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  • Oxygene is the plant-based green tyre of the future
    Design Frontiers > Industrial Design
    Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, this innovation could become the norm for automobile design in years to come. >
    12 Mar 18
  • Natur sculpture by Anna Garforth
    Could plant-based graffiti be the street art of the future?
    Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration / Urban & Landscape Design
    This multimedia designer uses foliage as a paint brush. >
    20 Jul 17
  • Maka Table by MDC Interiors.
    Place to grow
    Design News > Product Design
    Dear Mr Carpenter: How does your garden grow? With reclaimed wood, succulents and inspiration from nature. >
    4 Feb 12
  • Algae energy at London2011
    Design News > Interaction Design
    Design meets science: A concept project looks at creating renewable energy through the photosynthesis of algae and moss >
    20 Sep 11
  • Maarten Baas
    Maarten Baas is the youngest designer ever to be recognised as Designer of the Year during Design Miami. >
    20 Dec 10
  • Hella Jongerius. Photo: Markus Jans.
    Hella Jongerius
    Hella Jongerius is an internationally celebrated contemporary product designer, born in the Netherlands. >
    10 Feb 09
  • New old solutions
    Design News > Design Thinking
    Despite his collection of restored Alvar Aalto furniture classics, Tom Dixon has no pretensions of getting green right just yet. >
    1 Aug 07
  • Dutch treat
    Festival News > Industrial Design / Product Design / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design
    Four internationally renowned speakers at the Design Indaba 2007 share Dutch roots and an eye for design. >
    1 Feb 07
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