issue, but one that can be tackled with smart furniture design. This elegant-looking Climatic Table can regulate indoor temperatures by storing heat and increases energy savings by up to 60% for heating and 30% for cooling . DesignersRaphaël Ménard and Jean-Sébastien Lagrange created an entire series called Zero Energy Furniture that can “store a large quantity of thermal energy within a small volume.”
The first piece in the series is The Climatic Table, made from solid oak and corrugated anodized aluminium. The secret to the table’s energy-efficient performance lies in the innovative use of phase-change materials (PCM), integrated between the surface of plain wood and the folded sheet of anodized aluminum. Thanks to this great technology, the table can help smooth out temperature fluctuations and, in the case of office buildings, save up to 60% of energy required for heating and about 30% for cooling.
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The top is made from solid oak which has great thermal qualities, while folded aluminium sheets placed on the underside have high conductivity and great structural properties. This fantastic design was presented at the 2015 Milan Design Week and we can’t wait to see what the designers come up with next.
by Lidija Grozdanic, 05/05/15
http://inhabitat.com/elegant-zero-energy-furniture-can-store-heat-and-regulate-indoor-temperatures/
From The Outside This Looks Like A Normal Camper, But Once You See Inside, You’ll Wish You Owned One
Version Camping du Pantone Shop de Florence ? :) (FAAST)
Do you love camping and are you enjoy in it, are you enjoy in the beautiful mountains the spectacular view and outdoor, completely peace and relaxation, who doesn’t? For all those who enjoy in the beauties of camping and maybe for all who like a small portable home with all needed material we find some perfect and amazing solution.
Originally designed in 1985, it’s an expandable caravan that looks more like a small apartment than a camper, and features accordion-style folding parts that double as collapsible walls in the sleeping and living spaces. When it is parked the walls fold downward, creating two whole new rooms and tripling the floor space and than it look like a small apartment. This amazing design can be your next relaxation method just you need to go with this anywhere where you can have a peace and to enjoy. Check below on the photos.
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Best-of Creative Chairs on Fubiz
Un choix de fauteuils design par le magazine Fubiz... Du kitsch au pas mal du tout... (FAAST)
Dans ce best-of, Fubiz a sélectionné les assises les plus créatives en matière de Design : sofa et fauteuils en tout genre, en bois, en mousse, en forme de crânes ou de pieuvres, des plus élégants aux plus originaux, les sièges les plus marquants sont à découvrir dans la suite.
3D Printed Animal Chair Miniatures by Maximo Riera.
Monster Chair by Constantin Bolimond.
Multi-Tasking Chairs by Song Seung-Yong.
Luno Armchair by IL HOON ROH.
Lounge chair Q1 by Odesd2.
Happy Material Chairs by Pini Leibovich.
Eclosion Sofa by Olivier Grégoire.
Floating Balloon Design by h220430.
Bamboo Chair Flow by Cheng-Tsung Feng.
Carbon Fiber Eames Sofa by Matthew Strong.
Bookworm Chair by Atelier010.
Cloud Sofa by Dizajno.
Skull Armchair by Harow.
Lot in Sofa by Daisuke Motogi.
Affinity Chair by Ben Alun-Jones.
Chairs Design by Pierre Renart.
Inception Chair by Vivian Chiu.
Momento Collection by Emanuele Canova.
Skull Chair by Vladi Rapaport.
Squishy Chairs by Annie Evelyn.
Soft Armchair by Marta Szymkowiak.
Sofa Canvas by YOY.
Snobar Furniture by Yonder Magnetik.
Swing Table by Duffy London.
Triwing Chair by Marco Hemmerling.
U Stool Chair by Richard Clarkson.
Steps Design Chair by Geof Ramsay.
Wood Sofa by Bae Se Hwa.
Wooden Knot Furniture by Kino Guerin.
Wooden Bags Furniture by AmeBe.
Zoo Furniture by Mayice.
Rocking Chair by M.OSS.
Qwerty Couch by Zoo Loft.
Hanger Chair by Philippe Malouin.
Globe Chair by Michiel van Gageldonk.
Hanging Chair by Les Ateliers Guyon.
Cay Sofa Concept by Alexander Rehn.
Origami Sofa by Yumi Yoshid.
Dog House Sofa by Seungji Mun.
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http://www.fubiz.net/2015/04/13/best-of-creative-chairs-on-fubiz/
UC Berkeley unveils 3D-printed "Bloom" building made of powdered cement
Impression 3D ... sculpté (FAAST)
Ronald Rael and UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design just unveiled the an innovative 3D printed building made from powdered cement. Measuring 9 feet high by 12 feet wide and 12 feet deep, the swirling Bloom pavilion is composed of 840 custom-printed blocks made from an iron oxide-free Portland cement polymer. The variegated bricks are printed with delicate floral patterns that allow natural light to shine into the pavilion's interior, and the building glows like a lantern when illuminated from within. UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design calls it the "first and largest powder-based 3-D-printed cement structure built to date."
3D printing technology has advanced by leaps and bounds over the past decade. Whereas the first printers slowly churned out tiny trinkets and figurines, today’s advanced printers can produce functional tools, full-sized furniture, automobiles, and even entire buildings. Ronald Rael is pushing the technology to its limits, and the new Bloom pavilion opens up new possibilities for the field of 3D-printed architecture.
Rael is an associate professor of architecture at Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design and co-founder of Emerging Objects – a 3D printing think tank that recently developed a brick that can cool buildings using only water. He worked with Thailand-based Siam Research and Innovation and a graduate student research team composed of Kent Wilson, Alex Schofield, Sofia Anastassiou and Yina Dong to develop the elegant, curving structure made from 840 precisely printed bricks
The Bloom pavilion’s construction process and materials set it apart from from other 3D printed structures. Most 3D printed buildings are created by extruding wet cement through a nozzle. This process creates durable buildings, however the finished product is rough and imprecise. Bloom was constructed over the course of a year by 11 3D Systems printers using powdered cement, polymers, and fibers. This process minimized waste and yielded strong, lightweight bricks printed with high-resolution details. According to UC Berkeley, “Bloom is a precise 3-D-printed cement polymer structure that overcomes many of the previous limitations to 3-D-printed architecture. Such limitations include the speed and cost of production as well as aesthetics and practical applications.”
After its official unveiling yesterday, the Bloom Pavilion was disassembled and shipped to Siam Research and Innovation in Thailand to be displayed for several months before touring the world.
by Mike Chino, 03/09/15
http://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-3d-printed-building-made-from-powdered-cement-unveiled-at-uc-berkeley/
Surf Sauna in a Barrel Keeps Crazy Winter Surfers Warm
Just for fun ... une remorque sauna, pour se réchauffer quand il fait froid...
Surf Sauna is a mobile sauna built to warm up winter surfers. A group of surfers in the Portsmouth New Hampshire area built it using western red cedar and stainless steel, and it's available for rent by the day. The barrel-shaped space can be transported anywhere and used by people who enjoy all sorts of winter activities.
Surf Sauna’s structure is made from marine grade galvanized and stainless steel to hold up to years of salt water exposure. The cylindrical walls are made from western red cedar which is naturally rot resistant and antimicrobial. The unit comes bundled with a mounted shovel and hi-lift jack, in case the vehicle gets stuck.
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The idea for the sauna came much earlier during the formation of Port City Makerspace in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It was years before a group of surfers and craftsmen decided to actually build it. According to the group’s official website, the unit will soon be available to rent by the day.
Related: Tiny Space-Age LoftCube Prefab Can Pop up Just About Anywhere
by Lidija Grozdanic, 03/03/15
http://inhabitat.com/mobile-surf-sauna-in-a-barrel-keeps-crazy-winter-surfers-warm/