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A moss wall that creates clean, green energy
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Product Design
Graduate Elena Mitrofanova has designed a modular system that generates electricity from moss.
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2 Mar 16
MIT researchers reveal world's thinnest solar cell
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Design Thinking
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A team at MIT have created an ultra-thin solar cell that could open up new applications for solar power in the long term.
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1 Mar 16
Empowering women with skills and business acumen
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Creative Economy
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Product Design
WomenWeave is a charitable trust helping artisan weavers trade on the global Market.
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29 Feb 16
One week left to enter the A’ Design Awards
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Product Design
Entries for all categories of the prestigious A’ Design Awards have now been extended to 7 March.
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29 Feb 16
Modern furniture from reclaimed wood
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African Design
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Product Design
Siyanda Mazibuko is a self-taught furniture designer who upcycles wood and into functional products.
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26 Feb 16
Futuristic pod-like dwellings at an affordable price
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Architecture & Interiors
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Product Design
These lightweight and modern homes are delivered ready for occupation.
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25 Feb 16
Affordable, easy to set up 360-degree photography
Product Spotlight
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Art & Photography
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Product Design
Orangemonkie has created Foldio360, the affordable way to capture 360-degree images.
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24 Feb 16
Jewellery inspired by the sea
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African Design
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Product Design
Self-taught jewellery designer Gisele Human started her brand, WAIF in 2012 while working as a copy-writer. No pieces are ever the same.
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24 Feb 16
Self-sustaining, recyclable emergency shelters
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Architecture & Interiors
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Product Design
SURI shelters are quick to set up and easily transportable to those affected by war and natural disasters.
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24 Feb 16
The pretty side of activism
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Design Activism
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Product Design
Sarah Corbett promotes gentle activism through her arts and crafts initiative, Craftivism.
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24 Feb 16
Modular homes that have a positive impact on their owners and the environment
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Architecture & Interiors
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Product Design
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Urban & Landscape Design
These prefabricated homes are designed and built to generate more energy than they consume.
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23 Feb 16
The chocolatier bringing social change to Haiti
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Food Design
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Product Design
Corinne Joachim Sanon converted her grandfather’s house into a bean-to-bar chocolaterie and created jobs along the way.
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23 Feb 16
Recyclable tents for music festivals
Design News
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Product Design
KarTent is a flat-packed cardboard tent designed to reduce the amount of discarded tents at festivals.
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23 Feb 16
New material detects explosives at airports
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
Scientists have created a material that lights up in the presence of explosives.
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23 Feb 16
Prepd Pack reimagines the lunchbox
Design News
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Product Design
Modular lunchbox and app system, Prepd Pack is a convenient and healthy way to plan lunch.
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22 Feb 16
Redesigning a product that helps you do good
Design News
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Design Activism
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Product Design
Award-winning designer Benjamin Hubert teamed up with Acts of Random Kindness to design a new ARK.
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18 Feb 16
Basia Dżaman’s carbon fibre 3D printer of the future
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
Polish student Basia Dżaman modified a robotic arm using specially designed, 3D printed tools.
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18 Feb 16
Christophe Guberan’s living textiles self-adapt, move, and transform
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
Global graduate Christophe Guberan creates products that challenge the limits of matter.
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17 Feb 16
A tool to remotely monitor and support the rehabilitation of mastectomy patients
Next Generation
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Design Activism
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Product Design
Pia Nyakairu has developed a wand-like product and app, which allows physiotherapists to monitor the progress of mastectomy patients over a digital platform.
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17 Feb 16
Scientists develop a search-and-rescue robot based on a cockroach
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
Like a cockroach, this robot can squeeze through small spaces and be used by first-response rescue teams to find people in disaster-stricken areas.
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16 Feb 16
Furniture made from plant fibres and recycled plastic
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
Colombian startup company, Diseclar takes waste from local industries to produce elegant furniture.
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16 Feb 16
Mercedes-Benz: The Best or Nothing
Design News
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Product Design
Mercedes-Benz is widely acknowledged as the “inventor of the automobile”, their technical features and design were both well ahead of their time.
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16 Feb 16
Last chance to enter the A’ Design Awards
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Architecture & Interiors
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Product Design
Entries are still open for all categories of the prestigious A’ Design Awards.
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15 Feb 16
Peepoople restore dignity to those without sanitation
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
Rural communities are constantly under the threat of diseases and social ills due to a lack of sanitation.
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15 Feb 16
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