Water flows inspire Arthur Mamou-Mani’s Harmonic Tides installation in London
Architect Arthur Mamou-Mani unveils ‘Harmonic Tides’, a glowing, wave-like 3D-printed corridor for Clerkenwell Design Week 2025.
Canal Cafe purifies Venetian water to make espresso at La Biennale
Part espresso bar, part laboratory, the Canal Café project by Diller Scofidio + Renfro won the Golden Lion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.
The Eau Fraîche installation blends design and perfumery in Paris
Eau Fraîche is a poetic installation with a sustainable message inviting visitors to refresh from a scented water fountain.
Giorgio Rava reflects on our ancestral relationship with water with the ‘Anima Liquida’ sculptural stone sink for Antoniolupi
Stone and water. These are the only elements that makeup ANIMA LIQUIDA, the new freestanding sink signed by Giorgio Rava for Antoniolupi.
CON-NECT-ED-NESS: the Danish Pavilion in Venice evokes an indelible sense of connection between people and Nature
A cyclic water system connects visitors, senses and surroundings at CON-NECT-ED-NESS, the biophilic exhibition at the Danish Pavilion.
10 aquatic exhibitions tuning with DesignMiami/’s main theme ‘ELEMENT: WATER’
Sinking furniture reminding of Venice challenging tasks and iceberg-like pottery going beyond the natural-artificial dichotomy… 10 aquatic exhibitions at DesignMiami/ 2019.
Snøhetta has inaugurated UNDER, Europe’s first underwater restaurant on Norway’s southernmost tip
Norwegian firm Snøhetta has completed UNDER, Europe’s very first underwater restaurant which offers a glimpse of the Northern Sea’s marine life.
Climate change innovators: 7 cutting-edge technologies protecting the planet at CES 2019
Solar powered connected street lights, a digital gardener sharping green thumb skills and an IoT device to shower responsibly… Meet the CES 2019 Climate Change Innovators reducing our impact on the environment by lowering carbon emissions.
Global Grad Show 2018: 7 out-of-the-box innovative designs saving water, protecting oceans and helping people
Dehydrated cleaning products reducing water waste, autonomous submersible drones mapping the coral reef and a floating device turning street lights into flood-emergency kits. 7 responsible water-related innovations at the Global Grad Show 2018 in Dubai.
Snarkitecture designs a conceptual kitchen island inspired by water, ice and steam
The “Altered states” installation by Snarkitecture for Caesarstone features a topographic and conceptual kitchen island surrounded by a white to grey arena.
Gates of light: Dan Roosegaarde explores futuristic eco-landscapes
Inspired by light-reflective butterflies wings, kites and bioluminescent algae, Dan Roosegaarde envisions futuristic sustainable light designs by the floodgates of the historic Afsluitddjk site in the Netherlands.
Water mobility: self-driving boats and the internet of sailing, get ready for high-tech hydrodynamics
Water mobility: personal submarines and navigating floating gyms, the ultimate water-bike but also self-driving Roboats crossing Amsterdam canals… With 70% of the planet covered in water, the future of traveling might come as a gliding technology.
From concrete warship to floating dream home
Step aboard a unique floating home in Amsterdam that was created by transforming a concrete warship into a cosy alcove.
Water poetries
Artists and designers took inspiration from the falling of a drop of water and gave shape to mesmerizing creations that reflect upon one of Nature most elementary yet foundamental acts.
Makoko Floating School
NLÉ studio protoyped and built a sustainable A-shaped watercraft structure for the Makoko floating community in Lagos, Nigeria. The project responds to the critical challenges posed by urbanization and climate change in Africa and foresees possible solutions to a new way for sustainable architecture.
RainHouse by Ivanka
IVANKA presented “Rainhouse – The Water of Life” a revolutionary project developed to harvest and filter rain and turn it into the highest quality drinking water thanks through a special concrete developed by the Hungarian brand.