Latest Stories in Sustainable Product Design - Page 16
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Wind-Powered Land Mine Clearing Device is Nominee for London Design Museum's "Designs of the Year" Awards
Nominees also include Kate Middleton's wedding dress, The Guardian's iPad edition, the T27 Electric Car, and more.
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Beetle Infested Pine Wood Is Used to Make Awesome iPhone and iPad Cases
These iPhone and iPad cases are made from pine wood that's infested by beetles- drawing attention to a growing problem in a beautiful way.
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What is the Greenest Insulation? The Case for Mineral Wool
Greg Lavardera throws another spanner in the works with a rant about the batts
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4 High-Design Bird Houses Helping Protect Our Feathered Friends this Winter
Baby, it's cold outside, and that's not just you.
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Alternating Tread Stair Saves Space, Looks Gorgeous
These stairs are surprisingly easy to use, but they sure don't look it
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Flatpack Laser Cut lamp Assembles in Minutes With No Tools
But I do wonder how long it would last without real hinges
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Condemned Urban Trees Transformed into Incredible Custom Wooden Bikes (Video)
Fondly-remembered trees from your parents' yard are turned into customized art bikes by a team of San Francisco woodworkers.
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Cube-Shaped Kite Uses 3D-Printed Tech To Sail the Skies (Video)
Using 3D-printed joints, sail material and feather-light carbon rods, this seemingly heavy cube is actually a kite that can fly.
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Ask Pablo: Is It Really Better To Recycle Paper?
Dear Pablo: I have a tough one for you: shall we recycle our paper? There are both the CO2 and the chemical aspects to consider, and there's arguments against recycling paper in each case.
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Black+Blum: British Industrial Designers With Practical and Whimsical Products
Black+Blum designs household items that you want to use again and again.
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My Favourite Stories of 2011: January
From Martha Stewart to American Canned Beer, A month of rants
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Who Would Have Thought That My Presso Coffee Maker Is The Most Repairable Thing I Own? (Photos)
These days when your coffe machine breaks, it is usually cheaper and less hassle to just buy a new one. I was therefore pleasantly surprised about the repairability of my Presso coffee maker, which still keeps serving me off the grid!
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Sunny & Biodegradable: Kitchenware Made From Orange Peels
Intriguing biodegradable eating utensils, all made of orange peels that are dried and molded by hand.
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Corsets Can Be Eco and Ethical, Too
While organic cotton undies and socks abound, sexy and sustainable lingerie is not as prevalent. Until the eco-corsets arrived.
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Repair It Yourself Shoes: Simplified & Reversible Design Makes It Easy to Fix
Doing away with stitches, glue and conspicuous consumption, these shoes are simple to repair, rather than replace.
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Anil Dash On Where 3D Printing Is Headed
A terrific article on the future of the concept
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Christmas Tree Dominoes are So Cute
Finally, someone makes a tree in a size that I can cope with.
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Flat-Pack Christmas Tree Made of Corrugated Cardboard is a Keeper
This Christmas tree by Giles Miller will keep on going, year after year.
