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Relax and recharge under Mathieu Lehanneur's Clover street lights
French industrial designer Mathieu Lehanneur creates an urban furniture and lighting collection for COP21’s climate conference.
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This thoroughly modern French school is located in protected woodland
The Bartelottes school complex designed by Paris-based Nomade architects is grounded in the surrounding natural environment.
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Thermal sponge table designed to save energy
A French design studio has revamped the humble table, turning it into a device to control the temperature in a living space.
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One Heart One Tree plants a virtual forest on the Eiffel Tower
Artist Naziha Mestaoui is planning to grow a virtual forest on the Eiffel Tower that will be matched by a real one in the soil.
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Pierre de Vallombreuse photographs societies where the women are in charge
French photographer Pierre de Vallombreuse's images of matriarchal and egalitarian cultures presents another side of gender equality discourse.
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An encounter between space travel and grief in this 3D animation
French filmmaking collective BRVTVS, create a hi-tech, futuristic music video set in deep space that captures the raw human emotion of grief.
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Wat’bag turns old petrol cans into safe water storage
Inspired by the silver bag inside of a wine box, the Wat’bag pouch prevents drinkable water stored in reused jerry cans from becoming contaminated.
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Marije Vogelzang imagines meat growing on plants for her food design project
Plant Bones is Dutch food designer Marije Vogelzang’s exploration into culinary creativity.
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Reconnecting to the idea of the udder
5.5 Design Studio have created the "Vache à Lait" (Milk Cow) in order to reconnect consumers to the idea of milk coming from the udder.
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WatchMe changes the face of the Apple watch charger
Paris-based designer Vivien Muller wants you to have as much fun charging your Apple Watch as you do using it.
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70 ways to repurpose the iconic Picardie glass tumbler
5.5 designstudio mark Duralex’s 70th birthday with an exhibition of clever ideas to transform the brand’s Picardie glass.
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Self-made Seat by Matali Crasset
The ever-playful French designer deconstructs the sofa into an endlessly adjustable seating system.
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GRID sofa by Studio Pool
A mix-and-match sofa-cum-daybed made of modular geometric elements.
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Février Rugs by Florian Pretet
These wool and silk rugs are handmade in Nepal from patterns drawn by French designer Florian Pretet.
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The power of the “on” switch
As part of UNESCO's International Year of Light, Ghana is looking at how light design and technology can lead to sustainable development.
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Multifacet Collection by Matali Crasset
French designer Matali Crasset's collection of display units highlight the design possibilities of combining concrete and metal.
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Put on your internet face
French designer Alix Gallet has a bag of tricks to fool biometric recognition technology.
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The Sticky Brick Fingers
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of "The Sticky Brick Fingers", Henrik Vibskov's Spring/Summer 2015 men's collection.
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The smell of London
Tom Dixon is bringing the scent of London to Paris with a major installation showcasing the making of his new fragrance.
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Booming sounds
Mathieu Lehanneur's Boom Boom speaker blends smart technology with human design.
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Winter warmer
French designer Inga Sempé has created a new range of luxurious woolen blankets for the renowned Norwegian textile brand Røros Tweed.
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3D fabrics
Rowan and Erwin Bouroullec's create three-dimensional fabrics for textile manufacturer Kvadrat.
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Colourful storage
Matali Crasset designs a do-it-yourself, contemporary storage unit for IKEA.
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Take time
Mathieu Lehanneur has designed a new, even more chic, version of his Take Time! watch for Lexon.
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