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Home grown couture
Forget haute couture and trend setting. With BioCouture, you can now grow your own fashion and you'll be reducing your carbon footprint.
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Every drop counts
Inspired by a sign to “Please Use Water Sparingly” Paul Priestman of Priestmangoode created an object that helps reduce your water usage.
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Light reflector
A light that takes its name from a spiral galaxy but resembles a sea creature is able to create just the right ambiance in private spaces.
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Rock 'n rail
A new concept design for a high-speed passenger train reflects something of the nostalgia of compartmental train travel of years gone by.
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A bug's life
Insects are an important part of our biodiversity. Arup provides them five-star treatment with the Insect Hotel.
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Football fever for the home
Wishing football fever could last forever? Take a piece of it home in the form of Alex Garnett's football-inspired home collection.
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Wrapped in foil
Thomas Heatherwick’s striking futuristic design of an arts centre in Wales has earned his studio a coveted RIBA Award.
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Jazz up your iPhone
Granimator is a cool new iPhone app that allows you to make your own musical wallpaper.
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Green moon power
The proposed Aluna tidal-powered moon clock plans to illuminate the green power of the moon and tides.
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Writing on trees
Random words carved into oak wood pillars in a library? Is it vandalism or an innovative form of public art?
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The final countdown
With days to go until the “greatest show on earth”, David Watson of Trebleseven has released a funky World Cup calendar poster.
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The future is entertaining
Futuretainment by Mike Walsh is a look at the world’s continuously changing technological landscape and the increased connectivity.
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Pluggin easy
An ingenious plug design shows that the best designs are those that are the most simple and functional.
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Dreaming of a green wedding
There's finally an eco-friendly alternative to that classic garment that usually only gets worn once.
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Beyond tomorrow
Sustainability is all the rage. Check out how designers are contributing to the global objective.
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The Synthetic Kingdom
The Synthetic Kingdom by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg considers how natural or unnatural life will be classified when life is built by humans.
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Bedroom Biology for Teenagers
Dearbhaile Heaney’s Bedroom Biology for Teenagers is a guide to biological experimentation within the home using engineered bacteria.
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Cellularity
Cellularity by James King explores the development of cell-like structures, or “chells” that mimic the features of biological cells.
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Softest words
Softest Words by Kevin Grennan proposes a private love letter written in unique ink made of the saliva of two lovers.
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The Gaia Corporation
The Gaia Corporation by J Paul Neeley explores the implications of synthetic biology by imagining the world in 2023.
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Youth mag drives social change
Gavin Weale, winner of the UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur Award, is showing disadvantaged youths that creativity can change the world.
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If you can't chuck it, store it… neatly
In his book "Storage: Get Organized", published by Conran Octopus, Terence Conran shows you how to systemically manage your things.
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Umbro team up with artists for World Champions Collection
In celebration of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Umbro invited seven creatives to design the World Champions Collection.
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Blame it on the bunny
Designer Malika Favre of Airside design studio considers letters and the ability to turn anything into letter-form to be beautiful.
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