Traceability is the key to unlocking true circular design
Traceability is at the heart of the circular design. You can’t keep materials in play if you don’t know exactly what they are, where they came from, or how they behave over time.
Inside Casa Wabi’s coastal residences
On a wild stretch of Oaxaca’s Pacific coast, Casa Wabi reimagines the traditional palapa as a minimalist artist’s refuge – pairing open-sided, palm-thatched structures with locally crafted timber furniture and raw, material-led artworks by founder Bosco Sodi.
House LO is a hempcrete experiment in a forest
In a woodland clearing in the Czech Republic, House LO stands as a testament to refined design and experimentation. Designed by Ateliér Lina Bellovičová, the home is built almost entirely from hempcrete – a bio-based material not often used in the region.
A healthy home made with cork, bamboo and hemp
With its compact footprint and clever urban insertion, Brown House treats home as an ecosystem, using bio-based materials to construct a healthier, lower-impact model for urban living.
Why systems thinking matters more than ever
When we talk about sustainability in design – whether furniture, buildings, materials or communities – the instinct is often to narrow our view: pick a green material, specify energy-efficient appliances, reduce waste. These are worthwhile efforts. But if we don’t widen our frame, we risk treating symptoms rather than shifting the system itself.
