Researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of Colorado who previously developed the “super wood” have found a possible way for buildings to dump heat sustainably by use of advanced wood nanotechnology. They have engineered wood that is ...
IKEA opened its first store in India last year in Hyderabad and the Swedish furniture giant wants to make further inroads into the Indian market doing something for the environment. It’s a well-known fact that India’s capital Delhi is one ...
People these days choose products intelligently, after enquiring the production process and environmental footprint, which is significantly changing the perspective of how designers and manufacturers are envisioning consumer products. Take the example of Japanese footwear brand Ccilu, who recently launched ...
Jaymie Friesen and Hannah Christian of food-grade skincare brand Natural Vegan have come up with EcoBottle, a fully compostable paper bottle that can hold liquids and consumables for more than six months. They have been working for almost three years ...
Danish design brand Mater has launched the Ocean Collection that re-imagines the original 1955 chair and table design by the renowned designer couple, Jørgen and Nanna Ditzel. With regard to its sustainability, the collection is made largely from ocean waste ...
With the idea to utilize desert sand in product design, the designers at The Foundry by Tinkah (the multi-disciplinary design firm based in the United Arab Emirates) have developed a new kind of moldable material. Dubbed Ramel, this sand-like material can ...
Created by Emma Sicher, the project called ‘From Peel to Peel‘ offers a brand new eco-friendly food packaging solution. What makes this packaging unique is the fact that it is made from bacteria and yeast. How this sustainable packing is ...
Pontus Törnq, a Sweden-based product designer from Lund University, has created a biodegradable material out of potato starch for making one-time use products for the food industry. Termed as Potato Plastic, this 100-percent eco-friendly product is able to decompose into ...
The world is going recycling mad. From recycled furniture to houses made from old shipping containers, people are finding ways to use trashed things. It’s time to add cups to the list as Berlin backyard start-up Kaffeeform has been designing ...
Chinese design studio Bentu Design is known for its experimental work for creating furniture pieces using recycled ceramics. This time the studio has unveiled its new project called Wreck during the Shenzhen Design Week. The new project consists of a series ...
