Design Debate

There really is no limit to what can be achieved with 3d printing it seems. Mario Cucinella Architects and WASP have together created a 3d printed house made from local raw earth. This domed structure is entirely created with reusable and recyclable materials. All sourced from the local soil, it's carbon-neutral and adaptable to any climate or location. Amazing really.  Eco credentials aside, the structure is pretty pleasing to the eye. The outside might resemble more ant hill than house, but the interior pleasingly curves in a warm embrace. The ripples add a strokable texture and have the effect of both drawing the eye up and out as well as helping the space feel intimate  and cosy. Originally found at Eclectic Trends . 

I stumbled across Lee Borthwick 's installations today and thought them worthy of a share. I had seen her work before but today just felt like a reflection  kind of day. Quite a simple concept really, Lee finds discarded and overlooked pieces of wood and covers them in carefully cut mirrors to bring the sky above down below. I do love this idea of something so lofty and expansive available at our feet. Imagine dark forest glades dappled with puddles of blue, ever changing, never the same.  I also adore her mirror tapestries, undulating slices of wood reflecting back at us. It really does make me want to get creative in my own garden, allowing the sky to fall in the most gentle and poetic way.