Latest Stories in Sustainable Product Design
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The Week in Design: I <3 New York, but readers love those tiny homes
Much of the design coverage this week came from New York Design Week, although the two top stories are about tiny houses.
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Swedish architects design stove for Kenya
Claesson Koivisto Rune are architects of everything from prefabs to lamps. Can they solve a huge problem in Africa?
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Quirky parking canopy made from 1,500 recycled plastic bottles
Colourful and unexpected, this installation uses hundreds of bottles to create a simple shelter.
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Shake is a Porta-potty for dogs
As people move into smaller spaces, dealing with dog waste can be a problem. Modko's latest design can help.
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Carpet remnants recycled into unique Tessellated Floorscapes (Video)
A Brooklyn-based design studio turns to digital animation to generate the patterns for these striking rugs made out of recycled carpet pieces.
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London's Clerkenwell Design Week has some hidden treasures in the parks
Clerkenwell Design Week is a smaller and more corporate event this year but there are still some great finds.
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How does the Trapeze Lamp actually work?
It's all in the really slick conductive ball joint, which lets it rotate completely around and around.
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School of Visual Arts Students Hack Wanted Design Show
Students present an exhibit that allows visitors to experience the event in new ways.
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Young designers impress at ICFF
Between the Designboom Mart, the Bernhardt Design exhibitors and the student work, young designers give ICFF its spark.
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The milk crate gets a makeover by Combo Colab
They turn the classic box into a modular furniture system at the Design Mart at ICFF
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Weaver steals show at ICFF
Sitting in the middle of the vast space, he demonstrates the traditional art of African weaving
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Flat-packs from Parsons are designed for shipping
They all fit in standard UPS boxes or tubes
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No-petroleum sunglasses crafted from castor bean oil
Plastic is all around us. Zeale of Boulder, Colorado has found a way to made high-grade optical lenses out of plant-based materials. They are made from castor oil, that old bane of childhood.
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Make a wine bottle planter for a modern twist on a hanging herb garden
The project can be completed in half a day, for about $30. And you'll have a creative hanging garden for indoor or outdoor plants.
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Jargon Watch: Fattelo. It's Italian for Do It Yourself, and here is a lamp to get you started
The 01Lamp is a demonstration of what we have been calling downloadable design; you can make it from a pizza box.
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Build a Free Things Box for your front yard
Freecyclers will love this project, which teaches you how to build a stand where neighbors can share tools, toys, books and anything else they want to freecycle.
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Batik teddy bears raise money for clean water in Mali
These irresistible little batik bears will help Malian villagers build a well.
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NY Design/ ICFF Preview: Patty Johnson
The peripatetic international designer explains it all in Core77
