The ultimate guide to lime and lime plasters
A reference guide to one of the oldest building materials, and its misunderstood revival.
A CLT house buried into a hillside
Hello Wood’s CLT House shelters into a sloping site outside Budapest, where a timber structure and green roof make for a home at ease in nature.
The alchemy of making – takeaways from Tactile Dialogues
So much gets lost when we only see the perfection of a finished object – but peeling back the layers and getting insight into the process are where the real ideas live. Notes from the Tactile Dialogues panel at Melbourne Design Week.
The Melbourne Design Week 2026 hitlist
With thirty-plus events on bio-materials, repair and circularity, this year’s design week highlights that sustainability concepts have beyond the fringe.
The Apple House is an imaginative test of natural materials
A community building with heart, The Apple House features hemp, lime plaster, spruce glulam and an earthen floor – all with a respectful outlook to the surrounding orchard.
