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Sharing stories with... Piers Taylor Sharing stories with... Piers Taylor

Learning from the Local, designing responsively for people, climate and culture by architect, presenter and author Piers Taylor is an exploration of our connection to materials and place fuelled by many years of experimentation, making and thinking.

Sharing stories with... ORCA Sharing stories with... ORCA

ORCA is an Oregon and California based landscape design and outdoor product studio working to bring a deeper connection between nature and the people that inhabit a space.

Bridging the gap: the Living Bridge, Bali Bridging the gap: the Living Bridge, Bali

The Living Bridge at Green School Bali is a hands-on learning space where students, teachers and local craftsmen built together.

Materials in motion: Mirrl Materials in motion: Mirrl

ARCHITEXTURES takes you behind the scenes at the Mirrl workshop.

Fragments of the future: how circular design can reimagine waste Fragments of the future: how circular design can reimagine waste

From demolition rubble to olive pits and coffee grounds, designers are turning waste into beautiful, useful materials. Circular design celebrates local resources and sustainability, giving discarded items new life while telling the story of their past.

Brick from a stone: Arch Revival Brick from a stone: Arch Revival

At Clerkenwell Design Week, the Arch Revival Pavilion wowed visitors with sweeping stone arches. Made from local stone, it uses far less carbon than clay bricks while staying strong and elegant, showing that sustainable design can be both beautiful and bold.

Materials in motion: No Rules Wallpaper Materials in motion: No Rules Wallpaper

ARCHITEXTURES takes you behind the scenes at the No Rules Wallpaper studio.

Architextures turns 5 Architextures turns 5

Architextures celebrated a journey that has seen the site grow to become one of the world’s largest digital materials libraries, with a community of over 500,000 architects and designers using the platform to find, create, download and edit materials.

Clayworks: the ancient lineage of clay Clayworks: the ancient lineage of clay

Today clay is experiencing a remarkable renaissance, establishing itself as an important part of the sustainable materials palette. This revival owes a great deal to Clayworks, the Cornwall-based company redefining the use of clay in contemporary design.

Natural warmth: rethinking insulation in a warming world Natural warmth: rethinking insulation in a warming world

Thick stone walls, dense timber frames filled with straw, and packed-earth structures held in warmth through winter and repelled heat in the summer. These materials, raw, organic and local, were not chosen for their insulating properties alone but for their abundance and endurance.

Materials in motion: Tiny Temple Materials in motion: Tiny Temple

ARCHITEXTURES takes you behind the scenes of the Tiny Temple workshop.

The language of stone: Stone Curators The language of stone: Stone Curators

“People love stone” says Gavin Johnston, founder of Stone Curators. He should know, his opinion is one based on years of working with likeminded and appreciative clients who have tasked Gavin with finding exactly the right stone for their projects.