An innovative strategy to recycle unused cigarette filters
This Irish start-up Rezero develops material solutions by recovering pre-consumer cigarette filters made of cellulose acetate, giving them a second […]
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Sustainable design
We hear a lot about Sustainable Design, sometimes too much and often not rightly. In this section, we have set ourselves the task of showing you truly sustainable design projects, which take into account the materials used, the production processes and their contribution to a truly circular economy, capable of reducing the environmental impact.
Designing with the ocean: Sway’s rise in seaweed packaging
For years, innovation in sustainable materials hovered between aspiration and reality. Many prototypes promised much, but few products managed to […]
Rícino C: Estúdio RAIN’s ongoing journey with castor oil resin
Rícino C is the collection born from the most recent phase – the third – of the eponymous research project […]
This is not a treehouse: a 30-meter bridge turns into a home
A challenge and a risk at once, Bridge House overturns traditional building paradigms, inviting the architecture world to question not […]
How renting solar energy is supporting Nigerian rural communities
In rural villages across Nigeria, power outages can stretch for 30 consecutive days. Nearly 90 million people lack access to […]
Backyard Community Club: sport, ecology and community
The new Backyard Community Club in Accra is much more than a tennis court: designed by local firm DeRoche Projects […]
A disposable camera designed to outlast the last shot
For decades, the disposable camera has embodied one of the most contradictory objects in contemporary visual culture. On one hand, […]
Active Surfaces® bring innovation to Florence’s historic markets
In the heart of Florence lie two of the city’s most symbolic landmarks, serving both as a reference point for […]
From salt to avocado waste: how far can material experimentation go?
Sustainability doesn’t always follow conventional solutions; sometimes it demands radical choices, like experimenting with new resources and processes—using, for example, […]
10 designers and studios with a distinct vision
Over the course of 2025, we explored and interviewed a range of remarkable creative practices at DesignWanted, highlighting, among others, […]
The Norm lamp: a mental exercise in material efficiency
As sustainable design continues to move from an ideology to a necessity, Berlin-based industrial designer Moritz Walter has created a […]
Holcim Foundation Awards 2025: Projects transforming sustainable construction
What does it really mean, in 2025, for a project to call itself “sustainable”? Not just energy-efficient, not just “green” […]
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