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Merch collection made from the waste left on the Himalayas
design

Merch collection made from the waste left on the Himalayas

The large amount of rubbish left behind by visitors has been a long-standing problem on Mount Everest. The project Carry me back and the From the Himalayas product line offer a solution to this. The initiative, a collaboration between the Dutch design company Super Local, the Nepalese non-profit organization Sagarmatha
Striped straws cause the death of aircrafts | Filip Hodas
digital

Striped straws cause the death of aircrafts | Filip Hodas

The surreal renderings of the 3D artist Filip Hodas from Prague give a glimpse into a dystopian reality. His images are built on the contradictions of a thriving digital culture and the real world on the brink of collapse. His stunning creations often feature cartoon characters, fast food chains and
How to build a restaurant in 7 days with zero cost and zero ecological footprint?
design

How to build a restaurant in 7 days with zero cost and zero ecological footprint?

The question posed by the title may sound like a completely unrealistic goal at first, but the Estonian Kuidas.works has refuted the skeptics: in the summer of 2021, they have essentially turned bare earth into a usable pop-up restaurant with a naturalistic aesthetic in a single week. In February
Striped straws cause the death of aircrafts | Filip Hodas
digital

Striped straws cause the death of aircrafts | Filip Hodas

The surreal renderings of the 3D artist Filip Hodas from Prague give a glimpse into a dystopian reality. His images are built on the contradictions of a thriving digital culture and the real world on the brink of collapse. His stunning creations often feature cartoon characters, fast food chains and
Turning faults into fortunes | GoodWaste
london

Turning faults into fortunes | GoodWaste

In parallel to the concept of the “new normal”, the notion of the “new creative” is also underway, and we found a design collective in London that’s the perfect prototype of the latter. GoodWaste takes the faults of the leftover materials as their starting point when designing their unique
A city built of recycled waste
news

A city built of recycled waste

The joint project of Norwegian startup Othalo and the United Nations’ urban development program responds to the shortage of construction materials and the utilization of plastic waste at the same time – and now they also have architect Julien de Smedt on board. Othalo and UN Habitat’s project would start
From agri-waste to plate set
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From agri-waste to plate set

A bio-design student of the School of Form in Poznań, Poland created a plate set and packaging materials made of sugar beet leaves. Sugar beet leaves create the majority of agricultural waste in Poland, and in the entire EU they amount to 20 million tons every year. It was time