Stefano Boeri Architetti is constructing the second vertical forest in Switzerland. >

Using the same one-step dipstick technology as the modern home pregnancy test, the Urine Malaria Test kit takes 20 minutes and requires little to no training. >

'A'Gua water bottles by Donald Thomson are custom-designed plastic water bottles that turn into roofing tiles when empty. >

Virtual emoji keyboard lets the social media generation show they care about the plight of refugees. >

Young industrial designer and ideas man, Dave Hakkens proposes a new creative outlet for solving problems. >

Leaf Innovations have designed a line of jewellery that could save your life. >

Homegrown’s Takeout container makes the perfect mini-greenhouse for growing organic food. >

Taxidermist and jeweller Julia deVille uses reimagined dead animals to celebrate life. >

Inspired by girl talk, selfies and angry tweets, London-based illustrator Polly Nor puts pen to paper to get frank about female sexuality. >

Sanivation installs toilets in Kenya’s homes and, in exchange for a small monthly fee, picks up the waste and turns it into a clean cooking fuel. >

Zinester, a social initiative, is giving children from Kenya’s biggest slum a chance to write and photograph their own narrative in a DIY zine. >