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Furniture designer, Konstantin Grcic’s newly designed mono-bloc chair, called BELL is made from recycled polypropylen. >

Is design having a Duct Tape moment? We think so. This week’s newsletter looks at design projects that apply a creative band-aid to everyday problems. >

3D-printing is lighting up the plight of coral reefs by generating terracotta tiles that mimic natural coral with the intention of restoring reefs. >

Today’s designers are augmenting traditional forms by giving them an entire second skin. >

This week, we look at predictive and progressive realities for the human condition. >

This week, we optimistically seek enlightenment by focusing on bright ideas and inventive solutions that light the way to a better world. >

CarbFix captures CO2 from industry, dissolves it in water, and injects it deep underground. >

This space balloon can hold up to eight passengers and a pilot, for a six-hour trip at an anticipated price of around $125,000 per person. >

What if your uber could fly? And we’re not referring to breaking the road speed limit… >

Set amidst a Taiwanese forest, “the search of the glow” is an ephemeral, spherical LED installation that illuminates its natural context. >

The film explores the Japanese concept of the space between all things. >

Crossing the borders between biology and code to create digital art. >

Here are a few ways in which the world’s most fluid minds are responding to issues of water preservation and sustainability. >

Tackling the massive waste and pollution issue in India. >

Meet the bright young creatives who have surfaced through our three longstanding youth programmes: Emerging Creatives, Global Graduates and antenna. >

This week, we’re exploring unconventional collaborations and combinations that show how diverse partnerships can present new opportunities. >

“Using the final processed material, I am creating a puzzle lampshade series inspired by the classic IQ Light and aim to create other forms." >

“Ecocapsule is your design way to independent living. It can become a pop-up hotel, caravan, mobile office, research station or anything you want it to." >

“Our goal is to merge and power our electronic functionalities with existing biological functions of living plants.” >

This project explores interaction and collaboration between high-tech cultivation and peoples' everyday lives. >

Olafur Eliasson has teamed up with Kumi Naidoo to create artwork that highlights the collaboration between press freedom and its reader. >

In the wake of #blackouttuesday we look to the everyday work needed to right the social wrongs. >

Taking a leaf out of hack’s own book, we’re finding ways to thrive by seeking out design solutions from around the world. >

We look to a wealth of African thinkers who are improving the world through creativity. >

New distancing norms in life after lockdown demand that we reinvent the way we socialize, especially as this mode may remain in place indefinitely. >