China’s biggest furniture stage just rewrote its own rules
For anyone tracking where the global furniture industry is actually heading — not just where it’s been — CIFF Shanghai […]
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Sustainability
We hear a lot about Sustainability, 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.
Your next chair will come with a passport: how the EU is enforcing product traceability
“Sustainable” is one of the most elastic words in design marketing, placed on every product like a sticker, making it […]
Desserto’s approach to sustainability: from cactus to responsible design
Desserto was born from the direct experience of Adrián López Velarde and Marte Cázarez in sectors such as furniture design, […]
5 graduate projects that show what design education is for
Design education is a fairly underrepresented field in design media, despite its importance. While it is certainly possible to create […]
Flexible plastic alternatives designed for high-performance tailored applications
Balena Science is addressing a persistent gap in the plastic alternatives space: despite the growing range of options available today, […]
3 Thai biomaterials for circular design: MyraShell, Mush Composites, and Wasoo
Presented during Milan Design Week 2026, this selection of three Thai biomaterials – MyraShell, Mush Composites, and Wasoo – showcases […]
Uneri, Sotanaka’s collection designed with nature
Soichiro Tanaka, founder of the Tokyo-based studio SOTANAKA, conceives the design process as a journey of exploration, both aesthetic and […]
Quasizero is bridging the gap between biomaterials and additive manufacturing
There’s a restlessness that drives the best innovators in emerging fields, which is not the anxiety of someone trying to […]
How VAIA is turning the Xylella crisis into a new landscape of possibilities
Some environmental disasters arrive suddenly. Others unfold so slowly that communities only realize the scale of the loss when it […]
Flossr, the reusable dental floss holder that lasts a lifetime
When it comes to personal hygiene, environmentally conscious consumers face many choices, from reusable toothbrushes to solid soap bars. The […]
Yuya Zhou’s Genesis and the design of impermanence
Most design objects are inherently designed for permanence. Industrially produced objects are made to last, their form is fixed, materials […]
Wind to Watt: wind as a resource accessible to everyone
When we talk about renewable energy for homes or small businesses, we immediately think of solutions like solar panels, forgetting […]
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