Wavy roof tops Ecuador home by Leppanen Anker Arquitectura
Ecuadorian studio Leppanen Anker Arquitectura took cues from traditional haciendas to create a sculptural house in the Andes Mountains that is made of stone, wood and clay. More
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Ten texture-heavy restaurant interiors filled with natural materials
Rough clay walls, river-stone flooring and a seating topography formed from OSB panels feature in our latest lookbook, which rounds up 10 restaurant interiors that bring in natural elements. More
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Arakabe clay plaster by Clayworks
Dezeen Showroom: British brand Clayworks has released a range of wall surfacing informed by the Japanese tradition of mixing straw with clay and plaster to create a textured finish. More
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Kéré Architecture uses local clay to construct Burkina Institute of Technology
Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré's studio has built a university in Burkina Faso, western Africa, which has walls made with locally sourced clay and screens of eucalyptus wood. More
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Atelier Right Hub replaces corners with curves in cavernous Hangzhou spa
Chinese studio Atelier Right Hub created a cave-like spa in Hangzhou, China, with a network of interconnected, circular rooms and walls finished in white clay. More
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Yakusha Design balances rough and smooth surfaces in Kyiv eatery Istetyka
Bumpy clay walls and rough concrete surfaces are tempered by smooth steel and polished stone in this Kyiv restaurant designed by local studio Yakusha Design . More
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Tecla house 3D-printed from locally sourced clay
Bologna-based architecture studio Mario Cucinella Architects and 3D printing specialists WASP have collaborated to create a low-carbon housing prototype that is 3D printed using clay. More
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Ten calm interiors with natural clay wall finishes that don't need painting
In this special lookbook sponsored by natural finishes brand Clayworks, we've selected 10 interiors from our archives that feature walls finished with the brand's clay plaster. More
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Andile Dyalvane draws on Xhosa heritage for iThongo seating collection
South African artist Andile Dyalvane's sculptural iThongo seating collection was crafted from hand-coiled clay and informed by significant words in the Xhosa language. More
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Yuko Nishikawa makes amorphous lights from clay and paper shells
Japanese artist Yuko Nishikawa suspends perforated, papier-mache-style lamps from the ceiling to create dream-like compositions in her You See a Sheep project. More
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Monochromatic renders showcase handmade Field Tiles collection
Miami design brand Field Tiles is using the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration as a platform to unveil renderings of its debut tile collection in fantastically vibrant settings. More
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Ten miniature clay homes created in self-isolation
Instagram users have shared the tiny clay versions of their ideal homes they created to keep busy while in isolation. More
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Anastasia Tikhomirova stacks ceramic cylinders to create fragile furniture and lighting
Hand-moulded ceramic modules are balanced on top of each other to form structures close to two metres high, in this homeware collection by Russian architect Anastasia Tikhomirova. More
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Diego Faivre gives extension cables a Memphis makeover
Eindhoven graduate Diego Faivre has coated electrical plugs in brightly coloured, patterned clay, in a bid to inject some fun into these "boring and forgotten" objects. More
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Paola Paronetto combines paper and clay to create delicate vessels
Italian ceramicist Paola Paronetto has unveiled two new vase designs, created using her distinctive "paper clay" technique. More
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Alberto Kalach designs tall red-brick chimney at Tadao Ando's Casa Wabi
Mexican architect Alberto Kalach has built a 22-metre-tall chimney for children to make ceramics on the site of the Casa Wabi artist retreat designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. More
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Teresa Berger's multi-sensory crockery rebuilds our connection to food
Jiggling bowls and musical plates feature in a collection of tableware, designed by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Teresa Berger to help diners reconsider how their food is produced and consumed. More
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Goodmoods' handmade sandstone bottles are a "satire of our plastic use"
French creative publisher Goodmoods has released a collection of soft matte ceramics that mimic the shape of single-use plastic bottles. More
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Madeline Hall reinterprets religious imagery as "psychedelic" ceramic sculptures
Ceramicist Madeline Hall's graduation project from Central Saint Martins was this collection of brightly coloured, gravity-defying sculptures based on religious scenes. More
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Haas Brothers designs alien-like objects with tentacles created by multiple brushstrokes
Art and design duo the Haas Brothers has revealed a series of otherworldly sculptures with tentacle or fur-like outgrowths that are the result of porcelain being built up with thousands of brushstrokes. More
