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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.

MaterialDistrict Insights MaterialDistrict Insights

At ARCHITEXTURES, we’re dedicated to sharing our love of materials to bring our growing community of architects and designers the innovative, contemporary materials changing the way we construct our built environment.

Constructing change: the circular economy building solution Constructing change: the circular economy building solution

Challenging current linear practices from extraction, to construction, to waste, Scottish startup Kenoteq is reimagining the brick by creating a climate conscious circular ecosystem.

Beneath the surface, stories from Grow House Grow Beneath the surface, stories from Grow House Grow

In 2008, when Cuban American illustrator turned entrepreneur Katie Deedy founded wallpaper company Grow House Grow, the world had turned grey. Collectively, we were covering our walls in monochromatic colours. Katie was about to change all that