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It seems everyday ManyStuff has something brilliant
Litracon™ presents the phenomenon of light transmitting concrete in the form of a widely applicable new building material. Litracon™ is a combination of optical fibres and fine concrete. It can be produced as prefabricated building blocks and panels. Due to the small size of the fibres, they blend into concrete becoming a component of the material like small pieces of aggregate. In this manner, the result is not only two materials - glass in concrete - mixed, but a third, new material, which is homogeneous in its inner structure and on its main surfaces as well. Thousands of optical glass fibres form a matrix and run parallel to each other between the two main surfaces of each block. The proportion of the fibres is very small (4%) compared to the total volume of the blocks. Moreover, these fibres mingle in the concrete because of their insignificant size, and they become a structural component as a kind of modest aggregate. Therefore, the surface of the blocks remains homogeneous concrete. In theory, a wall structure built from light-transmitting concrete can be several meters thick, because the fibres work without almost any loss in light up until 20 meters.

via Print Fetish
WrapSHADE
A single piece of veneer is wrapped to form both the shade and the hanging structure. Light reveals the form of the structure and the quality of the grain.
Dimensions: 12" Diameter
Via Poppy
Annual report "The Hague in facts and figures"
Quote: we don't want an ordinary report! Can you make it more arty?
So we did, literally. We turned the graphs into works of art. Every page displays a visual
which can be read as a graph or seen as a work of art. Some of the graphs were also
presented on actual canvas.


Kithaus offers modular prefab kits that provide a smart solution to the never- ending quest for (outer?) space. K3 is a 9‘ x 13’ module that can function as a backyard office or studio and no foundation is necessary. Because of this, the K3 may be permit exempt in many municipalities. What’s included? An MHS aluminum construction system, dual insulated windows and doors, data port and electrical connection box, finished walls, floor and ceiling and more. Imagine the uses – meditation room (inner space), clubhouse, personal getaway that can be booked by members of the main household … Larger modules are also available, at 17’ x 17’.