Altrock is a terrazzo made using waste from the marble industry
London-based designer Robin Grasby uses offcuts from luxury marble workshops to create a terrazzo material he calls "beautifully chaotic". More
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Linehouse adds elevated tearooms in a warehouse for Tingtai Teahouse in Shanghai
Huge elevated boxes creates private tearooms inside this cafe in a Shanghai warehouse, designed by locally based studio Linehouse. More
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Lukstudio creates monochrome interior for LePur yoghurt cafe in Beijing
A monochromatic palette and limited selection of materials create a minimal interior for the LePur yoghurt cafe in Beijing, while mirrors exaggerate light in the space. More
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Casa Salvatori in Milan brings together marble furnishings and flecked terrazzo floors
Marble artworks, ornaments and furniture appear throughout this Milanese apartment, designed by Elissa Ossino Studio for the head of Italian stone brand Salvatori. More
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Joyce Wang explores diverse potential of terrazzo with Flint objects
Joyce Wang Studio has created a range of limited-edition furniture and homeware to prove there is more to terrazzo than kitchen and bathroom surfaces. More
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Geometric foam blocks mimic marble and terrazzo at Beirut Design Week
Blocksfinj, a recently-launched Beirut-based company making foam furniture, showcased squishy blocks that look like solid stone during Beirut Design Week. More
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Blocks of grey terrazzo set the tone of muted pizza restaurant in Beijing
Subtle stepped levels and intersecting volumes of grey terrazzo break up this Beijing pizza-restaurant interior, designed by Italian-German architectural practice MDDM Studio. More
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Our latest Pinterest board showcases imaginative uses of terrazzo
With an increasing number of projects featuring terrazzo, we've assembled a new Pinterest board of eye-catching uses of the flecked material including a Greek island home on the Aegean coast and speckled furniture made from recycled ceramics. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Fragmenture inserts wedge-shaped storage volume into small terraced house in Ghent
As part of its renovation of a small terraced house in Ghent, Belgian architects Fragmenture inserted a central triangular volume that houses the kitchen, laundry and storage spaces. More
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Robotic 3D printers create terrazzo floors in any pattern
A Dutch company has developed technology for 3D printing floors in an endless variety of colours and patterns. More
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Florian Wegenast designs furniture that creates "temporary gardens" in small spaces
Design graduate Florian Wegenast has created a range of furniture that incorporates plant holders, as a way of maximising green space in tight urban environments. More
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Super Local uses waste glass to produce sustainable terrazzo homeware collection
Discarded glass is transformed into terrazzo to create this range of furniture and objects, which Dutch studio Super Local designed in collaboration with Zanzibari craftspeople. More
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Narrow windows allow daylight into terrazzo-covered house in Ho Chi Minh City
The washed-terrazzo facade of this house positioned on a compact plot in Ho Chi Minh City is punctuated by tall, narrow windows that allow natural light to enter but providing privacy where required. More
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Smoked oak and terrazzo steps feature in renovated Copenhagen apartment
A smoked-oak staircase suspended from steel poles joins a flight of tapered terrazzo steps in this Copenhagen apartment, which has been overhauled by local practice Jac Studios. More
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Sans-Arc Studio updates traditional fish and chip shop decor with terrazzo, timber and tiles
Sans-Arc Studio has used blue terrazzo, mottled grey travertine and stained wood to evoke a subtle seaside experience for diners at this Adelaide chip shop with a Japanese twist. More
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Biasol borrows "evocative earthiness" of Middle Eastern architecture for Melbourne restaurant
Design studio Biasol used terracotta tones, handmade tiles and aged brass fixtures to fit out this Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant in Melbourne. More
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Swarovski crystal gets 3D-printed, upcycled and turned into gadgets by emerging designers
Crystal has been 3D-printed into vases, upcycled into terrazzo and channelled into solar panels by the three winners of the Swarovski Designers of the Future awards for 2017. More
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Max Dudler creates restaurant inside Heidelberg Castle's sandstone-walled saddle room
Swiss architect Max Dudler used a simple palette of cherry wood, stone and terrazzo when converting this former saddle room into a restaurant at Germany's Heidelberg Castle. More
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Bentu Design makes terrazzo furniture using recycled ceramic waste
Chinese studio Bentu Design collected leftover tiles and crushed them to create its Ceramics Made collection of speckled terrazzo-style furniture and lighting. More
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Greek island home by Lydia Xynogala fans out to maximise sea views
Staggering a series of parallel spaces, architect and Columbia University professor Lydia Xynogala has created a hillside home on Skiathos where rooms have secluded terraces facing the ocean. More
