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Precious resources

Milan – Exhibition Next Habitat explored the untapped potential of everyday materials.

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Is the blockchain the crucial link in luxury goods transparency?

Why the technology is the vital next step towards reassuring luxury consumers concerned about provenance.

Luxury : Transparency : Tehcnology

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Big Ideas

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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