Minimono’s plastic furniture promotes conscious consumption
Called Minimono, the project uses non-toxic and 100% recyclable high-density polyethylene (HDPE) from secondary raw materials sourced from local suppliers. This in turn makes each piece […]
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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.
Openbike: the open-source bike you can download, print, and assemble yourself
Arquimaña has developed a downloadable wooden bike with a super low carbon footprint. Since 2017, Spanish design studio Arquimaña has been prototyping designs for OpenBike, an […]
Green Furniture Concept transforms public space with nature-inspired design
“When we design, we aim to create timeless, elegant and human-centred designs,” says Jonas Ekholst, Head of Design at Green Furniture Concept. Turning spaces into places […]
EDIT Napoli 2021 showcased original furniture with original function
Challenging conditions often make way for innovative design ideas, which is exactly what we saw at this year’s EDIT Napoli. At the third edition of the […]
This is how OurCarbon turns sewage sludge into a carbon-negative material
Based in San Francisco and Vimercate (30 minutes north of Milan, Italy), Bioforcetech has developed a material created from sewage sludge and food waste. Called OurCarbon, […]
Pulp It: replace plastic with papier-mâché says Vincent Dassi
It’s a novel concept but French designer Vincent Dassi proposes using papier-mâché instead of other more polluting materials. Like a lot of projects that highlight sustainability, […]
Zero Miles: Superlocal maps local production around the world
Exploring sustainable, small-scale production, Italian designer Andrea de Chirico has developed Superlocal, a global network facilitating the possibility of creating everyday objects locally. It centers around […]
The best of Dutch Design Week 2021: here are our highlights from the event
With this year’s theme of ‘The Greater Number’, Dutch Design Week 2021 (DDW) called for a critical look at our way of producing and consuming. Designers […]
Macarena Torres Puga turns construction waste into earthen planters
They might be manmade but Chilean designer Macarena Torres Puga, with the Waste Epiphany project, has found a way to make industrial materials appear natural. It’s […]
The “urban reef” concept aims at making cities more biodiverse
Dutch designers Pierre Oskam and Max Latour have come up with a way to make cities more biodiverse, named Urban Reef. Their solution involves using natural […]
Karim Rashid forms “blobject” lighting from plant-based polymers for Gantri
Kobble is a unique lighting collection that is the result of a collaboration between Egyptian designer Karim Rashid, and Gantri, a San Francisco-based 3D printing company […]
8 eco-friendly packaging alternatives companies should be using
With more environmentally-conscious consumers pushing brands to be more socially and environmentally responsible, the term eco-friendly packaging is becoming more than a buzzword. As a result, […]
