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The robots are coming!

AMP Robotics is revolutionising the waste processing industry by using robots for recycling – this age-old problem now has a new solution! >
Reebok’s Cotton + Corn

Bringing environmentally friendly design into the footwear we love. >
Get walking with stylish eco shoes made from recycled plastic bottles

It’s the eco-friendly, super comfortable flat that’s taking off. Rothy’s flats are made from just one material: polyester fibre sourced from recycled bottles. >
Let the children play!

Play Pallets has devised a solution to afford kids, regardless of their economic circumstance or war-torn location, an all-important opportunity to play. >
Shrimps made solely from plants taking plates by storm

Shrimps from plants - impossible? Not so much. Thanks to one of the leaders in plant-based seafood New Wave Foods, this is now a culinary reality. >
The Girl Who Loves Roses tells the inspiring story of artist Panteha Abareshi

Part of the Under Her Skin series, this short film explores the connection between pain and artistic expression. >
Veteran artist Douglas Miles’ Apache Skateboards teach the history of the San Carlos Apache tribe

Meet the artist who identified the unlikely link between skateboarding and Native American culture. >
Meatwreck: the artistic duo challenging the notion of beauty

Mitra Saboury and Derek Paul Boyle’s unusual imagery makes the ordinary uncomfortable. >
New Mars explorer inspired by origami

It can tuck, fold and crawl. >
Turning spinach into organs

The answer to the problem of organ transplantation demand could be Popeye’s favourite vegetable. >
The art of Lina Viktor makes black womanhood the focus

Using 24-karat gold, the New York City-based artist elevates the power of identity. >
The Skin I’m In by Nicole Buchanan

The photographer’s work gives a voice to minority students. >
Would you drink beer made from sewage water?

A California brewing company has created a ‘delicious’ beer using recycled wastewater. >
Meet Mr Trash Wheel, a clever water pollution solution

A self-sustaining trash collector that cleanses urban waters using renewable energy. >
This queer visibility comic already has 800 backers

Tee Franklin’s Bingo Love is a new take on queer relationships, heartbreak and growth. >
Dear White America

US-based artist Inyegumena Nosegbe’s newspaper project is a poignant look at police brutality. >
Refugee chefs share the taste of home

Eat Offbeat: An unprecedented cookbook featuring recipes and stories by refugees now working as chefs in New York City. >
Giving back with ethical fashion

Eco-friendly and ethically made, Allmade pushes the boundaries of the ordinary t-shirt. >
Plan Bee

This could be the pollination process of tomorrow. >
Waves for Water

This new documentary, released on World Water Day, follows former pro surfer Jon Rose and his mission to help bring clean drinking water to those in need. >
MOLD: A focus on the future of food

This new independent publication focusses on the future of food and how design can help feed a hungry planet. >
Greeting cards for people of colour

US-based creative Tara James creates greeting cards as a reflection of cultural tradition. >
Hooded: Subversion through photography

Myles Loftin confronts the stereotype of the hooded black man in a new multimedia project. >
The physicist who folds

Physicist Robert lang left NASA to practice origami. Great Big Story tells us why. >

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