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The Polish designer who created one of the world's lightest chairs—interview with designer Oskar Zięta
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The Polish designer who created one of the world's lightest chairs—interview with designer Oskar Zięta

Oskar Zięta, a Polish architect and designer, began working on a technology that would allow the production of single-material, air-filled metal objects nearly 20 years ago. Today, he is the multidisciplinary head of the design firm ZIETA Studio, and together with his team, he uses this innovative technology not only
The garbage revolution | Interview with Tom Szaky, pioneer of modern waste management
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The garbage revolution | Interview with Tom Szaky, pioneer of modern waste management

We spoke to one of the greatest innovators of our time, Tom Szaky, about the “ass of the human environment” – waste management. Our interview with the founder of TerraCycle and Loop about the circular economy, the science of waste, and dirty nappies full of DNA. In a previous interview, you
Growth through sustainability | Interview with Alberto Di-Leo on corporate sustainability
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Growth through sustainability | Interview with Alberto Di-Leo on corporate sustainability

In Alberto Di-Leo’s opinion, stable growth can be achieved while also ensuring sustainability, the circular economy is already shaping the future, and in a world where 2 billion are obese, while 1 billion go to sleep hungry every night, multinational corporations have a special responsibility when it comes to
The first 100% recyclable electric car debuts
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The first 100% recyclable electric car debuts

The BMW i vision circular is the first electric vehicle to be designed, developed, and manufactured entirely in the spirit of the circular economy, without compromising on comfort and extravagance. Pink velvet seats and green philosophy—hand in hand! Envisioned for the year 2040, the BMW i vision circular, is
Planning the future starts now | New European Bauhaus
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Planning the future starts now | New European Bauhaus

How can an urbanist facilitate economic recovery, or how could a globally renowned visual artist contribute to more sustainable thinking? And what are they doing sitting at the same table? Architect and urbanist Eszter Dávida, one of the members of the roundtable and a board member of the Contemporary Architecture
Skateboard wheels made of chewing gum
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Skateboard wheels made of chewing gum

Greener and more colorful cities: this was the goal that hovered before the eyes of Hugo Maupetit and Vivian Fischer, students at the University of Design in Nantes, when they developed an innovative circular system in which unique skateboard wheels are made of used chewing gums that were thrown away
H&M unveils a recycling system for our unwanted clothes
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H&M unveils a recycling system for our unwanted clothes

Named Looop, the new apparatus debuted on October 12 in one of the brand’s Stockholm stores, offering customers a chance to see how their old garments are reborn. H&M’s long-term goals include developing a more sustainable business model: the machine presented recently can be one of the