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Design that is #Dirty
Dirty design tricks, dirty furniture, reclaimed toilet paper and how to power buses using poo. We look at design that is dirty.
An ostomy bag for health, beauty and function
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
We look back at some impactful design from a UK graduate who sought to combat stigma in health care.
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2 May 18
Poo power
Design News
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Design Activism
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Design Thinking
Why waste shouldn't go to waste
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2 Dec 16
Sewer to design: Products made from reclaimed toilet paper
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
Dutch designers at Studio Nienke Hoogvliet have created a range of products made from toilet paper reclaimed in fine sieves from the toilets of the Netherlands.
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22 Nov 16
Fetish Ballad unpacks the myths surrounding fetish parties (NSFW)
Design News
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Art & Photography
A photo book by photographer MagLau takes readers behind the scene of Europe’s fetish parties.
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28 Oct 16
The Shit Museum sells you crap
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
Not all shit is waste: Merdacotta is a material made of cow manure and clay that pushes you to see the potential of poo.
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26 Oct 16
Reclaiming a feminine masculinity
Design News
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Art & Photography
Butch Is Not A Dirty Word: the publication celebrating butch identity and culture.
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26 Oct 16
Do The Green Thing: Not Another Make Up Tutorial
Inside View
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Design Activism
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Design Thinking
With its promotion of overconsumption, its excessive packaging and dubious ingredients, the beauty industry is pretty bad for the environment.
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25 Oct 16
The ‘dirty’ way Toyota is creating cleaner fuel
Design Frontiers
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Product Design
Would you drive a car powered by poo?
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24 Oct 16
Decorative discouragement: The dirty tricks in architecture
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Thinking
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Urban & Landscape Design
Take a look at a few sly design choices that benefit some & prohibit others.
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24 Oct 16
The Wellbeing Toilet encourages correct pooping posture
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
A new-generation toilet is designed to support the best loo etiquette for our bowel movements.
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9 Feb 16
Tiger worms run this toilet
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African Design
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Design Activism
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Tiger Worm Toilet treats both liquid and solid waste using composting worms that digest the waste.
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30 Nov 15
Icon's underwear line tackles incontinence in women
Product Spotlight
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
Icon's new underwear line seeks to help women who suffer from light incontinence after childbirth.
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18 Nov 15
Waterless toilets designed for rural India
Design News
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Design Activism
A new Eco-friendly waterless toilet system designed by a university professor is set to prevent illnesses caused by human waste.
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29 Oct 15
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