Latest Stories in Sustainable Product Design
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Should prefabs be glued instead of screwed (or nailed) together?
Sometimes it seems we are developing solutions in search of a problem. This might be one of them.
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Paper bike helmets and bowls from old vegetables at the Royal College of Art Graduate Show
The annual design graduates' show at London's Royal College of Art is the place to see the future.
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Best of Biomimicry
A round-up of the different ways biomimicry is being used in the fields of energy, transportation, medicine and pollution control.
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Using nature’s blueprints to make better material
Biomimicry inspires innovation in advance manufacturing.
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INDEX Awards celebrate the best designs to improve life
It's the big deal, "widely recognized as the most important design award in the world."
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How to make a building using bottles
You've seen the photos of homes made from old bottles, but did you ever think you could make your own? You can, and here's how.
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Fashionable chicken diapers helping urban farmers deal with "the inevitable"
Messy birds inside your house? A diaper may be worth a try.
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Canoe paddles with a stylish flair
Here comes summer and a new, stylish canoe paddle might make it even better.
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Make a reclaimed wood picnic table with a built-in planter
This DIY picnic table is not only gorgeous but also features a great little gutter running down the middle for ice and drinks, or planting flowers or herbs!
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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.
