Latest Stories in Sustainable Product Design - Page 2
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London's annual Design Museum Competition winners announced
It's the Academy Awards of the design world, so let's see who's in the running.
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Heavy duty hardware designed by Tom Kundig will outlast any building
The architect of gutsy solid buildings designs door pulls and rollers to match.
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Wooden LEGOs from Mokurukku: A non-plastic alternative
Detest plastic toys? Check out these natural, biodegradable children's building blocks from Japanese design company Mokurukku.
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DIY: How to tell if a pallet is safe to re-use
Find how to decipher what's stamped on your pallet to see if it's safe or not for your project.
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Just What We Needed Dept: we were wrong about the Hutzler Banana Slicer
Last year I called it one of the dumbest inventions ever; Amazon reviewers say otherwise.
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Teachbox puts pop-out puzzles for kids on disaster relief supply boxes
The cardboard box has always been the quintesential toy for kids. With this creative design, it also becomes a puzzle and teaching tool.
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Nomadic Resorts' self-sufficient living pod packs luxuries
Inspired by the caterpillar, the Looper is a conceptual prefab tent with all the amenities.
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Home made chairs are DIY and accessible
These tables and chairs are easily made and assembled .
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Second Shot recycles skateboards into snazzy eyewear & watches
A Canadian company is making some smart-looking embellishments out of recycled skateboard decks.
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Geometric chic: Re Rag Rugs made from recycled textiles
Using a variety of recycled textiles and techniques, this duo of Swedish designers are re-interpreting the humble rag rug into a chic, new shapes.
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Oru Kayak is an origami boat
Anton Willis designed the Oru Kayak so he could continue enjoying boating, without requiring a big garage or loft apartment to store a canoe or kayak
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Video tells story of Hövding's invisible bike helmet
The Invisible Bicycle Helmet is a short documentary (above) that follows Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin, two designers behind Hövding and how their innovative design came to be.
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Do adjustable height desks make more sense than standing desks?
A new desk design from Feiz Design Studio gives reason to look again at the issue.
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This flower chandelier is made from test tubes
Here's a scientific chandlier for fresh flowers.
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3D printing revolutionizing how we think of shapes
The new technology is allowing designers to be more intricate than ever in how they think of, and build, objects.
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Sleek hydroponic unit lets you grow a garden in your kitchen
A stylish, home-scaled hydroponic concept design that lets the user control all the variables for easy indoor gardening.
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Billboard transforms air into clean water in Peru (Video)
This innovative billboard does double duty: advertising for a university's engineering program while producing much-needed clean drinking water for local communities.
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Making beautiful bikes from junked cars
Bicycled is a slick new project about making bikes from junked cars.
