Alyn Griffiths
Alyn is a freelance writer and editor who contributes to some of the world’s leading architecture and design publications, including Dezeen, Blueprint, Icon, Wallpaper, Interior Design and CNN Style.
He is also the author of 21st Century Lighting Design, published by Bloomsbury in 2014, and former design editor at Port magazine.
Alyn studied product design at Glasgow School of Art before moving to London in 2008, where he lived for eight years. He is now based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Stories by Alyn Griffiths
House with a hair salon hidden at the back by Apollo Architects & Associates
Army of folded carpet suits by Didier Faustino exhibited in Paris
Fashion collection features solar panels for charging a mobile phone
Self-repairing trainers 3D-printed from biological cells by Shamees Aden
Ecological urban spa made from shipping containers planned for San Francisco
Ron Gilad designs shelves that seem to float in metal frames
Furniture made from soil then baked like bread by Erez Nevi Pana
Long Window House by Another Apartment has no windows or doors on its front
Studio Job designs a postage stamp for the new Dutch king
Amazon tests drones that could deliver packages “in less than 30 minutes”
Cafeteria with exposed timber framework by Niji Architects
Genetically engineered crops could grow lace amongst their roots
Ex-Boyfriend Revenge Kit features colour-coordinated weapons
Chameleon Cabin made from paper changes colour when viewed from either side
Art gallery and archive by Lacaton & Vassal mirrors an old shipbuilding workshop
Movie shows concrete bunker cut in half by RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon
Daniel Widrig creates wearable sculptures based on a 3D scan of the body
Concrete house by Architecture Brio that straddles a stream in India
Ecological house in a glass box raised above the landscape by Paul de Ruiter Architects
“4D-printed” shape-changing dress and jewellery by Nervous System
British architect claims “first architectural application” of 3D printing
Signage system designed for hospitals “reduces violence by 50 percent”
