nudaforma challenges the use of virgin materials in sofas and partners with an italian startup that transforms old mattresses into recycled foam.

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creativity blooms plants a latticed canopy and bubbling benches along a pedestrian bridge, glowing like lanterns at night.

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15-year-old trapezoid planters are reused into furniture components serving as versatile seating in newham, london.

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the bench harnesses and converts wasted heat to improve outdoor comfort by cooling in the summer and heating in the winter.

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the initiative realizes a system of low carbon footprint interventions, from repurposed lighting to participatory seating.

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yokyok’s anamorphic bench is made of low-carbon cement, natural pigments evoking malicorne’s clay, and 35 kilos of broken plates and cooking ware.

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the undulating outer face forms human furniture, while the cavernous ellipsoidal substractions create quiet resting nooks for animals.

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the authorized fire hydrant caps ‘splash spots’ come in four colors, each offering a different water-splashing experience depending on the valves.

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employing bent aluminum tubes, rivets, and ready-made components, the project forges a design language that reframes the street barriers' purpose.

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using raw granite and epoxy resin, artist baptiste debombourg creates playful vehicle street sculptures in ‘radical nature’ that the public can use and ride.

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