Rodrigo Valdivielso

http://valdivielso.com.ar/index.php?/project/sistema-ruda/

'From a set of 13 pieces, designer Rodrigo Valdivielso estimates that about thirty standard objects can be easily made – all without the need for metal screws, joints, hinges or other permanent hardware. This has the natural dual benefit of making it possible just to buy the parts you want or need while also being able to convert the furniture to new uses over time and making it all the more user-friendly and useful for do-it-yourself designers.'

'This kind of thing seems to be the inevitable next step in modular design: cheap wood furniture that, like something from IKEA, is inexpensive, portable and easy to assemble but instead of coming with fixed plans it lends itself to custom crafted creations, from storage and shelving units to tables, desks chairs and stools made out of small multifunctional pieces and parts.'

http://dornob.com/diy-all-in-one-transforming-modular-wood-furniture-idea/

Nicola Zocca

shrink collection

It is a series of furniture designed using heat shrinkable tube. After heating it with hot air, it shrinks from three to six times its diameter. This material is usually used as protection for electrical cables, automotive and airplane parts. After heating, it shrinks and becomes hard enough to be used in new and different ways, for example as a furniture joint. So just using hot air, after a quick assembly, it's possible to build and fix chairs, bookshelves and tables without using any screws or nails.

http://www.nicolazocca.com/

Studio Gorm: Wood Peg

wood peg

an all wood version of our peg furniture.

peg is a family of furniture with diverse parentage. the shaker peg rail, the korean wall hung table and the lowly shop broom. a flexible furniture system made up of simple components, which can be assembled in a variety of ways to accommodate a multitude of scenarios. it can be just as easily disassembled, using no tools or fasteners. all components can be hung from a peg rail on the wall creating pleasing abstract compositions.

materials:

douglas fir
hemlock
oak
ash
walnut
hickory

http://www.studiogorm.com/woodpeg.html

Hussein Chalayan - Buried Collection

Natalia Vodianova (photograph by Paolo Roversi)

http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/chalayan.html

Coming soon to a planet near you: 7 billion people

Coming soon to a planet near you: 7 billion people

How much does your building weigh, Mr Foster?

http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Practice/Default.aspx

The Toaster Project - Thomas Thwaites