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Shoes that are wearable for longer win cradle to cradle design challenge

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Virginia Tech student designs modular shoe with parts that can be disassembled to recycle or decompose. >

28 Jun 16
Exoskin: The programmable material

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Scientists have created a material that is able to bring motion to otherwise motionless products. >

28 Jun 16
Eco-ware made only out of leaves aims to revolutionise packaging industry

Design News > Product Design

Leaf Republic develops environmentally-friendly packaging and servingware from pressed leaves. >

28 Jun 16
SA designer develops a lifesaving drone

Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design

Mikhail Aymés is no stranger to industrial design. His latest project uses tech to save people from drowning. >

27 Jun 16
6 innovative ways to use algae

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking / Product Design

As we move toward sustainable living and renewable energy, innovators are tapping into algae’s hidden potential. >

24 Jun 16
ZERO PER STOOL exemplifies craft with a zero-waste focus

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Upcycling design studio in South Korea creates distinctive seating design without letting a single scrap of wood go to waste. >

23 Jun 16
Benjamin Hubert on how to redesign the way you work to make a bigger, better impact

Talks > Industrial Design / Product Design

Design by numbers. British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert shares a bit of data about his journey through the design industry. >

21 Jun 16
The Tycycler provides waste-pickers with an alternative to tyre burning

Design News > Product Design

The Tycycler is on a mission to stop harmful tyre burning and assist waste workers in recycling tyre-wire. >

21 Jun 16
Turning plastic into fuel, an innovative way to deal with waste

Design Frontiers > Product Design

A team made up of researchers from USA and China have come up with a new way to deal with plastic waste. >

21 Jun 16
Are edible cups the future of tableware?

Design News > Product Design

LOLIWARE is a line of all-natural, seaweed-based cups that are completely safe to eat >

21 Jun 16
Light-up pen provides a source of light for school children living in darkness

Design News > Product Design

Lampen has been designed to help pupils in Guinea do their homework at night. >

17 Jun 16
Indian engineer designs a more intuitive walking aid

Design News > Product Design

Sensor device helps the visually impaired navigate their environments with greater ease. >

16 Jun 16
8 innovative ways drones are being used today

Design News > Creative Economy / Product Design

From fighting fires, to spotting criminals and collecting whale “snot”, here are some futuristic ways we are using drones. >

15 Jun 16
Chinese start-up Origins works to purify the air

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Founded in one of the smoggiest cities in the world, Origins’ machines don’t only detect the toxins in the air, they try to remove them as well. >

14 Jun 16
We talk to the co-creator of the Bureo recycled fishing net skateboards

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

The Ahi skateboard is made of recycled fishing nets and its creators at Bureo Inc. are working hard to protect our oceans. >

13 Jun 16
101Hero: Affordable 3D printing at home

Design News > Design Thinking / Interaction Design / Product Design

The affordable 101Hero 3D printer lets anyone use the sought-after technology at home. >

10 Jun 16
Bringing wooden skateboards back to the future

Design News > Craft / Product Design

Imagine skateboarding through the streets of a bustling metropolis on boards made from 100 per cent recyclable bio-composite wood. >

9 Jun 16
Design student’s project is inspired by 240 million kilograms of wasted pine needles

Design News > Product Design

Designer Tamara Orjola wins an award for creating a multi-use material from industrial waste. >

9 Jun 16
Senegalese inventor is empowering communities through solar power

Design News > African Design / Product Design

Dubbed as Senegal’s “Mr. Sun”, Abdoulaye Touré has been designing solar powered ovens since the 1990s and is now taking his solar powered dreams across Africa. >

9 Jun 16
Invincible bicycle is entirely theft proof and weather resistant

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

The Fortified Bicycle startup reveals their indestructible, unstealable bike. >

8 Jun 16
Wetland plants form natural sanitation system in Cambodia

Design News > Product Design

The HandyPod system is helping floating villages improve waste management and reduce water pollution. >

7 Jun 16
Lyfe: A levitating planter

Product Spotlight > Product Design

The Swedish design team at Flyte introduce us to the future of planting with zero gravity plants. >

7 Jun 16
Dominic Wilcox on thinking your way out of the normal

Talks > Design Thinking / Product Design

Here's a taster from the whimsical, stirring talk from British product designer Dominic Wilcox on how to hunt for new ideas in the everyday. >

7 Jun 16
From 2D to 3D and back again

Design News > Design Thinking / Interaction Design / Product Design

Jongha Choi’s 2D designs can be plucked straight off the wall. >

6 Jun 16

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