Although clay has been used for literally thousands of years, innovation and new production techniques have created a new generation of ceramics; a high-quality material that is light weight, thin and extremely hard wearing. It is so strong that it can even be used in bulletproof body armor. These qualities make it ideal for a lot of new and exciting applications.

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Even though wood is a very traditional material in product- and especially furniture design, we can still find different ways of how and where to use it and discover amazing new shapes and functions.
This collection shows a few examples of the versatility and beauty of the natural material.
Above a piece of Lazerian’s recently launched ‘mensa table’ collection. It consists of modular birch plywood components supporting glass tops.
Photo Lanzerian

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Paper, a simple but versatile material has recently been revaluated. Whereas in the past it was mostly a cheap option for disposable products or mock-ups it is now being widely used as a more refined material for the end product across different industries.
Here is a collection of lovely things made of paper, where it is used in diverse ways.
(Above the beautiful ‘Cabbage’ chair by nendo, photo dezeen)

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