Grande Marble Look tiles by Marazzi
Dezeen Showroom: Marazzi has expanded its Grande Marble Look range of porcelain slab tiles, which the brand says delivers greater clarity and sustainability than actual marble. Read more Dezeen Showroom: Marazzi has expanded its Grande Marb.....»»
The Race to Save St. Mark’s Basilica From Salty Floodwaters
As Venice faces a four-foot sea level rise, the historic cathedral—and its marble—could succumb to damaging tides......»»
DepA Architects clads traditional Portuguese house in sage-green tiles
Porto-based DepA Architects has extended and renovated a traditional Portuguese home, streamlining its floor plan and adding a material and colour palette informed by its original design. Read more Porto-based DepA Architects has extended an.....»»
Microorganisms on the Rio Grande Rise are a basis for life and a possible origin of metals
The abundant biological and mineral diversity of the Rio Grande Rise, a seamount in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean about 1,500 km from the coast of Brazil, is probably due, to a great extent, to little-known microscopic creatures......»»
Tesla tells customers they’ll have to pay more for solar roof
One customer under contract told Ars his price rose from $66,000 to $87,000. Enlarge (credit: Tesla) Tesla has jacked up the price of its solar roof, which integrates solar panels directly into roof tiles, Electrek reports. A 12.3 kW system th.....»»
Tesla Drastically Increases Price of Solar Roof
Tesla appears to have drastically increased the price of its Solar Roof tiles in an update to its configurator and quote estimates. Electrek reports: After years of delays, the Tesla Solar Roof is finally gaining momentum with a sharp rise in install.....»»
Australasian genetic influence spread wider in South America than previously thought
A team of researchers from Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, has found evidence of a genetic Australasian influence in more parts of South America than just the Amazon. In their paper.....»»
Sleeping Octopuses May Have Dreams, But They"re Probably Brief
According to a report in the journal iScience, octopuses may have short dreams during their alternating periods of sleep. NPR reports: [Sidarta Ribeiro, a neuroscientist at the Brain Institute at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazi.....»»
2HIEN house in Vietnam built using tiles salvaged from the owners" previous home
Vietnamese studio CTA has unveiled a house clad with scallop tiles, which were preserved by the owners when their old home was pulled down. Read more Vietnamese studio CTA has unveiled a house clad with scallop tiles, which were preserved by.....»»
Roof-tiles in imperial China: Creating Ximing Temple"s lotus-pattern tile ends
Any visitor to China will have noticed the spectacular roofs on buildings dating from imperial times. However, the question of how these roof tiles were produced has attracted relatively little attention from archaeologists. Now, a team of researcher.....»»
MVRDV to build artificial hill alongside London"s Marble Arch
MVRDV has revealed visuals of its Marble Arch Hill viewpoint, which will be built in central London near Oxford Street to attract people back to the shopping street following the coronavirus pandemic. Read more MVRDV has revealed visuals.....»»
Roar Studio decorates Dubai cafe with terrazzo flooring and broken ceramic tiles
Design office Roar Studio combined industrial materials such as concrete and stainless steel with decorative terrazzo and broken ceramic tiles for Drop Coffee, a cafe in Dubai's Dar Al Wasl Mall. Read more Design office Roar Studio combined.....»»
Simon Hamui creates clean-lined furniture for minimalist Mexico City house
Mexican design firm Simon Hamui has created bespoke furnishings for a moody and minimalist Mexico City home by Spanish practice Francesc Rifé Studio, using a tactile palette of eucalyptus wood, glass, quartzite, marble and brass. Read more.....»»
Squar(e) tiles by Giovanni Barbieri
Dezeen Showroom: Giovanni Barbieri's Squar(e) collection combines irregular mosaic and standard ceramic tiles that can be used to create customised 3D wall finishes. Read more Dezeen Showroom: Giovanni Barbieri's Squar(e) collection combin.....»»
Travertine walls enclose Casa ZTG in Guadalajara by 1540 Arquitectura
Mexican studio 1540 Arquitectura has created an inward-facing home for an older couple that features tall, marble-clad facades with limited openings. Read more Mexican studio 1540 Arquitectura has created an inward-facing home for an older c.....»»
Mexican design students fill tables with marble platters and wooden dinosaurs
In the Centre of the Table is a collection of practical and decorative objects including marble and wood serving plates and wooden dinosaurs made by students from Mexico's CENTRO University. Read more In the Centre of the Table is a collecti.....»»
Emerge flooring tiles by Bolon
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish design company Bolon has launched the Emerge collection, which includes six new colours of its woven flooring tiles, in a virtual reality setting. Read more Dezeen Showroom: Swedish design company Bolon has launched.....»»
Old-school Cadillac dealership takes offramp from EV future
Downtown Louisville's Brown Bros. Cadillac — with a showroom decked out in gold chandeliers, stained-glass windows and marble fireplace — is among the more than 175 dealerships that aren't sticking around for an all-electric future. Remaining dea.....»»
Metamaterial tiles boost sensitivity of large telescopes
A multi-institutional group of researchers has developed new metamaterial tiles that will help improve the sensitivity of telescopes being built at the preeminent Simons Observatory in Chile. The tiles have been incorporated into receivers that will.....»»
Diagnosing learning disabilities in multilingual contexts
The University of Luxembourg, the Centre pour le développement des apprentissages Grande-Duchesse Maria Teresa (CDA) and the Minister of Education, Children and Youth, Claude Meisch presented a new publication on learning disabilities in multilingua.....»»
Here’s how to DIY faux granite, marble, or quartz countertops for under $100
Did you know you can have countertops that look exactly like real stone -- granite, marble, or quartz -- for under $100? Here's a DIY guide for doing the reno......»»