2012 New Topographies / An Evening at Molecule-Design Lab

Molecule Contemporary Design, the silver metallic freight structure set back from the road near the intersection of Cerrillos and Baca Street, presents, New Topographies, an evening in celebration of the first Design LAB Juried Exhibition launched in conjunction with Design Santa Fe 2012. The evening event will showcase Adriana Siso’s project, the design and construction… Read More 2012 New Topographies / An Evening at Molecule-Design Lab

10/10/201202/04/2021 Adriana Siso

Light Transmitting Concrete

Concrete has a sometimes-bad reputation as a harsh, rigid, cold-to-the-touch and straight-edged material. Litracon is doing a great deal to change that image of concrete through a score of creative and sustainable applications for their patented light-transmitting concrete. Filled with optical fibers that run from one end of a poured piece of concrete to the other, these… Read More Light Transmitting Concrete

04/14/201201/28/2021 Adriana Siso

Biophotovoltaics – generating energy from photosynthesis

Two Cambridge University departments — the science-driven Biochemistry lab and the design-focused Institute for Manufacturing — have teamed up to dream up biophotovoltaic devices of the future. Biophotovoltaics generate renewable energy (and a few other useful by-products) from the photosynthesis of living organisms like algae and moss. Prototype devices have recently been constructed and tested in… Read More Biophotovoltaics – generating energy from photosynthesis

02/05/201201/28/2021 Adriana Siso

Lego-style apartment transforms into infinite spaces

Multifunctional space – What else do we really need? This is my idea of a perfect space. The impeccable classy design formed out of moving parts in 258 square feet. The next step to this “Lego-style” apartment would be mobility. Wouldn’t it be great to have this transformable, multifunctional habitat be able to fit perfectly… Read More Lego-style apartment transforms into infinite spaces

01/10/201201/28/2021 Adriana Siso2 Comments

White Goat turns office paper into toilet paper

Reposted from TechCrunch. What we have here is a machine that automatically turns office paper into toilet paper. It’s called White Goat (seriously) and is made by a Japanese company called Oriental [JP]. The way it works is simple: You just feed the machine with about 40 sheets of office (or whatever) paper, wait for 30… Read More White Goat turns office paper into toilet paper

12/30/201101/28/2021 Adriana Siso1 Comment

Boxpark: First Shipping Container Pop-Up Mall in London

Boxpark is a new shopping mall built from standard-sized recycled shipping containers. Located in London’s ultra-hip east end, the shops are achingly trendy, with the majority selling tee-shirts, shoes and some jeans. All with attitude, of course. The container village is painted black and white and contains 60 containers which are stacked two stories high and… Read More Boxpark: First Shipping Container Pop-Up Mall in London

12/24/201102/04/2021 Adriana Siso2 Comments

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