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Made of fine concrete embedded with 4% by weight of optical glass fibers
New Architecture in Concrete... ... from translucent blocks and photo-engraved building fronts to revolutionary materials that promise to change the rules of construction as we know them today. We all know that concrete can be concocted to look like many things, but who would have thought that the rock-solid substance could be a substitute for a window?

Growing A Natural Crystal Chair

You might remember growing crystals as a science project back in school. Well, Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka didn’t forget so he grew natural crystals to form a chair! It is called the Venus Chair. He created it for his exhibition, Second Nature in Tokyo later this month. He wanted each of the artists participating in this event to ”convey the mysterious power of nature and life”. His vision of fusing technology with nature is why he called his exhibition Second Nature.

The designer grew the crystals on a sponge like form set in a tank filled with a super concentrated solution. The above picture is his pilot chair grown in a smaller tank before he advanced to the full scale model. Making crystals takes a lot of time but the results are spectacular. The chair may not be functional but it is a great piece of art.