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  • Undressed furniture collection by Georgina Davies is crafted from MDF

    Undressed collection by Georgina Davies reveals "unexpected warmth and richness" of MDF

    Australian designer Georgina Davies has used MDF to create a series of linear furnishings that challenges expectations of the basic building material. More about Undressed collection by Georgina Davies reveals "unexpected warmth and richness" of MDF

    Natasha Levy | 19 October 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Studiolo renovated apartment by Hanghar

    Eduardo Mediero designs own apartment in Madrid "to rethink domestic space"

    Pirelli rubber flooring, raw MDF and galvanised steel define this renovated 1970s Madrid apartment, which the founder of local architecture studio Hanghar designed as his own home. More about Eduardo Mediero designs own apartment in Madrid "to rethink domestic space"

    Jane Englefield | 2 June 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Carved MDF in Deus Ex Machina by Arno Hoogland

    Arno Hoogland builds "temple of the future" from robotically carved MDF

    Dutch designer Arno Hoogland has developed a technique for transforming MDF panels into walls and furniture with hypnotic 3D textures. More about Arno Hoogland builds "temple of the future" from robotically carved MDF

    Amy Frearson | 22 April 2025 | Leave a comment
  • 10K House by Takk

    Energy-saving 10K House in Barcelona is a "labyrinth that multiplies perspectives"

    Spanish studio Takk took cues from snugly stacked Russian dolls for the interior renovation of this Barcelona apartment, which features rooms nestled inside each other to maximise insulation. More about Energy-saving 10K House in Barcelona is a "labyrinth that multiplies perspectives"

    Jane Englefield | 17 March 2023 | Leave a comment
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    Studio Melina Romano gets creative with fibreboard at Casa Alma in São Paulo

    Mossy gardens and curved elements made of medium-density fibreboard feature in an apartment-style exhibition space in São Paulo designed by Studio Melina Romano. More about Studio Melina Romano gets creative with fibreboard at Casa Alma in São Paulo

    Jenna McKnight | 23 March 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Marble panelling and white MDF blocks in seating area of Mini Cuppa tea shop by Raams Architecture Studio

    Raams Architecture Studio stacks 388 white blocks to form Shanghai tea shop

    Raams Architecture Studio has used white MDF blocks to line the Mini Cuppa cafe in Shanghai, China, in homage to the modular cube system employed by Frank Lloyd Wright across his seminal Textile Block Houses. More about Raams Architecture Studio stacks 388 white blocks to form Shanghai tea shop

    Ali Morris | 5 May 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Walls of of Office in Cardboard by Studio VDGA in Pune, India

    Studio VDGA lines office in India with curving walls of honeycomb cardboard

    Architecture practice Studio VDGA has renovated an office in Pune, India, with partition walls made from cardboard and MDF. More about Studio VDGA lines office in India with curving walls of honeycomb cardboard

    India Block | 29 September 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Remi restaurant in Berlin designed by Ester Bruzkus Architekten

    Remi restaurant in Berlin is defined by cherry-red joinery

    Red-stained cabinets crafted from MDF surround the open kitchen of restaurant Remi in Berlin designed by local studio Ester Bruzkus Architekten. More about Remi restaurant in Berlin is defined by cherry-red joinery

    Natasha Levy | 7 August 2020 | Leave a comment
  • El Guateque apartments by Adrià Escolano and David Steegmann with MDF storage walls

    Jagged MDF creates entire walls of storage for El Guateque apartments in Barcelona

    Kitchens, bathrooms and storage spaces are slotted behind an MDF "scenography" in these apartments designed by architects Adrià Escolano and David Steegmann. More about Jagged MDF creates entire walls of storage for El Guateque apartments in Barcelona

    Amy Frearson | 4 May 2020 | Leave a comment
  • For David apartment designed by MH.AP Studio

    An Attic for David in Barcelona features a cosy interior crafted from MDF

    Built-in furniture and storage elements made from MDF feature inside this Barcelona apartment, which has been overhauled by local architecture practice MH.AP Studio. More about An Attic for David in Barcelona features a cosy interior crafted from MDF

    Ali Morris | 21 February 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Rowan Minkley and Robert Nicoll repurpose potato peelings into wood substitute

    Rowan Minkley and Robert Nicoll recycle potato peelings into MDF substitute

    London-based designers Rowan Minkley and Robert Nicoll use waste potato peelings to create an eco-friendly alternative to single-use materials like MDF and chipboard, called Chip[s] Board. More about Rowan Minkley and Robert Nicoll recycle potato peelings into MDF substitute

    Natashah Hitti | 12 December 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Roksanda Spring Summer 2016

    Gary Card creates MDF landscape for Roksanda's Spring Summer 2016 fashion show

    Post offices and stacked parcels influenced the MDF shapes that dotted the runway for London fashion brand Roksanda's Spring Summer 2016 show, which took place at a Grade-II listed sports hall in Marylebone (+ slideshow). More about Gary Card creates MDF landscape for Roksanda's Spring Summer 2016 fashion show

    Alice Morby | 22 September 2015 | Leave a comment
  • Nanocelluose Fibreboard by Yun-Ting Lin

    Nanocellulose Fibreboard is an all-natural replacement for MDF and moulded plastic

    Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate YunTing Lin has created a new material from plant fibres and naturally fermented cellulose, and used it to form a storage system and speakers (+ slideshow). More about Nanocellulose Fibreboard is an all-natural replacement for MDF and moulded plastic

    Katie Treggiden | 2 July 2015 | Leave a comment

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