Belgian designers highlight steel and sustainability at Milan Design Week
Exhibitors at ‘Belgium is Design’ are finding solutions to the push and pull between sustainability demands and time-honoured materials. After […]
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Product design is the intersection of problem-solving, ideas, materials, art, and technology. Product design translates the insights from all these fields of knowledge merging them into innovative applications for real-world scenarios. Due to ever-increasing consumption and specific market demands, product designers play a central role in shaping consumer habits and carry a big responsibility towards our planet and society.
A sustainable beehive with a sustainable climate: HIIVE is the future for bees
The HIIVE beehive is a necessary redesign of an outdated concept, according to designer Philip Potthast. It’s been over two […]
The one-handed tape dispenser designed for satisfiable sticking
This is the “ON” tape dispense, which makes the experience of dispensing tame feel almost digital-like using a computer mouse […]
Introducing the sleek, sustainable cooler made from coconut husks instead of plastic insulation
Cooler startup Nutshell reinvents the cooler using coconut husks that have the same exact structure that plastic foam insulation uses […]
Design in Thailand: the designers turning nature into innovative materials
Thai design spanning furniture and product design is one of the most exciting sectors for eco-friendly materials and “Bio-Circular-Green-Design”. From […]
MysteryVibe taps SeymourPowell to create a next-generation sex toy
“Our mission is to make sexual health accessible to all”, says Soumyadip Rakshit, architect and founder of award-winning sexual health […]
High Design: an all-in-one hitter, smoking pipe and water bong
With recreational marijuana legal in nearly half of US states and medical marijuana a rapidly growing industry, cannabis-related businesses are […]
Factory-inspired desk accessories for powering up at work
A power plant humidifier and a truck-shaped USB stick, Jaehong Park has created a collection of office accessories inspired by […]
An algae-based lipstick collection for a beautifully sustainable life
Do you already know the Urth algae-based lipstick? There is an ugly side to beauty. It doesn’t revolve around the […]
Six 3D-printed limbs advancing the future of prosthetic design
Prosthetic design is nothing new but in the last 20 years, artificial limbs have moved forward at an electric pace. […]
The OPlay turns monitoring asthma into a musical experience
Inspired by the form and function of musical instruments, the OPlay is an innovative solution for asthma medication and monitoring […]
Sustainability at the Olympics? Here are Tokyo 2020’s winning design projects
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games might not win gold for sustainability on the whole but these projects still deserve a […]
