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LDF 2015: Hot issue

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LDF 2015: Hot issue

London Design Festival 2015 – Biannual magazine Disegno has opened 2°C, an exhibition designed to breathe new life into the climate change debate.
Disegno : Universal : The Aram Gallery
Fast fashion hackers

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Fast fashion hackers

Amsterdam –­ Fashion label Van Slobbe Van Benthum (VSVB) has launched a Hacked collection made from upcycled clothing.
Hacked : VSVB : Hotel Droog
Pushing the limits

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Pushing the limits

Connecticut, US – General Electric (GE) has launched Invention Factory, a groundbreaking YouTube series exploring the duplicitous relatio...
General Electric : GE : Product Design
Paul Priestman puts caveats on our self-driving future

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Paul Priestman puts caveats on our self-driving future

The chairman of transport design agency PriestmanGoode outlines his concerns about the potential applications of autonomous vehicles.
Mobility : Auto : Wellness
Food for thought

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Food for thought

Oaxaca, Mexico – Fernando Laposse has created a thought-provoking installation after completing a six-week residency on the topic of food.
​Fernando Laposse : Totomoxtle : Food Designer
Taking root

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Taking root

California – Patagonia has published a series of essays that aims to educate, inspire and inform readers about environmental activism.
Patagonia : Tools For Grassroots Activism Conference : Bill McKibben
DIY DNA

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DIY DNA

Montreal – Amino is an at-home kit that lets children and adults use their own DNA for synthetic biology experiments. 
Re-enlightenment Rising : Citizen Science : Synthetic Biology
Probiotic beauty

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Probiotic beauty

US – Mother Dirt is a new skincare brand that harnesses the power of probiotic bacteria to keep skin healthy.
AOBiome : Mother Dirt : AOB
Plastic pirates

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Plastic pirates

London – Design agency Studio Swine has turned waste plastics swirling in the world’s Oceanic gyres into hand-crafted artefacts inspired by maritim...
Studio Swine : Gyrecraft : Oceanic Gyres
Introducing Smog Life

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Introducing Smog Life

As a growing number of consumers are exposed to toxic air, we have launched a guide that reveals what brands need to know about this urgent health ...
Sustainability : Design : Placemaking
Farm-to-closet

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Farm-to-closet

Sweden – John Sterner is a new slow fashion knitwear range that is transparent about its production methods.
John Berner : Alexander Stutterheim : Knitwear
Pollution paint

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Pollution paint

Hong Kong – Tiger Beer has transformed pollution into ink that can be used in urban artworks.
Tiger Beer : Hong Kong : Sustainability
Nature’s wonder

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Nature’s wonder

Japan – 72 Seasons is a digital calendar based on how the passing of time was traditionally depicted in ancient Japan.
72 Seasons : Utsukushii Kurashikata Institute : Nature
Conscious cosmetics

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Conscious cosmetics

Stockholm – Fast fashion retailer H&M has launched a range of beauty products that communicates its sustainability credentials.
H&M : Conscious Line : Sara Wallander
Milk shake-up

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Milk shake-up

Paris – Designers and students are imagining the dairy products of tomorrow for Claire Fayolle’s Milk Lab exhibition at the Milk Factory.
Milk Factory : Paris : Luxury
Turning pollution into protein

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Turning pollution into protein

As the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, it is having a detrimental effect on the nutritional value of food around the globe...
Food & Drink : Wellness : Superfoods
Dutch Design Week 2015 : Print and wear

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Dutch Design Week 2015 : Print and wear

Rotterdam – Dutch designer Martijn van Strien has re-imagined the clothing supply chain with his Post-Couture Collective collection.
Print Me : Martijn Van Strien : Dutch Design Week 2015
Peak plastic

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Peak plastic

Amsterdam – Cities, a community-based urban initiative, has launched Wasted, a neighbourhood laboratory for plastic waste upcycling.
Wasted : Wasted Lab : Amsterdam
Biodegradable bottle

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Biodegradable bottle

Iceland – Designer Ari Jónsson has created a prototype for a biodegradable bottle made from red algae powder.
Ari Jónsson : DesignMarch : Iceland Academy Of The Arts
Community coffee

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Community coffee

Shizuoka, Japan – Architects Schemata has shown the value of people power by inviting local residents to help build its new cafe. 
DAY Cafe : Community : Schemata Architects
Mobile mining

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Mobile mining

Rotterdam – Narrative designer Jorien Wiltenburg is showing how to harvest and repurpose valuable metals found in everyday objects.
Rotterdam : Jorien Wiltenburg : Aluminium
Sugar survival

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Sugar survival

London – Central Saint Martins Materials Futures graduate Jaime Tai has created a far-sighted project investigating biological solutions for human ...
Trehalose : Jaime Tai : Central St Martins
Saving the seven seas

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Saving the seven seas

The Netherlands – Dutch 20-year-old engineering student Boyan Slat has developed a new and highly effective ocean clean-up scheme.
The Ocean Cleanup : Boyan Slat : Ocean
Samantha Moyo on why emotions should come first in business

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Samantha Moyo on why emotions should come first in business

The founder of Morning Gloryville on her online course that teaches an emotion-led approach to starting a business.
Wellness : Workplace : Work
Proxy Parents

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Proxy Parents

What are the consequences of raising children under the aegis of artificial intelligence?
Mattell : Artificial Intelligence : Alexa
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