Hawaii house by Walker Warner Architects hugged by volcanic rock
American firm Walker Warner Architects has perched a basalt and cedar-clad holiday home in Hawaii on a mountainside of lava rock with an infinity pool that looks towards the sea. More
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Studio MK27 envelopes interior of a São Paulo apartment with wooden slats
Basalt floors and wood panelled ceilings and walls cover this São Paulo apartment designed by local practice Studio MK27. More
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Benjamin Langholz's circular staircase at Burning Man creates "an alternate reality"
Artist Benjamin Langholz created a circular staircase of stepping stones to allow revellers to tune out the immersive atmosphere at this year's Burning Man and focus on themselves. More
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Barend Koolhaas slots steel and basalt gallery between two Amsterdam houses
Barend Koolhaas created Eenwerk & IBO, a gallery and graphic design studio, by slotting a basalt and steel structure between two brick houses, in Amsterdam. More
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Innriinnri uses volcanic rock from Iceland to create sculptural table
Natural materials sourced from Iceland's volcanic landscape were used to make this piece of furniture by Reykjavík studio Innriinnri. More
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Max Lamb creates range of tableware from black basalt
Each of the pieces in this basalt tableware range by British designer Max Lamb has been cast from a hand-carved mould. More
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Byung Hoon Choi to exhibit sculptural basalt benches at Design Miami/Basel
Design Miami/Basel 2015: South Korean artist Byung Hoon Choi has used Southeast Asian basalt to create a collection of sculptures that double up as oversized outdoor furniture (+ slideshow). More
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Basalt desk accessories by Jeonghwa Seo originate from a Korean island
South Korean designer Jeonghwa Seo has designed a collection of desktop accessories made of Jeju Island basalt by local artisans, with shapes referencing the volcanic landscape. More
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Softly contoured interiors lend cave-like aesthetic to lakeside cabin
This basalt-clad cabin with a curvaceous wood-panelled interior has been perched by Atelier Oslo on a wooded slope high over a Norwegian lake (+ slideshow). More
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Parisian suburb gets monolithic, tilting sports centre with basalt facade
This tilting sports centre by Archi5 and Tecnova Architecture has a multi-hued basalt facade and a faceted roof garden (+ slideshow). More
