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Run your business differently with EVRYTHNG

In 2020, EVRYTHNG won a Fast Company 2020 World Changing Ideas Award. >
The bicycle helmet made up of parametric techniques

The Voronoi bicycle helmet is a new progressive design of the “helmet”. >
3D Printed resort?

The Kisawa Sanctuary retreat, located on Mozambique’s Benguerra Island, is the first ever resort to use 3D printed technology. >
Transforming industrial waste into luxury furniture

Furniture designer, Konstantin Grcic’s newly designed mono-bloc chair, called BELL is made from recycled polypropylen. >
Get a fix on these design interventions

Is design having a Duct Tape moment? We think so. This week’s newsletter looks at design projects that apply a creative band-aid to everyday problems. >
Designer Bruce Mau’s next chapter

Design Indaba Alumnus and Massive Change author and designer Bruce Mau has brought out a new book. >
Exploring the city of Atlanta’s connection with the natural world

An outdoor installation occupying the plaza of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, USA, references trees and the flight patterns of migratory birds. >
Waiter-less cafe?

With Covid-19 cases still rapidly increasing in most countries the future is likely to experience even more contactless customer service outlets. >
Olafur Eliasson’s newly released AR App for kids

The App is designed to conscientize children and alert them to concerns about the state of the planet and open conversation around climate change. >
Meerel Slootheer on the connection between drugs and insects

Her Pharma project places pills at the centre of laser-cut bug sculptures to draw attention to the experience of being placed on medication. >
Marta Scarampi’s travel-ready, breathable onesie

Her travel-ready, breathable onesie adds a protective layer while in the air. >
Stickers to identify people with disabilities on public transport

The sticker is not only for people with disabilities but also a new tool in raising awareness amongst those who use public transport. >
Reef remedy: 3D-printed terracotta tiles

3D-printing is lighting up the plight of coral reefs by generating terracotta tiles that mimic natural coral with the intention of restoring reefs. >
Use this app to minimize your food waste

The app is free, so you won’t waste any money downloading it, either! >
Color Blind Pal app

“Want to see all colours more clearly? Use the app to shift colours that are hard to distinguish toward colours you can easily distinguish.” >
Reskinning for beginners

Today’s designers are augmenting traditional forms by giving them an entire second skin. >
Upgrade yourself to human 2.0

This week, we look at predictive and progressive realities for the human condition. >
International Underwater Station by Yves Behar

"The research station will enable the discovery of new species of marine life, create a better understanding of how climate change affects the ocean." >
Vegetable-based Nadar Gin comes with a sustainable kick

The gin is testing climate positive, thanks to a lighter carbon footprint than conventional gins distilled from wheat. >
Muscling in on invasive species is possible – by turning them into glass

You might soon be sipping out of a drinking vessel made from pretty cerulean-coloured glass derived from mussels. >
Bloom device: Seeing is not believing

The device is a headpiece created by IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia). >
Reduce deforestation and wood waste with a naturally grown chair

From using a bio-facturing process, Full Grown is focused on developing sustainable products. >
The New York Public Library’s is digitizing literary classics

Their first Novel was a digitized version of Lewis Carol’s Alice in Wonderland. >
World’s first headset made from Fungus

The world’s first microbe-grown, biodegradable headset made from fungus is belting out beats in its country of origin, Finland. >

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